Very often when you are facing a problem, you start the negative spiral of self talk. People have known to spend hours, thinking and reflecting through negative spirals of self talk. Asking yourself high quality questions is one way of directing your brain attention to the outcome and not to the negative thoughts. Try these 2 set of questions and find out how they impact how you feel and the quality of your thoughts.

1. 10 TIMES BETTER
..When negative ‘self talk’ strikes...

2. Negative Self Talk often creates spirals
Why does she say that
to me every time? Is that
what she really thinks
I am.... inhuman
Oh ! God.
Why does everyone
tell me what to do ?
Am I a slave
here ?
I feel
terrible

3. Negative Self Talk often creates spirals
What's her problem ?
Whose fault is it ?
Why have I not been
able to solve issue
this yet ?
Why does everyone
tell me what to do ?
Am I a slave
here ?
I feel
terrible
Why does she say that
to me every time? Is that
what she really thinks
I am.... inhuman
Oh ! God.

4. Negative Self Talk often creates spirals
What's her problem ?
Whose fault is it ?
Why have I not been
able to solve issue
this yet ?
Why does everyone
tell me what to do ?
Am I a slave
here ?
I feel
terrible
Why does she say that
to me every time? Is that
what she really thinks
I am.... inhuman
Oh ! God.
Why have I not
been able to
solve this yet ?

5. Performers manage their negative thoughts
Source - How Successful People Stay Calm, Forbes, 2014
• 90% of top performers are
skilled at managing their
emotions in times of stress in
order to remain calm and in
control.
• They are also good at
managing the negative
spirals of self talk.

6. Shift negative thoughts, but How ?
• One way out is to replace them with any positive thought.
Q: What would be 10 times
better than any random positive
thought ?
A: A thought that will direct
the attention of your brain to
an outcome that you want.

7. High Quality Questions are a great brain
booster
• A good question can empower us to muster the courage to face
challenges and fears, and perhaps discover new possibilities in
the process!
• They build new neural pathways

8. Try this
• In the next slides, you will find two sets of questions. Notice
how they change the way you think & the quality of your
thoughts
• Ask yourself Question Set A- Keeping in mind your
questions/issue/ challenge/ problem.
• Ask yourself Question Set B- Keeping in mind your
questions/issue/ challenge/ problem.

9. Question Set A
• What is your problem?
• How long have you had it?
• Whose fault is it ?
• What is your worst experience you
have faced with this problem?
• Why haven’t you solved it yet?

10. Question Set B
• What do you want? How will you know when you
have got it?
• What else in your life will improve when you get it?
• What resources do you already have which can
help you achieve this outcome?
• What is something similar which you succeed in
doing?
• What is your next step ?

11. Did you prefer
• Question Set A
• Question Set B
• Which one would did you like better?
• Which one would you use in the future?

12. READY TO SHIFT
When negative thoughts strike