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\u00abI’m bad at selling myself!\u00bb – said one outplacement client when we were practising a job interview. And he repeated the sentence like a mantra at least half a dozen times during our session. This self-hypnosis was a self-fulfilling prophecy: as he was convinced of his inability to market himself and constantly confirmed it, he couldn’t learn to get better at it. Self-hypnosis is recommended, but ideally with a more meaningful goal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter N\u00e4f<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
\nZurich, February 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

I have been practising autogenic training for years. I relax my body and mind and say affirmations to myself in a state of calm. This technique is based on the idea that mostly unconscious beliefs control our behaviour. Using autogenic training, we replace negative beliefs<\/a> with positive ones, thereby influencing our perception and behaviour.<\/p>\n

If a person thinks he is a bad self-marketer, he will continue to torpedo himself despite his efforts to sell himself better. And this will continue until he has replaced his negative belief with a more productive one.<\/p>\n

Positive \u00abself-talk\u00bb<\/h5>\n

This is because our subconscious overrides our mind and will, as I explained in the article \u00abSubconscious versus mind 1:0\u00bb<\/a>. Attitude is always reflected in behaviour.<\/p>\n

However, you can have a positive effect on your attitude by refraining from negative self-talk, which constantly cements the wrong self-concept. Instead, practice positive \u00abself-talk\u00bb as used in cognitive behavioural therapy and positive psychology. It is a simple concept that you can practise yourself at any time without having to undergo any training.<\/p>\n

The difficulty, however, is that we are often unaware of our negative self-conditioning: We have internalised beliefs, e.g. from parents, teachers or even the zeitgeist, and have never questioned them.<\/p>\n

Listen carefully<\/h5>\n

To stay with the example of self-marketing<\/a>: Many people have probably never questioned the statements made by educators that modesty is a virtue. Even if the statement is not wrong, it depends on the measure. If we do not supplement modesty with healthy self-marketing, we damage ourselves through over-modesty and undermine our professional progress.<\/p>\n

It is therefore important to recognise our inner adversaries. A coach, a therapist or even trusted friends can draw our attention to them. But you can also help yourself: More and more often, I pay attention to what I say or think and use it to get to the bottom of things. I then listen in amazement to my Freudian slips that don’t at all match my perceived self-image and my consciously cultivated beliefs.<\/p>\n

When I catch myself in negative \u00abself-talk\u00bb, I mentally rewind and rephrase. I repeat the corrected sentence out loud several times so that it becomes familiar to me and, over time, becomes my new programme.<\/p>\n

#coaching<\/a> #personalitydevelopment<\/a> #career<\/a><\/p>\n

More articles on the topic:<\/h5>\n

\u00abSubconscious versus mind 1:0\u00bb<\/a>
\n\u00abHypnosis of the interviewers\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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