self talk
"Self-talk is like that person you know who never stops talking or like that person you know who always has to have the last word and be right especially when they are in the wrong."
"For some athletes their negative self talk is like a road block with no alternate route. It is crucial for athletes to be aware of their internal dialogue since it is impossible to change something you are not aware of. "
"Negative self talk is like advertising, eventually it will probably influence you." Internal advertising it is.
"Most of our self-talk is like a looping and internal audio tape. It was often embedded into our unconscious during childhood. Caregivers pass on their automated ..."

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