ABMP Student Success Curriculum

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ABMP Student Success Curriculum

• Topic 3 Positive Affirmations

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2. Goals of This Lecture

• Understand the roots of negative thought.
• Investigate thinking patterns.
• Use positive affirmations to achieve goals.

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3. What is Negative Thinking?

• Negative thinking is an accumulation of limiting
  messages and labels that build up over time.

• Behaviors that indicate pervasive negative
  thinking
• Complaining
• Blaming others
• Self-criticism
• Judgment of others
• Gossip
• Resentment
• Feeling powerless

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4. Where does negativity come from?

• In general, it is a build up of negative
  experiences that could include
• Home environment as a child
• Experiences in school
• Messages from the media
• Unhealthy relationships
• People cant avoid negativity, but they can
  choose how they respond to it.

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5. Just Thinking

• Watch your own thinking.
• A thought is just a thought.
• People often give some thoughts a great deal of
  power.
• Label all thoughts as just thinking and choose
  the things you thinkcarefully.

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6. Be Curious About Thoughts

• What am I saying to myself?
• How does this make me feel?
• Where does this thought come from and what is its
  history?
• How does this thought serve me?
• How does this thought hold me back?

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7. Internal Voices

• Activity Goals
• Label internal voices.
• Become aware of repetitive messages.
• Identify the three or four voices that are most
  prevalent in your thinking.

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8. Positive Affirmation

• Defined
• A positive and nurturing statement that
  counteracts negative self-talk and supports goal
  achievement.

• Stanford Center for Disease Prevention Study
• Meditation affirmation enhance psychological
  and physical well-being.

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9. Types of Affirmations

• I AM statements
• I CAN statements
• I WILL statements
• Process affirmations

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10. I AM Statements

• Affirm positive attributes strengths.
• I am courageous.
• I am creative.
• I am forgiving.
• I am intelligent.
• I am relaxed.

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11. I CAN Statements

• Affirm the ability to accomplish a goal or take
  control of a situation
• I can be honest about my feelings.
• I can take risks and share my ideas in massage
  class.
• I can learn this material and get an A on the
  test.

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12. I WILL Statements

• I will statements can be more powerful than I can
  statements.
• I will offer my comments in class today.
• I will get an A grade on my pathology quiz.
• I will add to the positive classroom energy today.

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13. Process Affirmations

• Remind the user that everyday is a chance to grow
  and make improvements.
• Moment by moment, day by day, in every hour and
  every way, I am working towards learning better
  study skills.
• Moment by moment, day by day, in every hour and
  every way, I can share my ideas without fear.

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14. Objections to Affirmations

• Sometimes the conscious mind objects Thats
  impossible! It will never happen!
• Write the affirmation to overcome the objection.
• Moment by moment, day by day, in every hour and
  every way, I find new ways to earn the money I
  need to pay my credit card debt.

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15. Ways to Utilize Affirmations

• Tack affirmations around your room.
• Keep your top five in your pocket.
• Record them and listen in the car while driving.
• Repeat them in the morning and afternoon.
• Write them on cards pull a card each morning to
  read before your day begins.
• Make a poster with pictures that convey the
  message of your affirmation.

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16. Affirmations Goal Setting

• Turn to the monthly goal section of the Massage
  Year Planner.
• Write an affirmation for each of your monthly
  goals.
• Share one goal and affirmation with the class.

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Break!
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17. Worksheet 3-1, Page 36

• Turn to worksheet 3-1 on page 36 in your Student
  Success Guide.
• Complete the worksheet.
• Break into groups of three and share two
  important affirmations with your group.

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18. Thanking Mode

• A practice that teaches people to look at what is
  good and valuable in life right now.

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19. Process Positive Affirmations

• How do you feel about using positive
  affirmations?
• Do you think you will use positive affirmations
  to achieve academic goals?
• How do you feel about your experience in school
  thus far? How is it like what you imagined? How
  is it different?

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