Change Your Life By Changing The Voices You Listen To
The voices that we listen to have the most significant impact on our lives. They influence the way we think!
We must pay attention to who we are letting speak into our lives - because it has an impact on what our life becomes!
The hardest part is identifying which people or sources are helpful to you and which aren't.
So today, I want to share ways to change our lives by changing the voices we listen to.
Why is it essential to change the voices that you let speak into your life?
Because the way you think about your life and the goals - that are exciting to you are often highly influenced by these voices.
So if we're not listening to voices that encourage us, inspire us, support our vision and goal... We won't have a clear plan for making our lives different or better or even just feel better.
If those are negative naysayers when you hear them speak, it puts a specific limit on what's possible for your future, and it affects the way we feel as well.
You have to choose to surround yourself and listen to voices that will carry you further towards your goals instead of hinder you from reaching your goals.
What is the role of this voice in your life?
Ask yourself this question: Why am I listening to this person?
We're bombarded with messages from friends, family members, and even our thoughts about who we are.
This is why understanding the role of voice in your life is essential - especially when it comes to picking new people that speak into your life (this even includes voices from news media, podcasts, social media).
Is this supporting your goals - or pulling you away from them?
How do you know if these voices are good for you or not?
If your goal is to become a writer, surround yourself with people who talk about books they're reading or ask how the last book was going.
If your goal is athletic, surround yourself with people who ask you about your workouts or share their tips and tricks.
If you want to become a successful entreprenuer, surround yourself with other business owners and listen to uplifting, empowering, encouraging voices from other business owners who are walking the same path as you!
Figure out what kind of friends or voices you need in order to achieve your goals.
Then, be intentional to take note of the people who are good for you and spend time with them, listen to their voice, or read what they write if it's helpful for your goals.
The importance of listening to positive voices and avoiding negative ones or toxic relationships that don't serve you anymore.
The way we speak into our lives plays a role in what happens to us. So we need to take control over the voices that speak into our lives and identify which ones are negative or toxic so that we can spend less time with them.
If you listen to a person who's constantly complaining about something, then you'll start complaining or feel like everything is going wrong. So listen to people who focus energy on the solution, not the problem or how negative they are.
Why it's vital to change whom you spend time with and listen to regularly.
What if you're around other people who are harmful or toxic?
The most straightforward answer is to cut ties with them.
If those voices don't serve your goals (especially when it comes to your thoughts about yourself), get them out of your life as soon as possible! At the very least, limit the amount of exposure to them to have better control over your thinking about yourself (for example, limit time watching TV shows that are too negative or political).
When should we cut ties with toxic people and relationships that don't serve our goals anymore?
You have to decide what you will tolerate from other people - there's always going to be someone who doesn't like you or disagrees with you, but at the end of the day, if they are constantly criticizing and nothing positive comes out of that person in your life - it may be time to cut ties.
Is it possible or desirable to completely cut ties with harmful or toxic people?
It depends on the person, but you have to identify who is supportive and constructive in your life and spend more time around those types of people.
Tips for finding new, more helpful people to be around and changing what we listen to regularly.
Here are five tips for finding new people to be around who will help you achieve your goals AND changing the noise that we listen to regularly (from news media, podcasts, social media).
1. Identify what types of people and voices you need in your life - The first step is realizing that there are certain voices you need in your life who will be there for you when times get tough.
2. Give up toxic relationships - Figure out which relationships aren't serving your goals and stop wasting time on those people or listening to their voices (from news media, podcasts, social media).
3. Get into a different environment - Spend more time with other people who will encourage and push you towards achieving your goals.
4. Create a new voice for yourself - Read lots of books by authors or experts similar to the type of person you want to become, listen to podcasts on subjects that interest you, take classes related to your interests, etc.
5. Get rid of negative influences - Don't watch TV news media or read the newspaper regularly if it's usually just filled with stories that aren't helpful towards achieving your goals.
Change your life by changing the voices that you listen to.
One way to do that is to spend more time around people who encourage you and help you achieve your goals. Reading books by authors/experts on the topics you're interested in will also provide positive voices for you.
What are other ways that you can change my life by changing the voices you listen to?
Let me know on my social media.