So what impact are your thoughts having on your life? If you need to, write your thoughts down on paper and look at them. What types of things are you saying to yourself on a daily basis? If it were possible to carry a tape recorder around with you and to record your thoughts for a week, what types of thoughts would be recorded? Would they include thoughts like “I can do it”  or would they include thoughts such as “I am so stupid,” “I can’t do that,” “They don’t like me” or “It’s not going to work out”? Thoughts, feelings and behaviors are connected.