05-15-2015, 02:27 PM
Hey guys! So it's been a week since I started my AM6 journey. I decided to write an update and start my journal. I am hoping to update it whenever I notice any important changes which is most probably once a week.
First of all, this sub is AWESOME so far. It fucking works I've noticed quite a few changes since I started.
- I definitely feel more confident and self assured
- There is a sense of vulnerability that I was having trouble with at first but then I realized that it is there because I'm starting to really nail down my weaknesses through the vulnerability.
- I am able to accept my weaknesses and to work on them, unlike before when I was aware but I couldn't get myself to put in enough effort to change those things.
- I have gotten involved with my parents' business.
- I have been able to come up with a plan that I want to accomplish.
- I know I badly want to become independent and I am more determined to work past the difficulties and obstacles instead of being overwhelmed and discouraged by them.
- I am starting to like taking on challenges and am getting more confident, determination, courage and focus to create the life I want.
The most important ones are these:
I've always known that I have the tendency to always take the easy way out and try to do things with the least amount of effort but haven't been able to truly accept it when I do this and work past it. Today was different, I had it bothering me for a couple of days now and today I accepted that I was just trying to avoid having to face the struggle, the challenge, and take the easy way out. Now I am instead ready to face the challenges I have to face, with a positive and a fun outlook. I have more determination and confidence to push through them and grow through them.
The second realization is that, I tend to seek validation and value externally instead of cultivating it internally. This limits me in so many ways as I'm constantly looking for things outside of me to give me confidence. I've known this as well but haven't been able to actually take the action to get rid of it and detach from this habit. Today I took the step towards doing just that. This certain circumstance today hurt my feelings, instead of dwelling on the pain and the hurt I was able to focus more on the why it hurt; I realized it was because I was seeking validation and value by the acceptance of what I said and I didn't receive it, which hurt my feelings. Through this, I was able to affirm that if I'm creating the reality and the life I want what matters is how much I value and validate myself; external validation is beyond my control and isn't something I should depend on for confidence as no one knows me better than me. I am committed to cultivating my own value and validation from within me instead of seeking it through external feedback.
I've also noticed that my voice tone is very direct, sharp and straightforward with no emotion attached to it. I never change it according to the different circumstances or people. This was a major realization. I believe this came from the belief I had that changing and using different tones with different people for different reasons was a way of manipulating them to get what they want, thus, I didn't want to do it. I wanted to be more direct, honest and straightforward. I read about changing the tone of your voice to benefit of the situation and to control the conversation or the message, when I was reading up on NLP; I wanted to put it to practice, but was unable to because I thought if I do it, I'm being 'fake' with people. Now, however, I realize that this is not the case; it's not manipulation with bad stigma attached to it. It's just simply taking control of the situation with a positive intention to create the desired outcome. Basically, I've been able to remove the bad stigma attached to manipulation, because it's not manipulation that's bad, it's the intention you do it with; if you do it with a positive intention then no one gets harmed, you're just being in control.
Alright that's about it for this week. Will report any other important changes or realizations that happen within the next week.
First of all, this sub is AWESOME so far. It fucking works I've noticed quite a few changes since I started.
- I definitely feel more confident and self assured
- There is a sense of vulnerability that I was having trouble with at first but then I realized that it is there because I'm starting to really nail down my weaknesses through the vulnerability.
- I am able to accept my weaknesses and to work on them, unlike before when I was aware but I couldn't get myself to put in enough effort to change those things.
- I have gotten involved with my parents' business.
- I have been able to come up with a plan that I want to accomplish.
- I know I badly want to become independent and I am more determined to work past the difficulties and obstacles instead of being overwhelmed and discouraged by them.
- I am starting to like taking on challenges and am getting more confident, determination, courage and focus to create the life I want.
The most important ones are these:
I've always known that I have the tendency to always take the easy way out and try to do things with the least amount of effort but haven't been able to truly accept it when I do this and work past it. Today was different, I had it bothering me for a couple of days now and today I accepted that I was just trying to avoid having to face the struggle, the challenge, and take the easy way out. Now I am instead ready to face the challenges I have to face, with a positive and a fun outlook. I have more determination and confidence to push through them and grow through them.
The second realization is that, I tend to seek validation and value externally instead of cultivating it internally. This limits me in so many ways as I'm constantly looking for things outside of me to give me confidence. I've known this as well but haven't been able to actually take the action to get rid of it and detach from this habit. Today I took the step towards doing just that. This certain circumstance today hurt my feelings, instead of dwelling on the pain and the hurt I was able to focus more on the why it hurt; I realized it was because I was seeking validation and value by the acceptance of what I said and I didn't receive it, which hurt my feelings. Through this, I was able to affirm that if I'm creating the reality and the life I want what matters is how much I value and validate myself; external validation is beyond my control and isn't something I should depend on for confidence as no one knows me better than me. I am committed to cultivating my own value and validation from within me instead of seeking it through external feedback.
I've also noticed that my voice tone is very direct, sharp and straightforward with no emotion attached to it. I never change it according to the different circumstances or people. This was a major realization. I believe this came from the belief I had that changing and using different tones with different people for different reasons was a way of manipulating them to get what they want, thus, I didn't want to do it. I wanted to be more direct, honest and straightforward. I read about changing the tone of your voice to benefit of the situation and to control the conversation or the message, when I was reading up on NLP; I wanted to put it to practice, but was unable to because I thought if I do it, I'm being 'fake' with people. Now, however, I realize that this is not the case; it's not manipulation with bad stigma attached to it. It's just simply taking control of the situation with a positive intention to create the desired outcome. Basically, I've been able to remove the bad stigma attached to manipulation, because it's not manipulation that's bad, it's the intention you do it with; if you do it with a positive intention then no one gets harmed, you're just being in control.
Alright that's about it for this week. Will report any other important changes or realizations that happen within the next week.