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MINDSET MATTERS The OFF season Monster YOUR MIND Written by: Melissa Melnychuk Editor CPA Magazine Recently I was talking to a competitive athlete who has chosen to take the year off from the stage. She told me that she thinks she is so out of shape now and feels like she is (and I hate this word ) .... fat, now that she is not competition ready. I hear this all the time. And it got me thinking, about how we are SO hard on ourselves so I spoke today about it recently during my #MindsetChat during on my weekly Facebook Live (<<<--- Click to watch the full video) As a follow up I sat down to write this post with 4 tips that I use with my own S.H.I.F.T Mindset clients in order to help you, really love yourself! Which tip resonates with you the most? Smash the NEGATIVE, Shift to the POSITIVE So often we find ourselves in front of the mirror throwing negative jabs at ourselves like a boxer trying to win the world title. We tell ourselves we are ugly, fat, have stretch marks, our hair is grey, our pants don't fit, the wrinkles are getting deeper. You name it, we say it.