The power of positive thoughts to affect one's experience of life has long been recognized. Positive thinking has been credited with the success of many business people. More recently scientists are proving how the power of this ability can have an impact on our health, well being, and motivation
Unfortunately we are living in a negative world. Many, if not most people, are becoming very negative. It has become the way of the world. Most news items either on the TV or in the newspapers and magazines are negative. It's a fact that journalists will go out of there way to find the most depressing negative story they can. They will then sensationalise it and hay-presto they sell more newspapers. We complain about our politicians. We complain about all the things they do wrong. Surely even politicians must do some things right. But do we regularly talk about there good points. No, we concentrate on the negative.
The age old adage of "is my cup half empty or half full" runs truer then ever in today's negative world. We will always complain about what we haven't got rather then express joy at what we have got or achieved in life.
Advertising plays on the negative. Commercials will always tell you that your car, TV, computer or DVD is out of date, the toothpaste you use does not clean your teeth properly, and your washing powder does not clean your clothes. Unless of course you buy there product or brand. You see they play on the negative. If people where happy with what they had and could only see the positive in the products they used and owned the advertisers would have to find another way of selling you there products.
If you look at all successful people. It could be in the field of sport, science or business. They all have one thing in common, they are positive. Success and happiness are not accidents that happen to some people and not to others. Success and happiness can be brought about by particular ways of behaving, which are in turn determined by our ways of thinking. In other word's it's not what happens to us that's important, but the way we choose to interpret it that shapes our lives. You cannot always change everything in your life immediately but you can certainly change the way that you perceive it.
Negativity is dangerous. It drags us down physically, mentally and emotionally. It is the single largest destroyer of success. Negativity will destroy creativity, relationships, advancement and ultimately, happiness. Entertaining negative thoughts, without any doubt, tends to bring on the person concerned the very things they fear or dread, or on which they have focussed their attention. Negative thoughts often arise from fear, or from insecurity, or as the result of some bad experiences, they bring gloom and a loss of quality of life.
The individual in this situation ceases to live; he or she becomes content with merely existing, with seeking his or her own animal comfort, which is really to wallow in self-pity. Life becomes an intolerable burden for the individual, and that person makes life intolerable for others. In severe depression even the body itself becomes unbearable. The environment seems grey and without colour and it seems to be something seen at great distance, having no contact with the individual and bringing no surge of joy at its beauty.
If you think positive thoughts, positive things will happen around you. Consequently if you continuously think negative thoughts, negative things will happen around you. If you believe you will not succeed. I can guarantee you will fail. If you believe you can achieve and succeed you will. Positive thinking is infectious and leads to a 'can do' attitude within any individual that adopts this approach to life.
Mark Claridge specializes in teaching motivational and self-development skills. In his new FREE e-book "Mindset and Match" he covers amongst other subjects how having the correct mindset can bring you all you want out of life and is available at http://www.inthe6th.com.
Wood Dale Chicago prom limo .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareWhen I was a young man, even a teenager for... Read More
Year after year I find more and more individuals saying... Read More
Most of us start the day like we're trying to... Read More
An old Joni Mitchell song reminds us, "don't it always... Read More
From experience, one of the biggest stumbling blocks for people... Read More
Today, I wanted to mention this notion of self-sabotage.I recently... Read More
Inevitably in life we will face disappointment from time to... Read More
Distortions are False Beliefs Programmed every Day by Self and... Read More
Lately, I've been hearing that it's not okay to have... Read More
I am often astounded at what and why people believe... Read More
My story explains the struggles I had as a 23-year-old... Read More
It sounds a little masochistic, but I actually appreciate being... Read More
This week's wisdom is on the power of living in... Read More
Kasia is a talented landscape designer who speaks several languages,... Read More
Looking around at our circumstances we may see only mountains... Read More
You wake up in the morning sleepy and fatigued; the... Read More
I loved Norman Vincent Peale's, Power of Positive Thinking as... Read More
It would be pretty hard to become successful without first... Read More
One thing that is important to realize about thought: one... Read More
Drinking damages the soul; being lustful damages the vitality; greed... Read More
Most of us carry on a running internal dialogue at... Read More
"There is an infinitely worthier subject for philosophers (to study)... Read More
I have had many confidence issues in my life, all... Read More
Do you realize how good you have it? Yes, everyone... Read More
Satisfaction 100% guaranteed or your money back! That was the... Read More
Antigo wedding limo ..Are you driving under the influence of impaired emotions?Dateline: December... Read More
In the latest and final Star Wars saga, Anakin Skywalker... Read More
Living without limits. Living your life to the fullest. Living... Read More
Not Amen, just so we're clear on that.AND.The little connector... Read More
Have you ever noticed what can happen if you just... Read More
The mind absolutely amazes me. It will never be understood,... Read More
Since the beginning of human history we have been living... Read More
Our thoughts really belong to the collective consciousness of the... Read More
We all know there are ways to become a better... Read More
There are times in all of our lives where our... Read More
Unhappy moods can be like comfortable sweaters, those old ones:... Read More
I need your help. I did a good deed recently,... Read More
I have had many confidence issues in my life, all... Read More
A confidence crisis is looming with a recent study showing... Read More
Byron and I started our first business full of enthusiasm... Read More
Have you ever felt the whole world was against you?... Read More
Are you aware of your inner dialogue? If not, you... Read More
There is an old joke about a man who is... Read More
I am an educator as well as a coach and... Read More
Recently, a dear friend who has been both a coach... Read More
Problems, disappointments and trouble; the three skunks that sometimes think... Read More
So, do you love yourself?Shouldn't really be a difficult question... Read More
Yea, I know........I hear you saying "that's easy for you... Read More
I've yet to meet the person who never struggles with... Read More
Emotions have the tendency to take over our actions and... Read More
Positive Attitude Tips |