September 20th 2007 01:19 pm
Be relentlessly positive
It’s the power of positive thinking and it works. No one likes to be around someone who always shoots things down and moans about how unfair life is. Life is fair and there are opportunities in every crisis. Negative thinking grows from negative thinking and must be stopped. You may not even know you are doing it.
One way to stop negativity is to make a conscious effort to say something good about everyone and everything you encounter. Take it one day at a time. It will be difficult because your negative habits are powerful. No matter how tired or cynical or angry you become in a situation, make a positive effort even if it seems completely fake. You’ll be amazed at the difference it makes in the quality of your life. People will start to enjoy your company, projects will move along and you will start getting new ideas about how to handle old problems. Some problems will simply cease to exist. They were just built up out of fears and negativity.
A miracle cure? Not for everybody, but developing a positive attitude that says yes instead of no will make your world a more successful place.
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