What I learned this week:  

So I am still a bit obsessed with the principles so this week I am sharing a few ways that I have been using them.  

First - you can totally enjoy a basketball game even better when you apply the shooter's mentality while you watch.  It helped me be way less stressed and worked up.  I just kept on thinking that the more they miss the closer they were to making the shot. 

Second - It's ok to be delusional.  With my substitute teaching I have come to believe that the high school is totally looking out for me.  I usually get really easy assignments - even after I pick up an assignment I can get switched and each time it has been a really chill day with the students.  So now that is my new delusional belief.  

Third - I have also created a new cue for myself to help me as I enter the classroom.  I still have the affirmation of "I am curious, creative and courageous" but when I enter the class I have a new cue which is "I own this classroom."  So that helps me feel like I can take charge of the class. 

and finally - I have used the idea of reflecting from last week and used some of these ideas as I ponder and partake of the sacrament in church every week.  As I was pondering I think of the times during the week that I have been my best and then I reflect also on the times when I really wasn't myself.  I also want to finish and have on my mind the way I want to be, remember when I have been my best.  

There are so many great ways to use the tools given in this book to help you continue to gain your confidence each week.