explain it. Self-Talk is a powerful force that is already at work within our lives. We need only to learn how to use this force for positive change. Five basic principles form the foundation for Self-Talk. It is quickly obvious that Self-Talk is anything but new. Epictetus, a Greek philosopher of the first century, was recorded in the Enchiridion as saying that “men are disturbed, not by things, but by the view they take of them.” He understood that in every situation,