Enjoy Your Life: Change Your Point of View

"Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one sees the stars."- Frederick Langbridge, A Cluster of Quiet Thoughts

If you've been placed second in a writing contest, will you jump for joy and push for better results the next time or will you be discouraged and find an excuse not to join again?

In life, you are always filled with choices. You may opt to have a pessimist’s view and live a self-defeated life or you may decide to take the optimist’s route and take a challenging and fulfilling life.

So why nurture an optimist’s point of view? And why now?

Well, optimism has been linked to positive mood and good morale; to academic, athletic, military, occupational and political success; to popularity; to good health and even to long life and freedom from trauma.

On the other hand, the rates of depression and pessimism have never been higher. It affects middle-aged adults the same way it hits younger people. The mean age of onset has gone from 30 to 15. It is no longer a middle-aged housewife’s disorder but also a teen-ager’s disorder’ as well.

Here’s how optimists are in action and researches that back up why it really pays to be an optimist:

Optimists expect the best

The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe bad events, which will last a long time and undermine everything they do, are their own fault.

The truth is optimists are confronted with the same hard knocks of this world. What differs is the way they explain their misfortune---it’s the opposite way. They tend to believe defeat is just a temporary setback, that its causes are confined to this one case.

Optimists tend to focus on and plan for the 'problem' at hand. They use 'positive reinterpretation.' In other words, they most likely reinterpret a negative experience in a way that helps them learn and grow. Such people are unfazed by bad situation, they perceive it is a challenge and try harder.

They won’t say “things will never get better,” “If I failed once, it will happen again” and “If I experience misfortune in one part of my life, then it will happen in my whole life.”

Positive expectancies of optimists also predict better reactions during transitions to new environments, sudden tragedies and unlikely turn of events. If they fall, they will stand up. They see opportunities instead of obstacles.

People respond positively to optimists

Optimists are proactive and less dependent on others for their happiness. They find no need to control or manipulate people. They usually draw people towards them. Their optimistic view of the world can be contagious and influence those they are with.

Optimism seems a socially desirable trait in all communities. Those who share optimism are generally accepted while those who spread gloom, panic and hysteria are treated unfavorably.

In life, these people often win elections; get voted most congenial and sought for advice.

When the going gets tough, optimists get tougher

Optimists typically maintain higher levels of subjective well-being during times of stress than do people who are less optimistic. In contrast, pessimists are likely to react to stressful events by denying that they exist or by avoiding dealing with problems. Pessimists are more likely to quit trying when difficulties arise.

They persevere. They just don’t give up easily, they are also known for their patience. Inching their way a step closer to that goal or elusive dream.

Optimists are healthier and live longer

Medical research has justified that simple pleasures and a positive outlook can cause a measurable increase in the body's ability to fight disease.

Optimists’ health is unusually good. They age well, much freer than most people from the usual physical ills of middle age. And they get to outlive those prone to negative thoughts.

So why not be an optimist today? And think positively towards a more fulfilled life.

Why not look forward to success in all your endeavors? Why not be resilient? Like everybody else you are bound to hit lows sometimes but don’t just stay there. Carry yourself out of the mud and improve your chances of getting back on the right track. And why not inspire others to remove their dark-colored glasses and see life in the bright side?

The Powers of a Positive Attitude

I am going to ask you to something very weird right now. First of all, I want you to listen to your thoughts. Now tell me, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?

Now let's say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you what’s on your mind?

The answer to number one is up to you. But, the answer number two can be pretty generic. Although people will not be able to tell you exactly what you think, they will more or less have an idea of how you are feeling.

Here's another question. When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen?

You know what? The answer to all these depends on your frame of mind.

Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too – unless, of course, you are a great actor.

And it doesn't end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.

The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.

Positive thoughts have a filling effect. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.

Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.

A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.

We can also define attitude as the way of looking at the world. If you choose to focus on the negative things in the world, more or less you have a negative attitude brewing up. However, if you choose to focus on the positive things, you are more likely carry a positive attitude.

You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.

A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.

A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.

If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.

If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.

Although it is impossible to keep ourselves from the negative things around us, you can still carry a positive attitude by focusing on the good things, the positive things in life.

And this positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.

If positive attitude is really great, why do people choose to adopt a negative attitude instead? One who carries a negative attitude may be actually sending a signal for attention. Before you get me wrong, feeling sad, angry, or gloomy is not wrong itself. But dwelling on these thoughts for far too long is not healthy either. There is a time to mourn.

As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, you will always have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.

You do not have much to lose by adopting a healthy, positive attitude. Studies show that such an attitude actually retards aging, makes you healthier, helps you develop a better stress coping mechanism, and has a very positive effect on all the people you meet every day. So, what's not to like about a positive attitude? Adopt one today.

Positive Thinking Leads to Constructive Solutions

I am certain that if you constantly focus your energy on all the things, that are wrong in your environment, you are not placing yourself in the best frame of mind to achieve anything meaningful with your life. You are surrounded by negativity all the time, in the form of newspapers and news bulletins on radio and TV. So if you want to freshen your attitude and feel more positive, it is time to shift your newspaper, radio and TV time, towards something more positive. I am not advocating that you stop listening to the radio or watching TV altogether. I am however suggesting that you become more selective about the programs you watch or listen to.

Avoid all the crisis type reporting, which repeats throughout the day on Channels such as CNN, Sky News etc. Rather invest this time to watch Discovery Channel, National Geographic or even a few good movies on TV. Use every medium possible to help you develop a positive attitude and to support you to see opportunity. The doom and gloom channels and news reports focus on all the worst negativity, which is going on around you and can never support you to be positive or energised.

Never Abandon your Positive Attitude
People, who abandon their positive attitude, are seldom, if ever aware of all the abundance and opportunity around them. The tend to be blind to everything positive, have a poor work ethic and do not have any drive to take daily action. The attitude you project to the world, will have a major effect on the level of success you manage to achieve.

I know I cannot simply instruct you to be positive and as if by magic, you will immediately just change your attitude and tune out of all the negativity all around you. Telling you to just be positive in a world, which is saturated with so much negativity, is as effective suggesting that you take a swim in the ocean, without getting wet.

Wrestle Back Control
Winning the war against negativity can never happen in a day. It is a gradual conscious process, where you wake up every day determined to be a little more positive that day than you were the day before. You must consciously look around your world and try to identify all the positive things going on. Strive to ignore all the negativity. You must consciously focus on positivity and strive to be solution orientated, looking for opportunities everywhere.

Checklist for positivity:
Fill your day with planned activities, which will help you achieve the success you desire. A disorganised and unplanned day, invites negativity in. This is a simple law of nature, if you do not fill your day with positive, developmental things, the universe will randomly fill it with things you may not necessarily like. A disciplined schedule helps you to remain focused and remain inspired.
Plan at least three positive activities every day, which will support you to feel good. One early in the morning, one at mid-day and one in the late afternoon. This will help you to remain positive throughout the day.
Write your goals at minimum twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening. This will help keep you inspired and focused on where you are going.
Write positive saying and reminders, in visible places around your workplace and home. Read them as often as possible, especially if you are feeling low.
Exercise every day for about 30 minutes. This will not only energise you, but will also help you to remain more positive and driven.
Remove all toxins from your life, things like nicotine, poor nutrition, alcohol etc. These toxins accumulate in your fat cells and cause huge chemical imbalances in your body.
Nothing in your life is more valuable than your ability to maintain and consistently deliver a positive attitude every day. The more positive your attitude, the better your health, mental state and financial wellbeing will be. Money and success are far more likely to move towards someone with a positive, upbeat and solution orientated attitude, than it would to someone who is negative and down all the time.

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How To Successfully Change Your Thought Patterns

It has also been scientifically proven that our thoughts directly influence our lives and there is a wealth of information that can be found warning every one of the dangers of thinking negatively, and rightly so! Your thoughts affect your current health, your successes in life, your relationships, your finances, they influence everything. Your current reality is a mirror of the beliefs and thoughts you hold.

Just by changing the way you think, you can change your life. You have infinite power within you to influence your results and you would be naive not to harness this power. Researchers have shown us that we have on average between 50 000 to 70000 thoughts a day! How many of those thoughts are empowering you and how many of those thoughts are limiting you? It becomes clearer every day that positive thinking is not a sheer luxury but a must if you want to feel fulfilled and happier in life.

The results you have in your life now are come from your past thoughts. Very often, past thoughts become a vicious cycle in undermining current and future results. For example, imagine you are struggling in your business, you are not aware but every second thought you have is something like `I will never be successful` or `my business is going to collapse in a few months´ or ´I am a failure, I knew it´. What really plays out now is that your thoughts connect to emotions, bad thoughts leads to bad feelings and you act on your feelings. In this example, the business owner would make very different business decisions and take very different actions depending if he felt positive or not. Unfortunately, because he believes he will fail, he will most likely fail and he will mostly think that he was right too to be negative, which then reinforces this false belief and the cycle continues.

Because our thoughts are on automatic, most of the time we are not even aware we are having them. The first step is to become aware of the types of limiting thoughts you often have. Once you are aware of how many negative thoughts you have, you want to start to change the neurological patterns that have been formed. The more of the same thought you have, the more energy you are giving it and the more you are reinforcing that thought pattern. The neurons group and come together and are then more prominent in your awareness.

Simple Steps To Successfully Change Your Thought Patterns

• Identify – First you want to identify and acknowledge what types of thoughts you regularly have
• Awareness – The next steps is to create awareness around the thought. You want to understand where this thought/belief originates from. For all your negative thoughts, ask yourself if this is a belief or is it a fact, if it is a belief, how will you change it to empower you now?
• Replace – Now you want to replace this thought to one that is positive and will empower you.
• Repetition – You want to repeat the new thought in your mind so that now you are redirecting your energy to a positive thought and you are creating a new pattern. Every time you think that thought, you are reinforcing it.

You need to repeatedly re-direct your thoughts to the positive one every time. The substance that keeps the associated thoughts together doesn't have unlimited supply so the good news is that after a lot of repetition, the old neurons start to disconnect and the new positive thought patterns replace it.

Change does not happen overnight and unfortunately, there is no magic pill you can take to see results instantaneously. It takes effort, time, commitment and perseverance, but with anything in life, these are the key ingredients to successfully make the changes and achieve what we desire.

You can also try:

• Distancing – this is when you just let your thoughts slip past you without giving too much attention to them at all. 
• When you are aware that you are thinking negatively, tell the voice in your head ¨to shut up¨ or ¨sshh¨ 
• Do something active – If you feel like you are in a negative thinking rut and you can´t refocus, starting moving and do something active, this will help you to be distracted and change your focus for awhile.

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About the Author

Kirstin is a Productivity Coach who is passionate about helping individuals to successfully achieve their goals and create their ¨ideal¨ life. She works with her clients to close the gap between where they are now and where they want to be, while supporting them to overcome their obstacles, develop key skills and a mindset geared for success.

Maintaining A Positive Approach To Daily Life

by Simon Barnett

It's sometimes all too easy to feel like life isn't going as well as it should be. Minor niggles can develop into more significant issues, causing you to spend more time thinking about what's going wrong. The truth is, however, that you might feel better if you take a more positive attitude.

This could, of course, be said to be easy in theory. But the reality may be substantially different, causing you to question whether you can achieve the happiness that you seek. It's not a simple process to escape from a cycle of negativity and this is something that may concern you. How can you make the changes that are necessary in order to allow you to think in a different way?

It's sometimes necessary to take steps that may seem to be rather strange. You might start, as an example, by making a list of all the great things that you have in your life. Such a list might include absolutely everything, from loved ones to ice cream that can currently be found within your freezer at home!

As I said, this may seem like a rather odd thing to do. So why is it something that you would even consider? The answer is that you should look to avoid the danger of assuming that all is going wrong in life. It may well be the case that improvements can be made, but it's unlikely that things are as bad as they first appear.

Once you start making the list, you'll discover that it's hard to stop a smile from forming on your lips. You'll consider great things in life and many of the reasons why you actually enjoy the daily routine. You'll certainly see that there's a lot to be happy about. This is a list that you should keep safe too.

You might, for instance, want to pin it on a message board. Alternatively, it could be attached to your fridge. Ideally, you'll want to place it somewhere that it can be seen every single day. Every time you look at the list, you'll be reminded of the fantastic elements of your life.

This focus on positive issues is likely to become more and more important to you. A number of scientific studies have discovered that people who believe that they are lucky will tend to get more positive results in life. In a sense, they will actually become lucky as a result. The same can be true when it comes to happiness.

If you assume that you have a lot to be happy about, then it's likely that more and more situations will make you smile. What you'll discover is that you actually have a lot to smile about and to be thankful for.

Living life in a positive way can be hugely rewarding. It's something that you may want to try!

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Positive Thinking Success Secrets

By: Tom Cramer

All too many people underestimate the power of positive thinking. Some of the most successful people in the world swear by the use of positive thinking. Nothing is impossible if you stay inspired and keep a positive attitude while striving to attain your goals. Having positive thoughts will not only help with your success but it will also make you happier and you will find more friends as well as business connections. Positive thinking is an important piece in your puzzle of success.


Delve into Dedication

One of the most important success secrets is that a person must be dedicated if they really want to achieve their goals. People with lackadaisical attitudes have a minimal chance at becoming a success in life, be it in their personal lives or professional lives. To succeed, you must be one hundred percent dedicated to making your life better. With true dedication, anything is possible.


Believe in Yourself

It is essential that you believe in yourself and believe that you can have the success that you desire. The truth is that if you can’t believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. In order to gain the self confidence that you need to be successful, you should read as many inspirational sayings as you can find. 


These motivational quotes will help you stay on track and improve your self esteem as well. You can find inspiring quotes on a variety of websites. Just be sure that you are dealing with a reputable success secrets website before you sign up for a membership.


Be Prepared for Bumps

The road to success is paved with the bodies of those who gave up on their dreams. That’s why the road is so bumpy. You need to be prepared for setbacks but you must stay inspired. When you hit a bump in the road, you will need to reevaluate your goal setting strategies. Without reasonable and viable goal setting, you are setting yourself up for failure. You should find some good inspirational sayings that are about setting goals, both short term and long term ones. This should help you to ensure that your personal goals are attainable.


Reach for the Stars

You should reach for the stars and expect to grab them, pull them out of the sky and put them in your pocket. All of your hopes and dreams can come true if you follow the right strategies and keep reading inspirational messages. 


Your wildest dreams are not out of your reach. Each time that you find yourself achieving one of your small milestones, you will need to celebrate your achievement and set a new stepping stone on your road to success. Success secret: A celebration is essential to keeping yourself inspired. You could go out to a nice dinner, splurge with a manicure or buy that business suit that you’ve been wanting for a while. The way you celebrate doesn’t matter; the main thing is that you reward yourself for your hard work, dedication and success in achieving the small goal.


Life is all about change. Nothing ever stays the same for very long. You must learn to recognize the changes and alter your strategy for success in gain it. Unfortunately, the road to success is filled with twists, turns and stop lights. So long as you are willing to think positively and adapt to any situation, you are bound to climb every mountain that you come across.

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Staying Positive is the Secret of Attraction

By: Dr Robert Anthony

The secret of attraction is wholly dependent on practicing positive thoughts and actions. The more negative you are about your endeavors, the less likely it will be for you to succeed in them. Just be more assertive and aggressive with your behavior and you’ll be amazed by how much you can achieve. Just check out the examples below if you want a clearer idea:

1. The secret of attraction to win people over to your cause. Let’s say you’re promoting a cause. It may be something that has to do with the environment, choosing to become a vegetarian, or voting for your political candidate. Such platforms can be pretty tough to promote in a polarized nation such as ours, but if you want to attract people to your cause, you need to first believe in what you’re fighting for. Believe it or not, people in general can ascertain if you’re truly passionate about the issue or just a paid mouthpiece! But when you radiate passion and enthusiasm and speak with authority on the subject, the higher your chances of convincing them to join you.

2. The secret of attraction to having more money in your life. If you want to attract wealth, you need to stop letting your money control you and instead, learn to control it to suit your goals. For example, all your life, you’ve seen how your mother could not control her spending. Shopping was a way to make her feel good, no matter how much debt she was accruing year in and year out. You need to stop equating your self esteem with how much money you can spend to impress your friends, which is a negative no-no. Start viewing money as neither good nor bad, but as a tool to help you live a stable and comfortable life. Using positive thoughts and actions like moderating your spending and paying bills on time are just some ways to bring in more money –not debt – into your life!

3. The secret of attraction to help you win a client: If you’re in sales, you know what a cutthroat industry it can be. Many sales people would sell their grandmothers down the river just to nab an important client. On a less exaggerated note, they would even try to steal a fellow salesperson’s client by encroaching into the transaction. Don’t play dirty like those people, for in this universe there is such a thing as karmic comeuppance. Strive to be ethical and upstanding in your occupation. Carry out only positive thoughts and actions when conducting your business and pretty soon you will build a good name for yourself and attract clients. Leave the monkey business to your less ethical colleagues who will only end up having a reputation for being unscrupulous and irritating.

4. The secret of attraction to attaining inner peace. You don’t need to go to a temple and surround yourself with silent monks to achieve inner peace. The first step to achieving it is by choosing to focus only on positive thoughts and actions, which include forgiving yourself and others. In order to move on, you need to let go of the past. Even something as recent as yesterday’s mess up in the office should be treated as history. Learn from your errors and think of corrective actions rather than telling yourself, “I wish I hadn’t done that.”

5. The secret of attraction to get the body you want. Yes, the doctor said you need to lose fifteen pounds. And no, pinning a photo of a supermodel on your refrigerator is not going to help you lose those fifteen pounds no matter how many times you stare at the image. The photo, however, may serve as a daily inspiration and reminder on the kind of body you’re aiming for. As you watch your food intake and carry out your daily exercise regimen, look at that picture to push you into sticking to the program – and stop you from popping a few pieces of chocolate in your mouth.

If you have concerns similar to the ones listed above, then you should know by now that you should just harness the secret of attraction to make things work out well for you. Positive thoughts and actions are far more potent than you could ever imagine, so go on and try them out for yourself!

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The Power of Positive Thinking and Accomplishing More!

by TJ Philpott

The power of positive thinking has been linked to better health but it also can help you to boost your level of performance as well! The fact of the matter is that having a positive mental attitude can help motivate you to accomplish more than you would have ever imagined possible!

Here are 3 ways having a positive mental attitude can motive you to reach goals and objectives you may not achieve otherwise!

Keeps Your 'Motor' Running

The simple fact is that if you think you can do something you are more likely to continue trying in spite of any obstacles you may encounter! Possessing a 'can do' attitude like this will motivate you and motivation is EXACTLY what most need when trying to accomplish anything worthwhile! The 'energy' you feel will also help to boost the level of performance you put into trying to achieve your goals!

Gives You Higher Expectations

Quite simply attitude equals altitude therefore if you expect more you will likely accomplish more as a result! Higher expectations also translates into setting goals that many without a positive mental attitude, may feel is out of their reach! If you want the best you must first believe it is your right or destiny therefore the expectations you have will help motivate you to fulfill these expectations! You must think BIG to achieve BIG therefore don't allow your thinking to limit your success!

Keeps You Open To Possibilities

When you 'expect' more and truly believe this is something you can achieve, the possibilities are endless! What may appear as a dream for one person can be something that is quite doable for the person with the right mindset! It matters little whether any possibility or opportunity you're presented with has even been successfully accomplished! History is littered with those who have 'ventured' where others have dared not to go and have succeeded and are now immortalized! There is always a first time for everything and this is something one must always keep in mind! Just because it hasn't been done 'yet' doesn't mean it can't be done!

The power of positive thinking almost always offers enviable results both mentally and physically! Our discussion above points out how a positive mental attitude can actually boost your level of performance by helping to motivate you! The fact is that in most cases people fall short of their goals simply because they don't put in the necessary effort and NOT because a goal is beyond their reach! Motivation will always play a key role in our level of performance which of course influences how much we do accomplish! The simple 'lesson' here today is that if you want 'bigger and better' things for you and your family, boost your output along with your health by adopting a positive mental attitude!

TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina.
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Take Positive Action To Turn Dreams Into Reality

By: Tom Cramer

Dreaming and thinking about achieving big things is inspiring. But such positive thinking is effective only when you take an action. You might have all the knowledge in the world to do a particular thing but what is the use of that knowledge unless you act upon it?

After all, knowledge and skills can remain only pieces of information stored in your mind if you sit idle and do not utilize them to achieve your goal. Simply having knowledge and good thoughts will not take you anywhere. So in order to achieve your desired results and experience the personal development you would like to see in yourself, you have to combine knowledge with the necessary action.

Self help is the best fuel for growth

Of course, you need to have the vision in your mind regarding where you want to see yourself in the future. But all those thoughts and vision require conscious action from your side to turn your dreams into reality. Remember even the most successful people would not have reached their milestones without taking action.

Many of us avoid taking the initiative because of fear of losing. But keep in mind that the ultimate failure is not losing. Rather failure is the malady of not trying at all.

So take action no matter how small it is. You will be amazed to see that even the smallest of self help actions can have an impact. The idea is to keep moving forward.

Choose the more difficult option

For instance, you may aspire to take a business management course to give shape to your dream of becoming a successful business manager but are petrified of math. One option is to simply give up your dream and opt for another career. That is definitely the easy way out. The other option is to think positive, fight your fear of math, practice hard to upgrade your skills and get the help that you need.

The first and easier option will push you towards another career, while the second, more difficult option will help you build your dream career. Which one would you value more? To be stuck in a career you didn’t want … or to feel good about building the career of your dreams?

No matter what your goal is, be it to launch your own company, become a fashion designer, a ballet dancer or finish your PhD ... you have to keep taking consistent action towards your goal. Once you take the first step, it will be far easier for you to take the next step. But if you do nothing at all, nothing will be your result.

Success secret: Be ready for the big leap

The success secret of all successful people is that they don't just talk or visualize. They take action. When the going gets tough, they take small but steady steps … and when opportunity knocks, they are prepared to take the big jump. The key to success lies in consistently trying without quitting.

It is not a stroke of luck that brings success. It is the combination of vision with the required action … one step at a time. And don't lose heart when you start anything new. Always remember most beginnings are small and seem insignificant, but as you take each step toward your goal you become closer to achieving it.

It is extremely difficult in the beginning, so you need to push yourself and keep yourself motivated. Read inspiring self help books, encouraging quotes and watch inspirational sayings videos that offer ways to improve personal development and give you the necessary push to take action.

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Positive Thinking - Can the Way You Think Affect Your Health Physically? by Suzanne Glover

Positive thinking sometimes can be perceived as a lot of "fluff," but science has been able to prove that there's more to it than just the "placebo effect." In fact, this article answers the question, "How to be Positive Automatically" because it discusses one of the best benefits of positive thinking that makes maintaining positive attitude routine.

BECOMING ADDICTED TO POSITIVE THOUGHTS: Remember when you were upset as a kid and inevitably Mom would try to change your attitude by saying, "Everything's going to be alright?" Whether Mom knew about the power of positive thinking or not, those words were the best thing for her to say at the moment. Today, if we can be that "Mom figure" to ourselves and use positive thoughts and positive phrases like, "Everything's going to be alright," then we are actually using a very old "home remedy" to ignite different biological reactions within our bodies.

So, what exactly does that mean? It means that science has discovered that you can use the power of positive thinking for maintaining positive attitude and actually get "hooked" or "addicted" to it on a biological level.

One way that this happens is that your mind puts out chemicals that coincide with your emotions. So, when you're using positive thoughts to stay happy, your brain is actually flooding your body with "happy" chemicals. The interesting thing that occurs in this regard, though, is that your body may not be equipped to handle all the happy chemicals "coming down the pipe" if you've been depressed for a long time and are new to using the power of positive thinking to your advantage. So, your body has to make physical changes to adapt to the new flow of happy chemicals. Can it do this? Yes!

In fact, one of the best benefits of positive thinking is that as you get better and better at maintaining positive attitude, you are consistently putting out "happy" chemicals and your body produces more and more cell receptors - or portals - to receive the new flood of chemicals, and this is pretty exciting news if you need motivation to change your attitude. Why? Because the more positive you become mentally, the more "happy chemicals" your body prepares to receive and craves, so your body helps you stay happy in order to get its "fix" of happy chemicals. This is where you can say attitude is contagious because your body wants more "happy juice" so your mind puts out more "happy chemicals" to satisfy the "cravings" of your body for "happy juice" so you don't have to think about "how to be positive" anymore. You're on auto pilot!

POSITIVE THINKING CREATES A "SMARTER" BRAIN: Positive thinking also has a positive impact on how the brain itself functions. Research in the field of positive psychology has shown that when a brain is kept positive by maintaining positive attitude, it actually creates more neural pathways faster and has an increased ability to problem solve and "think better." In other words, practicing the power of positive thinking and maintaining positive attitude are like feeding your brain "super food" to help it thrive.

So, can positive thinking affect your health in a positive way? Yes. In fact, when you're super charging your brain with positive thoughts, it runs better and since it's the central computer to your body, it floods your body with positive chemicals that keep you healthy and happy.


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