How to Rethink Your Thinking Episode #492 with Kirk Behrendt & Heather Crockett Whether you realize it or not, you talk to yourself throughout your day. And 80% of that self-talk is negative! So, to help you put a stop to the negative thinking, Kirk Behrendt brings back Heather Crockett, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, with tips on how to retrain your brain with positivity. Get rid of the stinkin’ thinkin’ for a better practice and better life! To learn how, listen to Episode 492 of The Best Practices Show! Episode Resources: Heather’s email: heather@actdental.com  Heather’s Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/heather.r.crockett ( https://www.facebook.com/heather.r.crockett)   Heather’s social media: @actdental  Subscribe to thehttps://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listen ( Best Practices Show Podcast) Join thehttps://www.actdental.com/ttt ( To The Top Study Club) See ourhttps://www.eventbrite.com/cc/act-dental-live-workshops-306239 ( Live Events Schedule) here Get thehttps://www.actdental.com/magazine ( Best Practices Magazine) for Free! Write ahttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show/id1223838218 ( Review on iTunes)

Links Mentioned in This Episode: Previous Best Practices episodes with Heather:https://www.youtube.com/user/actdental/search?query=heather%20crockett ( https://www.youtube.com/user/actdental/search?query=heather%20crockett) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Sean Covey and Stephen R. Covey:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-30th-anniversary-edition-sean-covey/12583202?ean=9781982137274 ( https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-30th-anniversary-edition-sean-covey/12583202?ean=9781982137274) Main Takeaways: Positivity is always possible. Make a habit of practicing gratitude. Be mindful of who you surround yourself with. You have a choice in how you respond to stress. Don't try to figure out your business on your own. Quotes: “You, as a dentist or a dental professional, your hands can only go so far, and that's it. Your back can only go so far. But your brain has infinite potential. And what you want to do is make better choices over time.” (2:26—2:40) -Kirk “[This mindset is] not just important for dentists, it’s important for everyone. You've got to keep that positive outlook. You've got to keep a mindset that is happy and not depressed all the time.” (3:01—3:15) “It’s really not a good idea to try to figure out a business on your own.” (7:12—7:16) -Kirk “80% of your own self-talk is negative. You need someone else to come in and point out all of the great things that you're doing. I do that all the time [as a coach] with my clients and say, ‘You've got to stop being so hard on yourself. Look at all these amazing things that you've accomplished. And we’ve come so far.’ We need to give space to the things that we need to celebrate.” (7:53—8:13) “One of my own personal core values is contagious enthusiasm. I really don't like grumpy attitude. Guess what? I'll get a text message, I'll get an email, I'll get a phone call with bad news. What am I going to do with this bad news? Right? I can really complain about it, or I can reflect on it and, ‘Okay. Let's think of what we can do now to be positive moving forward.’ And I oftentimes will help my clients move into that positive direction.” (8:26—8:57) “[Stephen] Covey said this, which I love. This is so important to think about. He said between stimulus and response, there's a space. And in that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. And in our response lies our growth and our happiness.” (9:18—9:36) -Kirk “People say garbage in, garbage out. That is not true. Garbage in, garbage stays.” . . . If you're not feeling good, you're feeling a little negative, what's going on in your brain? What are you feeding your brain? Because what you're feeding it, it’s staying.” (11:26—11:43) -Kirk “Who you surround...