Tired of being a Negative Thinker? Start here: 12 STEP PROGRAM FOR NEGATIVE THINKERS 1. I admit I have power over Negative Thoughts and that being a Negative Thinker makes me feel awful. 2. I believe that a Power Greater Than Myself can help me be more positive. I want to believe this because I really need help here. 3. I make a decision to ask for help from this Power Greater Than Myself. Hey, nothing else has worked. Got any other ideas? 4. I agree to take full responsibility ...
Positive Thinking Will Make You Stupid.
Five Myths about positive thinking: 1. Positive Thinking will make me stupid. Positive thinkers are really creative thinkers. They take the time to look at an issue or problem and reframe it. For example: "I'll never be able to do this." can become "I might be able to do this." 2. Positive Thinking has nothing to do with reality. People who are well grounded in reality realize that there are many possibilities. Positive thinkers intentionally choose the possibility that ...
Are we born Positive Thinkers?
Are we born positive thinkers? Last week a client asked me if I thought we are born positive thinkers. At the beginning Jillian's session first session to help eliminate her test anxiety, she posed a question. "Do you think we are born positive thinkers?" As far back as 3rd grade she had been anxious about taking tests. Through the years her text anxiety continued to get worse and by the time she got to high school, she dreaded taking science exams. She was going to be starting college ...
Practice Positive Thinking
Practice Positive Thinking Choosing your thoughts is the key to becoming a positive person. I'm extremely lazy when it comes to certain areas of my life. For example, I'll spend loads of time going to workshops, learning, and studying in my field, but won't bother to take the time to match my socks. I'm so lazy that one day I bought 12 pairs of identical socks so I didn't have to bother finding mates and matching them. I've been guilty of being lazy in other ways too. In the past I was ...
Get More Positive Thoughts when you Reframe
Last week I spent two jam-packed days at a PR and Marketing Workshop in Philadelphia given by Bill and Steve Harrison of Bradley Communications. Rather than spend years figuring out how to market my book, I'm lucky to be learning from the best in the business. (Two of their successful books are the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and Rich Dad, Poor Dad.) People come from all over the world - Australia, California, Canada - I'm lucky that I be there in 1/2 hour. Like many authors at the ...
False Positive Thinking
Last week I was discussing how important it is to be aware of our thoughts with one of my clients who happens to be single. She mentioned that she is very mindful of what she is thinking. In fact, she is very careful to make sure that she only thinks positive thoughts. For example, she said, I made a date with someone on match.com and I'm being careful with how I think about it. "I'm not thinking negatively, she exclaimed. "I'm focusing on the positive. Whenever I think about my ...
Here’s a Quick Way to Stop Negative Thoughts
The quickest way to Stop Negative Thoughts is to make sure that they never start. So stop them all right now. From this moment on, you'll never have another one. All done? Great. Tomorrow I'll teach you how to fly using bowling balls. Seriously, the next best way to eliminate your thoughts is to make them GO AWAY and replace them with positive thoughts. Now, this is quite easy, however it does take practice. The nice part is that you can practice this anytime and anywhere. Ever ...
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