Do you remember when you first learnt to ride a bike? Did you get it right away, or did it take a bit of falling down before you could ride? Now imagine your friend is trying to learn to ride a bike and falls down on their first attempt. They want to give up “it’s too hard, I couldn’t do it so I won’t ever be able to do it”. What would you say to them?
A lot of the time when we need to learn a new skill or concept we will struggle and fail at first. If we let our emotions rule us we can quickly become our own worst enemy. Unfortunately a lot of the time the go-to reaction is to talk yourself down. To really learn and grow as an individual you need to learn self-confidence. One way is to use positive self-talk, which is blocking out negative thoughts and feelings and thinking positively and optimistically. Simply changing how you think about something can make riding a bike seem as easy as walking around. Think “If I keep trying I will get better” rather than “I’ll make a mistake and fail”.
Being a positive self-talker is a lifelong skill that will boost your confidence, wellbeing and create opportunities for you to succeed in life.
Activity:
1. Pick three activities that you could try - give the best and worst things that could happen.
One example is done for you.
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I should try
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The worst that could happen
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The best that could happen
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To ride a bike
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I could fall off
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I could learn the cool new skill of riding a bike!
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2. List 3-4 examples of negative self-talk that could make you feel frightened of trying something new.
3. Now give the positive self-talk replacements for these examples.
Sources:
https://www.education.gov.au/
http://au.reachout.com/what-is-self-talk
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