It took me a long time to realise the benefits of positive thinking. I had often heard people mention that if you think positive, positive things will happen to you, I used to think they were a bit weird. I now believe they were right and this article explains why.
Growing up through the difficult teenage years and into my early twenties, I felt very sorry for myself. I used to think I was the most unluckiest person in the world. I had a bald patch the size of a ten pence piece on my head, a speech impediment(stutter), I was overweight to the point of being fat, and was short for a male(5ft4).
I believed that I received more mickey taking out of me than anyone else, and life was certainly a struggle. To meet members of the opposite sex when you have a lack of confidence and a speech impediment is not easy. To gain work, order drinks, socialise in general, these were all difficult for me. Everyone else seemingly breezed and eased there way through life.
One day I was at work and a colleague of mine who was about thirty years older than me, commented that I was a very depressive person. I disagreed with him and was quite shocked, I believed that most people worried and stressed about things. He went on by stating that I was always negative about most things in life, always moaning about this or that and very rarely smiled. He went on to say that he had used to be like me, always depressed, moody and stressed until he was given some advice when he was aged thirty. He then proceeded to give me the same advice.
THE ADVICE:
When you feel down, depressed and sorry for yourself, watch the news and read the newspapers and you will see that there are many people worse off than you, and that you are actually one of the lucky ones.
I thought about this and started to follow what he had said. I now realise how stupid I had been. To be born and live in the UK, I am one of the lucky ones.
Stephen Hill has a number of websites including:
http://www.gain-confidence.co.uk
http://www.gain-confidence.co.uk
http://www.gain-confidence.co.uk
best cleaning company Lincolnshire ..Many people would say that it is absolute madness to... Read More
The surge of emotions.During the middle ages, the court jester... Read More
Dr. Phil says each of us has a personal "truth"... Read More
One of the first things that I work on with... Read More
We hear a lot these days about accepting responsibility for... Read More
Do you wish you had high self-confidence? Some of us... Read More
Some people are full of confidence and able to meet... Read More
With the probable exception of some basic instincts ? or... Read More
"Spiritual Intelligence" (SI) is the ability of a person to... Read More
Before we are able to use the Universal Thought System... Read More
Most of us start the day like we're trying to... Read More
In the international bestseller, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell explains how researchers... Read More
Problems, disappointments and trouble; the three skunks that sometimes think... Read More
This is a technique that sounds a bit silly when... Read More
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is the glass... Read More
Conflict is unavoidable. How we respond to it makes a... Read More
It's a fact of life - if you want to... Read More
Barry was on the phone in his office, speaking with... Read More
Today, I wanted to mention this notion of self-sabotage.I recently... Read More
Know thyself.These words were inscribed in the vestibule of the... Read More
Have you ever known someone like this? "A person who... Read More
Ever had the sense that there is more to life... Read More
Turn brutality into kindness. There is no small deed and... Read More
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't... Read More
Would you like to be confident in the things you... Read More
on demand house cleaning Lake Forest ..In my years as a psychologist, I have come to... Read More
WE ARE ALL THINKING ALL OF THE TIME.Can you believe... Read More
Imagine what your life would be like if you could... Read More
Are you completely happy in your life right now? Honestly?... Read More
An old Joni Mitchell song reminds us, "don't it always... Read More
Everyone faces challenges during their life, from suffering the death... Read More
Before we are able to use the Universal Thought System... Read More
I'm a working mother with a preschooler, worrying about Mom... Read More
There is an old joke about a man who is... Read More
One thing that is important to realize about thought: one... Read More
"We can change our circumstances by a mere change of... Read More
Have you ever thought about you have a lot to... Read More
One of the most important aspects of living a healthy... Read More
No matter how positive a person we are overall, there... Read More
You've probably heard this idea at one time or another.... Read More
Do you wish you had high self-confidence? Some of us... Read More
Recently a great idea popped into my head about creating... Read More
I don't want to say people are basically negative but?..if... Read More
"You can't always get what you want . . ."... Read More
Speaking comes to most people as naturally as breathing. On... Read More
This is a technique that sounds a bit silly when... Read More
Just 2 nights ago my partner and I were watching... Read More
Some people are full of confidence and able to meet... Read More
Studies show that men and women profit most with having... Read More
The other evening, I was meticulously assembling and painting one... Read More
Positive Attitude Tips |