Are you facing a difficult challenge?

It’s a nice thought, and very comforting to know that regardless of how tough times get, that you can make it through while maintaining a positive outlook.  Knowing yourself and trusting your inner being helps you to understand the ups and downs of life and to persevere during challenging and difficult times.

You can go farther than you ever imagined when you believe and trust in yourself.  The first step to having a positive outlook is to simply believe you are capable of being positive.  A firm belief in yourself helps banish negative thoughts that try to sabotage your thinking during trying times.

The Ups and Downs of Life

You already know that life is made up of many ups and downs.  When things are going great, you almost hope that it lasts forever. When things aren’t going so well, it’s sometimes hard to even imagine life getting better again.

No one expects you to bounce back immediately if you are going through a particularly trying time.  It’s important to take time to grieve and to feel the emotions of life.  By allowing yourself to feel, your positive outlook will return quicker making room for good times.

At just the right time, you will begin to start working towards a better future and be able to experience more “ups” in your life.  When you are honest to yourself, and are open to this idea, you’ll be well on your way to a positive outlook on life.

Believing in Yourself

The key to living a happy and prosperous life is believing in yourself.  Some people believe that phrases such as “If you can dream it, you can do it”, lack truth an meaning. However the sentiment is true. Don’t allow others to put limiting beliefs into your head. If you believe something is possible, you can achieve it with a strong driving force!

While you are going through trying times, it may be difficult to believe you are capable of moving forward.  It’s during these challenging times that you need to take a good look at yourself and muster up your strengths.  Discover your inner strength and learn to trust it.

Using Affirmations

Repeating affirmations to your self daily is a great way to get and keep a positive outlook.  You can use these short, positive statements to communicate with your unconscious mind.

You can write your own affirmations or repeat those that you’ve found in a book or on a website.  The affirmations need to be appropriate for your situation.  Affirmations are an effective way of continually reminding yourself of your strengths and good qualities.  The more you practice saying affirmations, the more effective your results.

Recognizing Your True Self

Every situation, whether positive or negative, carries opportunities for you to get in touch with your true self.  Difficult times are challenges, and if you’re ready to face them with a positive outlook, you’ll discover more about yourself and your capabilities to thrive.

Difficult times can give you the ability to get in touch with your values. Seek the deeper meaning of it all, and always search for the silver lining. Even the toughest and most depressing situations can be opportunities for learning, as long as you open yourself to see the lesson.

Learning for the Future

Use the life lessons you learn during difficult situations to help you cope with future obstacles and to help others. Enjoy your life in the moment to maintain a positive outlook and the happiness your deserve.

Positive thinking leads to a life full of happy and positive experiences.

Negative thinking leads to existing with a doom and gloom attitude.

Positive thinking is finding the good in every situation.

5 Tips to Improve Your Mindset with Positive Thinking

1. Change every negative thought you have to a positive one. Be a Pollyanna – if you have not seen the movie … Pollyanna’s father taught her the “glad game”, Consistently finding something to be glad about.

2. Surround yourself with happy positive people. Social gatherings should have a special meaning to you and make you happy. Create as many positive memories for yourself whenever you can.

3. Enjoy the simple pleasures in life. Nothing is too small or insignificant. Life is yours to enjoy.

4. Laugh. After all, it is the best medicine. If you find yourself feeling down – or in a negative mood, watch a funny movie or visit someone who has the ability to make you laugh.

5. Be Kind to yourself as well as others. Give a hug to someone who needs it. (Always remember to hug your spouse and children!) Greet everyone you meet with a smile. Give to others that are less fortunate than you.

Everything that you do will affect others around you. If you are negative and always finding fault, people won’t want to be around you.

However, if you are positive and happy, people will want to be in your company to swoop up the positive energy that emerges from you.

Positive thinking breeds positive results.

The way you begin your day sets the tone for the ENTIRE das events. This doesn’t only impact you, but it will also influence your family and anyone you come into contact with as well.

CHOOSE to begin your day in a positive manner. Do not get up in a grumpy mood – no one likes a grump.

What do you see when you first wake up?

Hang a vibrant colorful picture on the wall where you will see it first thing upon opening your eyes. It must be something that you really like.

When you first wake up, open the curtains and let the sunshine in. Light has a direct affect on one’s mood.

Fresh flowers around your home can really be a mood lifter as well.

You can change the way in which you view your life and the world. It can make all the difference. Focus on the positive blessings in your life. Try not to think about negative things.

Positive thinking is learning to channel all of your thoughts in the direction of goodness. Take time to smell the roses. Be thankful for everything you have. Be generous to those who have less than you.

Nothing in the world can negatively impact the feeling you get when you look into the smiling face of a child. Learn to live life to the fullest and enjoy every precious moment – just like a child. Positive thinking comes natural for most children – until they learn negativity.

Remember, Positive Thinking and Leading a Happy Life go hand in hand.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.  ~John Locke

Every action starts with a thought but not all thoughts lead to action.  How many times have you thought of a great idea but didn’t follow through with it?

What are your thoughts?  What is it that you truly desire?

You’ve probably heard a lot about the Law of Attraction and Positive Thinking.  I wholeheartedly believe in these techniques – however many people are led to believe that all they need to do is think and visualize to make their dreams come true.

It’s important that you know that Your thoughts, dreams and words will not magically give you the things you long for.

The only way you can create the life you desire is to TAKE ACTION.

For example if you visualize yourself in your dream job making a 6 figure income, and every day you affirm this by stating “I work at my dream job making a 6 figure income” – but don’t take action by acquiring the knowledge, skills and training you need for that job … You are just daydreaming.

In our example above, you may not know what skills and training you need …

That’s the beauty of the “Law of Attraction” is that by visualizing and affirming what you want, the answers will come to you on how to obtain it.   You need to take action as soon as possible after you receive the answer.

Start a success journal.  Every day write down the actions you took that will bring you one step closer to reaching your goal.  You’ll be amazed at how all the little things add up.

Stop procrastinating and just do it.  How many times have you dreaded doing certain task – and then after you’ve started you really get into it?  It also usually takes a lot less time to achieve the task than you originally thought it would.  And, you feel so much better once it’s done!

As you continue to use The Law of Attraction you’ll be surprised at how motivated you become to do whatever it takes to succeed.

You need to find the balance between positive thinking, visualizing and taking action.  By utilizing the “Law of Attraction” and taking action when the answers come to you – you will achieve your goals quicker than you ever thought possible.

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“What do you really want in your life?”
They will usually give me answers as follows.

“I want to have more success in my life.”

“I want to have more money.”

“I want to have a better relationship.”

Then I ask them “What will success give you?” “What will money give you?” “What will a good relationship give you?”

They will always come down to one answer – “Feeling Good!”

Yes, “Feeling Good” is the Ultimate Need of any human being. Nothing is as important as feeling good. Therefore, the quality of your life comes down to one thing –your ability to feel good.

Did I say that? Yes, feeling good is an ability. It is like a muscle; the more you use, the stronger it will become. You either use it or lose it. Unfortunately, the majority of people today have forgotten how to use this powerful ability.

Today I will give you some powerful techniques. As long as you use them, they will awaken your ability to feel good. The quality of your life will increase dramatically, you will have a tremendous amount of energy, and live a life of total fulfillment. These techniques are so simple that you won’t believe it. I only ask you to keep a ten-day commitment, use them for ten days, and see how your life will change. After ten days, you decide to keep them or not. I bet you will get addicted to it. Ok, let’s begin.

Technique No 1: Flip Switch

Although we know the importance of feeling good, most of the time in daily life we forget about it. We are so busy dealing with the “important matters” we meet everyday, that we forget the more important matters of “Feeling good, living a stress free life”. At the time we realize this, we are already in a deep state of negativity.

The Solution is to do a “Flip Switch” throughout the day.

What is Flip Switch? Flip Switch is a technique whereby you hold in your mind a positive image, a moment from your past when you felt really good, or just an imagined event that makes you feel good. Hold it for a few seconds. At the moment you do your Flip Switch, it will cancel out all the previous negative emotions.

The key is to do it often. Don’t wait until your negative emotions get big, and dominate you thoughts. Kill the monster when it is little.

Do this exercise throughout the day, and you will see the changes in your life simultaneously. I can’t stress enough how powerful this exercise is, try it out for yourself.

Some people find it is hard to hold a image. My answer to them is, just pretend you see. The importance is not how clearly you see, but how strong you feel.

Technique No 2: Capture Magic Moments

We don’t remember all the things that happen in our lives, but we remember some moments. Unfortunately, most people only remember the unhappy moments, and forget the happy moments. These unhappy memories only make them unhappy, and they don’t even notice.

The purpose of this technique is to help you consciously memorize those magical happy moments so that they will make you happier. It is very simple, keep a magical journal, every night before you go to bed, and recall all the good things that happened in your day. Note down things you enjoyed, things you learned, and most importantly things you have achieved. Every week, record your top achievements during the week, and every month, record your top achievements during the month. You will be amazed at how many things you have achieved, and wonder why you did not notice them before.

Take the 10 day challenge; you will love the positive changes in your life. When you find your ability to feel good increases, you will really live with your true purpose.

Technique No 3: Be grateful for everything

Do you know what the most powerful emotional state that people can have is? Yes, that is gratitude. When you are in the state of gratitude, you are in line with the source energy of the universe. You get to see things clearly. Any obstacles become an opportunity for you.

People feel depressed, or unhappy, most of the time because they focus too much attention onto the problems they have, and forget that they have many wonderful things happening in their lives.

Be grateful for the love you receive from your family, your friends, your colleagues. Thank them in some way. Treat them a meal, buy them a gift, just give them a word of greeting, or just give them a prayer in your heart.

Be grateful to yourself, to your body. Say thanks to your feet for supporting you for such a long time, say thanks to your eyes for letting you see the beauty of this world, say thanks to your ears for giving you the beautiful sounds of the universe. Say thank you to every part of your body.

Thank the universe for all the blessings it gives you, and all the blessings you are receiving.

Be grateful for everything you have now, and you shall receive much more.

Technique No 4: The secret of giving

What you give you shall receive! You can see much evidence that shows you this is absolutely true. The wealthiest men on this planet are always the people who give most. The more they give, the more they receive. Bill Gates is the richest man on earth, because he gives the most. No any other person in history has ever given as much money to the world as Bill Gates does.

You must give the very thing that you want to receive. If you want money, you must give money. If you want love, you must give love. The best way to stay happy and feel loved is to make other people feel happy and loved. Give love to everyone you meet, a simple greeting or a word of compliment will go a long way. At the very moment you show your love to other people, the universal law has already guaranteed you will receive it back, and it will give it back to you in the most amazing way.

A point to note is that you must give out unconditionally; don’t expect return from the person you give to, the universe will orchestrate all the details.

Give love, and you will receive love!

Technique No 5: I am a VIP

Nothing is so important as feeling good. Your outer world is a
direct reflection of your inner world. If you want to experience joyfulness, and richness in your outer world, you have to have a joyful, rich inner world. The only way to have a happy, prosperous life is to experience happiness and prosperity in your inner world. Nothing is more important than this.

Where can you find these wonderful feelings? Who can give you these good experiences? The answer is YOU! You are the creator of anything you experience in your life. Only you can control your own feelings. If you don’t give permission, no one can ever influence any of your feelings. But what I find is that people always give power to their environment, they allow others to control their feelings. They feel bad because some bad things happen in their lives, they feel bad because others have done bad things to them. They blame the world, they blame others as the cause of their bad emotions. What they don’t know is that others will never have any influence over their inner feelings if they don’t allow them to. From this day onwards, take full control of your own feelings, never give control to others. You are 100% responsible for your own feelings. You decide to feel good every moment in life.

No one can make you feel bad if you don’t allow them to. You are in total control of your own feelings, and you decide to feel good. The question is how you are going to feel good. You do this by treating yourself as a VIP, a very important person. Think about what you would do to a VIP. Wouldn’t you do anything to make him or her happy? Wouldn’t you do something good for him or her? Wouldn’t you put him or her as your first priority? From this day onwards, treat yourself as a VIP, do anything to make yourself happy. Treat yourself a meal; buy yourself a gift, give yourself a break from time to time. You deserve this, because you are your own VIP, no one is more important than yourself.

Technique No 6: The power of focus

I am sure you have heard sayings like “What you focus on tends to expand.”, ” What you focus on becomes your reality.”, “You are what you think most of the time.”. Basically they are saying one thing “You become what you focus on.”

We all want a prosperous life, we all want a life of fulfillment, but very few people focus on this. They only focus on what they are worried about, and in the end that is what they get. You will attract the very thing that you focus on. This universal law never fails, it works 100% accurately. If you focus on poverty, you will get it; if you focus on riches, you will get them. If you focus on happiness, you will get it; if you focus on sorrow, you will get it too. This law works perfectly.

The question is what should we consciously do to focus our attention on things we want. We have been taught to focus on the fears and worries for years. The answer is simple. We must use the same way that we used to focus on negative things to focus our attention on the positive things. What do you do when you are focusing on the things you worry about? You probably talk to yourself consciously or unconsciously. Most of the time, your self talk is carried out in a form of Q&A .

Q: “Why do these things happen to me?”

A: “Because I am stupid?”;

Q: “Why am I so stupid?”

A: “Because I am a fool.”

Do you find you have ever had this kind of conversation with yourself? The way to deal with it is to be aware of it, and use the same way to focus your attention on the positive things. Ask yourself empowering questions. Ask questions in such a way that you will always get the answers that make you feel good. No matter how bad the situation is, ask yourself, “What is great about this?”, “What can I learn from this?”

If you continually ask yourself, you will always find something great, and something you can learn. Will that make you feel better? You’d better believe it.

From now on, make a commitment- no matter how bad the situation is, you will always find a question to turn your attention to the positive. You become what you focus on!

Technique No 7: No Competition

Many of our disappointments and bad feelings come from competition, or comparison. We feel bad about ourselves; because we see others are doing better than we do. As long as we focus our attention on our weakness, we will never feel good about ourselves. We feel bad, because others are more handsome or more beautiful than us; we feel bad because others have more money, better cars, better houses than we have; We feel bad because others get promoted, but we don’t; We feel bad just because others are happier than we are. As long as you compare yourself with others, you will always find someone who is better than you. And you will never feel good enough.

Instead of falling into this trap of endless competing, why not free ourselves, and live life in our own way. Instead of focusing on what others are doing better than we do, and feeling bad about ourselves, why not focus on learning from others and improving our own skills? Life is about growing, not about competing. Focus your attention on self-growth, go for the best, and you will finally see the big rewards.

In the Athens 2004 Olympics, the Chinese athlete Liu Xiang won the first gold medal in the 110 meters men’s hurdles competition for China. He has made new Chinese history in the Olympic Games. When he was asked, if the four-time world champion Allen Johnson crashed out in the qualifying heat, whether his own performance would be affected, he said, “Not at all, I just follow my own plan, and perform for the best.” In his mind, he does not care who is running against him, he just does his best.

Forget about competition, go for the best!

Technique No 8: Get in touch with your higher self

Nowadays, we are too busy in our daily activities. We even forget who we really are. We really need to find some time for ourselves; get in touch with our higher self. There are two ways you can do this.

The first is nature. Find yourself some spare time every week, and take a walk in the park, or go to the forest. Listen to the sound of nature, and feel the power of it. See the greenness of this beautiful nature, and enjoy being with it. Feel that you are safe, and you are close to Mother Nature.

The second way you can get in touch with your higher self is through meditation. There is too much misconception about meditation, and people tend to make it really complicated. Meditation is easy to do, and everyone can do it. The simplest way is to just sit quietly, and count your breath. Whenever you attention goes away, bring it back to your breath.

The purpose of meditation is to clear your conscious mind, so that you can get in touch with your subconscious mind. There are some advanced meditation techniques that can manifest your desires fast. I will reveal them to you in my future articles. For the time being, practice this simple meditation, it will give you a lot of benefits.

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What he was saying did make some sense. He was stating that that you need to use your intellect to obtain what you desire in life – not “wishful thinking”.

I know that there are people who constantly repeat positive affirmations but they never get up off the couch and take action to obtain their dreams. This is what I call wishful thinking or daydreaming.

To me positive affirmations are a way to feel better about yourself. They are a way to control your subconscious thoughts.

In my line of business I have encountered numerous people whom have never been told that they are special unique individuals.

How about you?

When you were growing up was you taught that you are a unique individual?

Were your feelings and opinions are valued because they are yours?

That it’s all right to disagree with others and for others to disagree with you?

So many of us never got the acceptance we needed while we were growing up – so as adults we are constantly looking for acceptance from others. It takes time and patience with yourself for your subconscious to begin believing that you are a wonderful, loving, worthy human being.

This is where “positive thinking” comes in very useful. The more you repeat them, the deeper they are enrooted into you subconscious. Affirmations with feelings have always been some of my favorites …

“I feel good”

“I feel energetic”

“I feel healthy”

“I feel happy”

“I feel loved”

“I feel valued”

“I feel enthusiastic”

Think about this quote ….

“Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.” Robert Collier

I know what you’re thinking. This is just another self-help book that won’t get me anywhere but confused and frustrated. If that’s what you’re thinking then I would say your thinking is incorrect and not very successful.

Success is something that is in your mind and the way you think and perceive things. This ebook points that out and gives you over 140 ideas on how to change negative ways of thinking. If you are looking to be successful you have to want it and do it yourself. This ebook points out those facts and gives you ways to accomplish it yourself.

I found after checking out The Science of Success that success is a matter of putting many ideas together and then working at them to better my self and my attitude. It’s so easy to just sit back and hope it happens. That’s not reality though. Putting forth the effort and making things happen are the way it works. After reading this book, you’ll not only know that but you’ll believe it too!

How would you feel if someone set down with you and explained things like how to get your mind to agree with you or the simple things you can do on a daily basis that will bring you closer to great success? That’s what this ebook does plus more.

Just the part about seeing the difference between a successful person and myself was helpful to me. After reading that section, I realized I could learn how to succeed, how to get along with others so that I could continue to be successful, plus how to keep my concentration so I would have the incentive to succeed. It’s all too easy to give up when things get tough, but motivation and positive thinking can help you overcome those thoughts.

This ebook is a wonderful piece of work. Because of it I now have a positive attitude to succeed. I know why I failed before and what I can do so that I don’t fail again. It has given me hope to fulfill my dreams my way and with the right outlook on my future.

Go to The Science of Success – It’s All in Your Mind for more information.

Once positive thinking is natural for you and a part of your repetitive thoughts you will see your life changing for the better.

Here are 5 Tips to Change Your Thoughts:

Change Your Thoughts Tip#1. Become aware of your thoughts

Take time to become consciously aware of your thoughts. If possible carry around a small notebook and just jot your thoughts down 3 or more times per hour. This will help you become aware of any repetitive thoughts.

Change Your Thoughts Tip#2. Check your thoughts

Develop a mental habit of “checking your thoughts” as often as possible. Many of us are so busy these days we just rush from this place to that. We are constantly thinking of what we need to do next. – Or worse we are thinking “we should have done that” or “we shouldn’t have said what we did.”

Change Your Thoughts Tip#3. Make a conscious decision

Instantly replace any negative thoughts with a positive thought. If you’re thinking “I’m going to be late again” replace it with “I am always on time”. Keep repeating “I am always on time” to yourself. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the results.
If you’re thought is “My hair is a mess” replace it with “I have beautiful hair”.

This really doesn’t take much time. – Just a sincere conscious effort on your part.

Change Your Thoughts Tip#4. Focus on Repetitive Thoughts
When you find that you are having the same thoughts over and over again, these are probably the thoughts that are controlling your life. You will want to replace these thoughts with thoughts of the life you want. At this time you can write down the positive thoughts you wish to have – such as …
“I feel energetic” “I am debt free” “I love my job” etc.

Change Your Thoughts Tip#5. Affirm Positive Thinking
Set aside a few minutes every morning when you get up, and every night before you go to sleep. Read these positive thoughts aloud to your self. Say them with emotion.
It also helps to look in the mirror as you say them. Positive emotions reflect in your facial expressions. This helps to reprogram your negative thoughts into positive thoughts.

I know some people have a hard time grasping this. They believe “Positive Thinking” and “Affirmations” are something “new” out of the 20th century. I think some even call it new age.

Think again …..

Many of the worlds great philosophers spoke about how our thoughts affect our health and or lives ….

Thought quotes by Aristotle, Ancient Greek Philosopher (384 BC – 322 BC);

“The actuality of thought is life”

“Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim”

Thought quotes by Hippocrates Greek physician (460 – 377 BC);

“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.”

Thought quotes by Buddha, Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, Founder of Buddhism (563-483 B.C.)

“What we think, we become.”

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

Thought quotes from the King James Bible

“The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
1 Corinthians 3:19-21

“I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it”
Jeremiah 6:19

A Chinese Proverb:
“A man’s conversation is the mirror of his thoughts”

And one of my favorites, a thought quote by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empereor (AD 121-180)
“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts”
Notice the word Habitual thoughts in the above quote?

Many of us go through life with the same ole thoughts over and over again. We’re just like a hamster going ’round and ’round on a spinning wheel … and we just can’t figure out why we never seem to get anywhere.

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Needless to say I wasn’t in the best of spirits. I was very depressed and was hanging on by a thread. To top it off I was working mandatory 60-hour weeks at a job I couldn’t stand.

I would get called into the managers office several times a week. I’d usually be written up for “my tone of voice”. Used to upset me quite a lot! I’d say I could not help my tone of voice. It wasn’t like I was yelling or anything; I never cursed or said anything derogatory.

I began seeing a psychologist so I could sort out all the problems in my life. One of my assignments was to stop whatever I was doing, and write down my thoughts several times per hour.

After a couple days I couldn’t handle my thoughts any more. Every single thing I wrote down was negative. A lot of it was stupid stuff – like ….

“That dress looks ugly on Mary” or “Sue is gaining weight”

This was a real “Light-Bulb” moment for me. No wonder I had a “tone of voice”. Every thought I was having was negative and condescending to others or to myself. My negative thoughts were flowing out – not only in my tone but in my actions – which were making people feel like I was being hostile.

From that time forward every time I would have a negative thought, I’d immediately replace it with a positive thought – such as “Mary’s hair looks nice today.”

It was amazing how quickly things changed. People stopped complaining about me and life at work became bearable.

Learn to be aware of your thoughts and make a conscious effort to always think positive thoughts.