Sell Yourself to Yourself Commercials Part 2 - Constructing Your Own Commercial! - #132
Today we are talking about building your own sell yourself to yourself commercial! Listening to or reading this every day can be extremely powerful with solidfying your identity of how you would like to see yourself, improve your focus, etc. They have truly been SO helpful for me.
Here's the three things to keep in mind when you're writing yours:
1. Purpose: – Ask yourself: Who am I and what do I want to focus on during this time I listen to this commercial – This will help you change how you see yourself. Right now I have been reminding myself in mine that I am a strong, kind person and that I am NOT a puppet. This is a good reminder for me that I need to go after my dreams and not expect things to just fall into place without some effort on my part.
2. Wording: Remember - This is written specifically for you and that is SO powerful. What do you want to keep in mind? This can be a powerful training mechanism. I would recommend including warnings, ideas, and reminders that you think would be helpful for you. Also, using words that resonate with you is key. There are plenty of motivational messages that do not resonate with you. Why is that? Well, part of that is because it was not written JUST FOR YOU like this was. Isn't that powerful? I think it's amazing. :D
As far as the length goes, I would keep it to around a few paragraphs at the most. This would put it at around 1:30 if you were to record it and around that time to read it. That is plenty of time to take a little time-out to give yourself a time-out to refresh your perspective, refocus, etc.
3. Delivery: How often will you listen to or "check in" with this? The energy that you have behind your voice and writing is important when it comes to what you feel when you revisit it. Think of it like having a nice, hot cup of hot chocolate that is ready at a moment's notice. You need to make sure that you "bring that heat" for that initial recording. :)
The way I see this is that you record this in a bright moment to help you when you are in dark moments. When you are in the depths of the sea you will have a light to keep you afloat (like Ether 2:25 in the Book of Mormon talks about).
By no means do you need to listen to yours every morning like I try to do, but get into some consistent routine. This will help your brain get used to it and help you become one with the commercial so it is more of a personal, rewarding/finding kind of experience to repeat and learn from.
Feel free to let me know how it goes. I am always happy to talk about this kind of stuff. :)
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Related Episodes:
#128: "Sell Yourself to Yourself Commercials Part 1 - Why, Examples, and Benefits"
https://www.buzzsprout.com/543310/episodes/8992507
Resources:
The Magic of Thinking BIG Book - https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/0671646788
https://www.actionablebooks.com/en-ca/summaries/the-magic-of-thinking-big/
My 2021 S.Y.T.Y.C.’s: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cqLtSEDW4OVCRyzwudFyLfCv9OfV86xCl1B-V6A7e5g/edit?usp=sharing\\
Time Stamps:
0:51 – Purpose
2:52 – Wording
6:25 – Delivery