Do you ever wake up, open your eyes and before you even get out of bed – stress about the day to come?  Or, some days do you open your eyes and get excited about the day because of something you are looking forward to?

Most mornings we open our eyes and our brain immediately starts to play catch-up with the soon-to-be events of the day.

What if I told you, you can actually control how your day goes by those first few thoughts that pop up into your mind before your feet even touch the floor?

“Worrying is a prayer for chaos.” Says my mentor Gabrielle Bernstein.

Wishful thinking is a prayer for your wishes to come true.

Sounds ridiculous? Try it!

When you prep your mind for the day to come, instead of checking your emails and messages you can choose what your day will be like.

Getting up on “the right side of the bed” starts with simply saying something to yourself like: “Today is going to be AWESOME” or “I am going to be SO productive today.

And guess what, it works… for me and many other people!

I can prove it. If you listen to a song first thing in the morning, all day long your mind will go back to that song – unconsciously. Same is true for the first thought you have.

If you think about all the stressful things you need to do today, your day will be stressful. If you think about how productive you will be today, you will be productive. That first thought will stick in your mind all day and basically act as the day’s instructions.

What kind of instructions are you giving your brain?

The same is true with Positive Expectation, read here, here, or here.

Action precedes feeling, says expert Bob Burg.

He goes on to say “For example, a person is sad ( or stressed). Do they need to have a happy ( or calming) incident occur to them before they can be happy (or calm)? No, it’s been proven that if you act happy, you will become happy….”

And if you act calm, you will become calm. If you act productive – or THINK productive, you will be productive.

Bob continues, “Happiness is independent of external circumstances (which doesn’t mean there aren’t external circumstances that can legitimately cause sadness, but not as a general way of being). Change your actions (and thoughts) and you’ll change your emotions.”

Gandi said it best:

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, 
Your thoughts become your words, 
Your words become your actions, 
Your actions become your habits, 
Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.

So there you have it, wishful thinking… what internal dialogue do you need changing?

How would your destiny be different if you changed your beliefs and thoughts every morning?  Take it a step further, how would your life be different if you changed your beliefs and thoughts on a moment-to-moment basis?

Hope that inspires you!
xoxo

Emily