Tamera, great topic. Dr. Joe Pace from The Pacific Institute provides some incredible insight into the power of self talk and the role it plays on our success as individuals. According to Dr. Pace it can take up to 11 positives to make up for a single negative. This implies that positive self talk is critical to how we as instructors can help students with self-doubt. Always look for the positive and find positive reinforcement options when ever possible. This topic and many others can be discussed in more detail in the MaxKnowledge Lounge (http://www.careercollegelounge.com/). James Jackson