Have you heard about the 10-Day Mental Diet? I am currently on my 7th book and came across this topic. “A mental diet is an opportunity to eliminate the negative and destructive patterns of thinking and feeling that inevitably come from living life in an emotionally reactionary and mentally undisciplined fashion” . In my understanding, the idea of mental diet is to take control of our thoughts focusing on positive thoughts and solutions on our problems instead of thinking about the problem and worrying. I am starting this mental diet today and I invite you to join me. This is especially for those who struggles sticking to the usual diet (like me!)
Here is the challenge as written down in Anthony Robbin’s Awaken the Giant Within Book
For the next ten days, beginning immediately, commit to taking full control of all your mental and emotional faculties by deciding right now that you will not indulge in or dwell on any unresourceful thoughts or emotions for ten consecutive days.
Rules of the Game
Rule 1. In the next ten consecutive days, refuse to dwell on any unresourceful thoughts or feelings. Refuse to indulge in any disempowering questions or devitalizing vocabulary or metaphors.
Rule 2. When you catch yourself beginning to focus on the negative – and you certainly will – you are to immediately use the techniques you’ve learned to redirect your focus toward a better emotional state. Specifically, use the Problem-Solving Questions as your first line of attack; for example: "What's great about this? What's not perfect yet?," you're presupposing that things will be perfect. This will change your state while you identify what needs to be changed.
In addition, set yourself up for success each morning for the next ten days by asking yourself the Morning Power Questions. You can do them before you get out of bed or while you're in the shower, but make sure you do them right away. This will focus you in the direction of establishing empowering mental and emotional patterns each day as you awake. In the evening, use the Evening Power Questions, or any questions you believe will put you in a great state before you drop off to sleep.
Rule 3. For the next ten consecutive days, make certain that your whole focus in life is on solutions and not on problems. The minute you see a possible challenge, immediately focus on what the solution could be.
Rule 4. If you backslide, that is, if you catch yourself indulging in or dwelling on an unresourceful thought or feeling - don't beat yourself up. There's no problem with this as long as you change immediately. However, if you continue to dwell on unresourceful thoughts or feelings for any measurable length of time, you must wait until the following morning and start the ten days over. The goal of this program is ten consecutive days without holding or dwelling on a negative thought. This starting-over process must happen no matter how many days in a row you've already accomplished the task
I am beginning this diet today after completing the Morning Power Questions. Do share your success story once you complete the ten day challenge.
