How The Letter “W” Helps Us Shift Out Of The Victim Mentality

A powerful YOU starts with the one word question,“Why?”

I’ve  come up with a very powerful four step exercise with four very cool inspirational words with the letter “W.” Doing this exercise will allow you to step out of the victim mentality into a powerful YOU.

It’s called WHY..WHAT…WHAT…WHO. (Yep, that’s not a typo, it is 2 “whats”).

Here are a couple of snippets from Shift #2 in my course to give you an idea of where I’m going with this…..

How the heck does a positive mental attitude start with asking,“Why?”

1 – “Why?” focuses on the effect that has already happened. At this point, you cannot change an outcome because it has already happened. Although our ego loves to ask “Why?” it can make us nuts trying to figure out the why.  And personally, I’ve never experienced a positive mental attitude while I was in nuts mode.

“Why?” serves an important purpose in that it shows you what the issue is that you’re bringing to the forefront of your mind and your heart for healing, clarity and resolution.

 “What you talking ‘bout Willis????

2 – There are two “What?” questions that come up for me. The first What is from the ego, the second What comes from spirit. Our ego likes to fix things and feels that its worth is based upon physical manifestation. That’s why the “What can I do to fix this?” question allows you to step into creating an outcome that resolves the “Why?” issue through action. This has merit in that we live in a physical world and action is a necessary part of our existence and a positive mental attitude.

The 2nd What and your spiritual awakening begins!

3 – The second What question probes deeper into your consciousness and starts shifting you into the spiritual awakening of self-discovery and a positive mental attitude, by asking, “What am I being asked to learn from this experience? What am I being asked to let go of? What am I being asked to discover, to step into for my presence of mind and personal evolution?” This begins an inquiry into a place in our consciousness that is coming up for awareness and healing.

Who are you? Who, who – who, who!!!  (thanks Pete Townsend of The Who…:)

4 – The fourth step, the “Ahhhh” step, is when we’re able to ask “Who? Who can I BE as I deal with this issue?” This is the step where the true shift into a positive mental attitude starts to happen. It is where we start to shift into our higher consciousness. “Who do I want to be as I deal with this issue?”

Now we’re getting into the beingness of an experience and have some control over how we feel. With the “Who?” question we can always control how we perceive, think, and respond to an experience – no matter what is going on (either outside or inside) that has stimulated the initial “Why?” question. Once we get to the “Who” part of this process, we can feel the shift from the victim-based ego into the positive mental attitude of our spirit.

To get the entire exercise on how to get to your true WHO, check out Shift #2 in my fun and cool course,Transforming “Ahh Crap! Into  A“Wholy Shift!” It’s a downloadable PDF that you can get started on right away! Follow the directions and you’re off and running on a journey that is guaranteed to catapult you into achieving personal growth at the speed of life!

Ali Skylar (242 Posts)

Ali Skylar’s mission is to use inspirational words, positive affirmations, mindfulness exercises and positive songs to help you learn how to change your life and have a true spiritual awakening! Ali uses her Shiftitudes -uniquely crafted self-affirmation acronyms - blog, books and courses to help keep you committed to your spiritual journey! Also, her Quotitudes – inspirational sayings, encouraging words and inspirational quotes about life - gently aid in helping you to achieve a positive mental attitude essential for personal growth and presence of mind. Chat with Ali on Google+ | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | YouTube