The Art Of PepTalk

I have a friend who truth be told i didn't see as beautiful when we first met, of course then we were strangers but how does being a stranger affect one's method of determining  a beautiful face?. Overtime we got close and  if need be this friend of mine would always say 'i am beautiful', it sounded funny to me at first 'cos i didn't see her that way, but like she cared about what anyone thought of her look..lol, she is a bold woman. So i noticed she had practiced the art of telling herself how beautiful and blessed she is that even her subconscious mind has come to believe it, she believes it so  much to the point that she unconsciously convinced every other person around her to' believe' not accept, but 'believe' that she is indeed beautiful.
Now what is my point?
While many of us  call this  kinda stuff pep talk, others have gone farther ahead to regard it as confession.
And what is a confession? Its like an admittance to something you believe you have done or that you are. There are three major points i would like you to note before reading on, and they are;
1.Confession  is of so much significance that even the bible shows us confession is a major prerequisite for salvation Romans 10:10

2. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks matthew 12:34

3. The law of attraction, is not a joke, and it is universal. You attract the things you speak about and believe in.

Many of us don't understand how much effect every good or bad  word we say to ourselves has on us. Oh Ayo you are so dumb, oh Femi that was foolish , ehn, me ke? My self confidence is zero, I am so ugly who will find me attractive, if i can even scale through and have just the pass mark, my lips are so big they could be mistaken for thick ponmo (santana), my teeth is so disarranged no one would like my smile, i am so fat, i can't do anything right, i am so dry my sense of humour is close to nonexistent, ah only smart people can go to science department o, it is not meant for people like us, oh we don't deserve something this good o, and it goes on and on....

There is something about speaking a word repeatedly, not only do you start believing it consciously, even your subconscious starts to believe it too.

Not only does a pep talk make you feel good about yourself, it also boosts your self confidence and self worth. It helps you visualise where you want to be more clearly, it helps you overcome certain hurdles more easily.

For different persons,there are different confessions that will be found suitable, if i  see myself being a doctor in some years from now i shouldn't make confessions like i am Africa's number 1 blogger, i am beautiful, i am a prolific writer, and so on, rather  i should make confessions like i am exceptionally smart, i am the world's best surgeon, i have mind blowing ideas to solve problems, and God given wisdom to execute it, and the likes.

Now i am not saying wake up every morning and give yourself the best pep talk in the world then go back to sleep, my dear a little sleep a little slumber is knocking very hard on the door of poverty, rather i am saying confess this positive things and work towards achieving them.

Though the topic refers to it (pep talk) as an art, it is neither a art nor a skill, it is a habit you either choose to cultivate or not. It is a vision you either choose to see or not, it is you being true and accepting to the fact that God created you specially and wonderfully, it is you believing in yourself that you are good enough and working towards it, it is you discarding every word that pulls you down and makes you feel less of yourself. It is you taking a bold step to walk through this journey of life, it is you being you, and being real.

So dear readers, go ahead and start NOW!, not later, confess all the positives, and see yourself achieving them.

©O'Kanye