Saturday, February 25, 2006

The Power of Positive Thinking!I found this article on the Internet. We all know about the power of positive thinking etc. This article is nothing new. However, In addition to what is written below I firmly believe “Its all in the mind!

Key Point:You are what you think. You feel what you want.

Our present attitudes are habits, built from the feedback of parents, friends, society and self, that forms our self-image and our world-image.

These attitudes are maintained by the inner conversations we constantly have with ourselves, both consciously and subconsciously.
The first step in changing our attitudes is to change our inner conversations.

What Should We Be Saying?
One approach is called the three C's: Commitment, Control and Challenge.

Commitment
Make a positive commitment to yourself, to learning, work, family, friends, nature, and other worthwhile causes. Praise yourself and others. Dream of success. Be enthusiastic.

Control
Keep your mind focused on important things. Set goals and priorities for what you think and do. Visualize to practice your actions. Develop a strategy for dealing with problems. Learn to relax. Enjoy successes. Be honest with yourself.
ChallengeBe courageous. Change and improve each day. Do your best and don't look back. See learning and change as opportunities. Try new things. Consider several options. Meet new people. Ask lots of questions. Keep track of your mental and physical health. Be optimistic.
Studies show that people with these characteristics are winners in good times and survivors in hard times.

Research shows that,
"... people who begin consciously to modify their inner conversations and assumptions report an almost immediate improvement in their performance. Their energy increases and things seem to go better ..."

Commitment, control and challenge help build self-esteem and promote positive thinking. Here are some other suggestions.

Suggestions for Building Positive Attitudes
• Look for positive people to associate with.
• Look for one more interesting idea.
• Find one more concept important to you.
• With every friend, explain a new idea you've just learned.
• Ask questions.
• With yourself, keep a list of your goals, positive thoughts and actions.
Remember, you are what you think, you feel what you want

5 comments:

AlterinG Abhishek said...

AMAZING POST!!!

Must read in succsion for this::
"Awaken the giant within"- Anthony Robbins
"ageless body Timesliess Mind"- Deepak Chopra

AlterinG Abhishek said...

Good !!
you changed the outlook of my day veering in the -ve direction..

Clueless said...

I was thinking that no one really needs to read 'The Power of +ve Thinking' and I was about to delete this post!
But I think even though we are aware of this, we just need to be reminded once in a while ;)

Clueless said...

Adding a point here from- http://untruelife.blogspot.com (posted by abhishek)

“If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.” -Nora Roberts

Found this very motivating :)

kumarldh said...

that Nora Roberts quote must be blogged. U will see it on Bewajah.