Negative Positive

The way that you talk to yourself is important! As an athlete, positive self talk can help to

boost motivation, confidence, promote positive learning experiences, & help manage anxiety.

Negative self-talk can be equally powerful leading to increasing stress levels, lowering self-

esteem, and increase depressive symptoms.

Task: Use the boxes below to reframe your most common negative thought into a more
positive one.

My negative thought:

Evidence for my thought: Evidence against my thought:

How can I reframe my negative thought to a more realistic one?