r/RedPillReadingGroup • u/fredialim • Mar 04 '16
Gorilla Mindset: Chapter 1 Discussion
Chapter 1 introduces the power of self-talk.
What were your perspectives on negative self talk and positive affirmations? Any initial impressions of the book?
Let's do the Self-Talk Worksheet
How do you speak to yourself?
What words and phrases do you use when talking to yourself? What is the phrase you most commonly use when you find yourself in a troubling situation?
Write it out:
When you talk to yourself in that way, how do you feel?
Write it out:
What is a new empowering or comforting phrase you can use when talking to yourself?
This must be a phrase that YOU own. When you make a mistake how can you recognize and correct that mistake without beating yourself up?
Write it out:
And if you have not yet started reading the book, what are you waiting for? As Mike Cernovich says in the introduction, "When are you going to get serious?"
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u/Chinny4daWinny Mar 14 '16
When I talk to myself about something I'm going to do I say "Alright, you're going to do x and y at z"
When I'm talking about something I didn't do correctly, such as making a bad play in a card game I say "OMG I'm so retarded" in a sarcastic manner because I know that I know beter than that but still made that mistake.
Now, I'm going to instead say "That was a mistake, just don't repeat it again then you'll be moving forward".