Commands are short authoritative orders to yourself using words or phrases that guide your behavior in one direction or the other, either to direct or redirect your actions and reactions.
It is an effective technique that keeps you on the right path, always in control of what you say and do and also helps to stop bad decisions and behavior in their tracks.
It’s a better term for self-talk and is actually verbalized to yourself under your breath, which is better; you need to hear it. The appropriate actions follow immediately. The brain does what is it told to do.
Examples: Dismiss the thought, don’t say it, don’t do it, be quiet, let it go, be patient, be nice, next pitch, just listen, yes, no, laugh it off, just smile, shut-up. Be nice, be positive or be quiet.
Command as a verb. This is the action. To command = to give an authoritative orde.r.
Command as a noun. This is the thing that is given. A command = an authoritative order, instruction or directive.
You perform the action of commanding (verb), and what you produce is a command (n These work best spoken internally with authority, not emotion.
ons, from tight and punchy to explanatory. You can lift one directly into the book or tweak the voice.
Here’s a clean paragraph you can drop right after the rule:
Most people try to manage bad behavior with self-talk—reasoning, explaining, justifying, or debating with themselves. That rarely works in the moment. Bad behavior doesn’t need a discussion; it needs direction. A command is a short, authoritative instruction that immediately interrupts and redirects behavior. Words like Stop. Focus. Next. Let it go. don’t negotiate with emotion—they govern it. The fastest way to change behavior is to issue a command.
Dismiss the thought, don’t say it, don’t do it, be quiet, let it go, be patient, be nice, next pitch, just listen, yes, no, laugh it off, just smile, shut-up. Be nice, be positive or be quiet.
Dismiss the thought: you recognize a thought that in not good, not Christlike, not pleasing to God or bringing him glory. Simply dismiss the thought before it becomes action.
Don’t say it.
Don’t do it.
Be quiet.
Let it go.
Be patient.
Be nice, friendly, kind, polite, respectful and fair.
Do the original facelift: Smile. Turn on your headlights.
Give it first.
Next pitch.
Just listen.
Yes or no.
Not rude. No sarcastic. Not complaining. Bitch, whine and complain.
Not going to do it.
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