Personal Development and a Positive Attitude
A success-minded person is an optimist; their smile is
their greatest asset. A success-minded person has a positive attitude and
believes that all problems have answers, and that all things work out in the
end. Their obedience to responsibilities given to them is prompt and cheery. They
can always be depended on for encouragement, a positive prospective and
creative thinking. They do not see the world through unrealistic glasses,
however; they stay positive in the midst of difficulty and challenge.
As a personal development coach, writer and speaker, you
know that I am bound to get to the whole positive thinking and believing thing.
Well, here it is. Not only am I going to talk about being positive, but I will
do my best to help you achieve a positive state for yourself.
In the section above on being law-abiding, I said that
there were laws (like natural laws and the laws of success) that never change.
This is up there on the top of consistent and repeated principles taught by
every success teacher that has ever been and is today. You must be positive if you
hope to succeed in life.
I believe the reason some people roll their eyes and
whisper “here we go again” when told to be positive is because they do not
really understand what is meant by being a positive person. They believe this
idea that positive people are living in a state of denial: they wish the world
to be happy, smiley and that everyone all gets along. It is the classic pie-in
the-sky, Pollyanna, rose-colored-glasses approach to life. That is so far from
the truth.
The reality is that positive people tend to be realistic.
They see the world for just what it is: all the hurt, all the crime, all the
wrongs and violence do not escape them. Success-minded people who have positive
attitudes know all too well that there are many problems in this life, and that
difficulties will come their way. So, what is there to be positive about if
they know all this? Easy: they know that every problem has an answer and that,
no matter what challenges they face, they will win.
Zig Ziglar said, “Positive thinking will let you do
everything better than negative thinking will.” That is because positive
thinking has a power to make changes, while negative thinking has the power to
make you a victim. When we give in to negative thinking we allow circumstances
and other people to control our feelings and thoughts. We become victims to
whatever emotion some other force chooses to inflict on us. This kind of
thinking leave us powerless to make changes, have hope or take decisive action.
Positive thinking and a positive attitude allows us to
take control of our own lives. No one decides what you will think or how you
will respond except you. Positive thinking gives you the power to choose your
own fate and how you respond to life. It provides hope,
courage and the ability to take decisive action when needed.
The reason for this is that a positive attitude is a
choice. You must decide to be positive; it does not come naturally. Yes, there
are some people who tend to have a happy and positive nature, but they too can be
victims of outside influences. When one chooses to have a positive attitude,
they also choose not to allow the negative forces in life to overtake them.
There is a great power that comes with choosing a positive attitude.
To discover how you can achieve the dream you have believed was impossible
for too long, read Getting Personal:
A Guide to Personal Development by John Patrick Hickey. You can get a signed copy for yourself and
get one for a friend, by going to http://www.johnpatrickhickey.com/it-is-good-to-set-goals-better-to-achieve-then/. Now available on Kindle, Oops! Did I Really Post That? Online
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