2 Simple Ways to Reprogram Your Mind to Do Anything

According to NLP and psychology

Brenda Abigail, MSc
5 min readDec 18, 2020
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As a person who’s dealt with mental health issues, I know how difficult it is to eliminate negative thought patterns deeply ingrained in our psyche. These thoughts are often our greatest setbacks; they cause us to self-sabotage, self-destruct, and can leave us in a state of perpetual inaction.

People become fixated on the idea of letting go of negative thoughts without realizing there’s no such thing as eliminating a thought. The only way to get rid of it is to replace it with a better thought.

The phrase “reprogramming your mind” stems from NLP or Neuro-linguistic Programming. I know, it sounds like another catchphrase to convince someone to buy a course or self-help book.

NLP is used by therapists, practitioners, and life coaches. It teaches individuals to reach their goals by reverse-engineering the success of someone they admire. By doing so, they can create a roadmap to their own success.

One of the core beliefs in NLP is perception is projection, meaning whatever you believe to be true (consciously or unconsciously) is what you’re going to see in the external world.

For example, if you can see yourself becoming successful, you can form the habits and behaviors that’ll…

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Brenda Abigail, MSc

Millennial scientist, mindset coach, & spiritual dog momma.