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Tips For Creating A More Positive Attitude

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Tips For Creating A More Positive Attitude
By Karen Litaker

It is much easier to go through life if you are happy than it is if you are grumpy. The choice of what kind of day you are going to have starts out with you and the choice you make everyday when you wake up. A positive attitude is the best way to start your day and a better way to try to be happy as opposed to being grumpy. Here are a few things that I have learned that have helped me to be a more positive, happy person.

1. Tell yourself every morning that you feel great and it's going to be a great day.
2. Smile and laugh every chance you get.
3. Eliminate contact with people that you know are negative people.
4. If you work, leave work at the office at the end of the day and go home and relax.
5. Hug your family members and tell them that you love them.
6. Do something you enjoy doing at least once a week.
7. Give to and help others every chance you get.
8. Don't stress over things that you do not have any control over.
9. Take care of yourself and be proud of who you are.
10. Don't dwell on past mistakes because you can't go back and change them.

I am no expert but these things have really helped me to have a very positive, upbeat attitude. I also have less stress and nearly no anger in my life at all anymore. If you are a happy and positive person it will affect the people that you come in contact with in a positive way too. These things don't cost you anything to try but I think that you will find that they have a positive impact on you.

Karen Litaker
I work from home and feel that has a positive effect on my life too.
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Create or React

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Create or React
By Sharon Capehart

We are constantly bombarded with choices every day. Choices are responsible for giving us opportunities to create instead of reacting to them. You might get overwhelmed when presented with choices, but instead you should think of it as an open door to something new. We are given choices that force us to create because whether we like it or not, we are all co-creators in this universe. This is how we are different from other earthly species. Deciding to react negatively to a very difficult choice will hinder you from moving forward.

Every day, there is always going to be something new to create, so decide in your mind not to react to situations that appear harder than they really seem. Do you want to spend your day wishing you had done this or that? Or do you want to look back and say, "job well done!"

Reacting to an event is extremely counterproductive because that event will surely pass. This is why we have night and day. Both come and go, don't they? This is how problems are as well. You can make an impact and use the issue to create a solution. All problems have solutions and this is where you come into play. Don't wait for someone else to do it. Step up to the plate. You might just create a new solution that no one else thought about.

We sometimes react unconsciously because our thoughts are channeled toward the impossible. Nothing is impossible. There is never a problem that does not have the potential to be solved. Why not let it be you? What will be your choice in the matter? Think positively and you will get positive results. Never encourage thoughts of anything being too hard for you. You have the ability to think things through. You are no different from anyone else. Common sense is all you need.

Do you know that you expend more energy when you react than when you create? Yes, you sure do. A reaction from you constitutes emotions that can hyperventilate your heart and arrest your mind into a standstill and inert position. You will never get anything done that way. A negative reaction means that you have given up any hope of a solution when you react negatively. You haven't even tried and yet you are throwing in the towel.

Are you dodging the bullet? Is it fear? Or is it just a resolution to let someone else do it? If you don't deal with it now, it may pop up again and then be worse than it was before.

Take control of every situation that presents itself in your life. Decide what action you will take and make it positively creative. It will always benefit both you and others.

There are so many people who spend most of their days worrying about stuff. Instead of worry, why not use the issues to seek a resolution? Worry is a form of reaction to a problem. Believe me, all worry does is to make you sick with stress and frustration. It is not worth it. You have to rise above it and learn how to not be engulfed by worry.

If you can learn how to create a solution from the illusion of what you may call a problem, you will have gained the momentum for success.

Whether from her home office in Dallas, Texas, or traveling around the country, SHARON CAPEHART, the Empress of Empowerment, makes it her mission to "wake up" women everywhere to the incredible potential they have long forgotten they possess. She is the author of "The Power 2 Be You!," creator of "A Woman's Path to Success" as well publisher of the FREE Power Up! ezine. Sharon's breakthrough "Path To Success" series helps women build a solid foundation for success as Sharon herself guides them on a journey to a life filled with excitement and personal power! "A Woman's Path To Success" is available now at http://www.positivelywomen.com

Sharon Capehart, Empress of Empowerment, is an Author, Coach, Speaker and Entrepreneur. Sharon will help you build a solid foundation of confidence, cultivate a success-oriented mindset, and walk with you on your journey to a life filled with Passion, Excitement and Personal Power. For more information please visit http://www.positivelywomen.com

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Positive Thinking for Kids

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Positive Thinking for Kids
By Anne Marshall

We all want our children to have the best in life and that includes having a positive mental attitude and a sense of empowerment, yet children are rarely given the opportunity to learn how to acquire these skills. Knowing how to release negative thinking patterns and make use of mind skills such as visualization techniques, affirmations and positive self-talk are all skills that can be easily learnt but they do need to be taught.

If you would like to help your child develop a more positive mental attitude, then helping them to improve their self talk is one of the most valuable things you can do, and is an important step along the way to maintaining a positive and healthy self-image.

Using positive statements such as affirmations is one of the simplest and easiest ways to help your child make these changes and there are lots of ways of making this fun for all the family to do.

Yet research has shown that just repeating an affirmation again and again will only be about 10% effective overall, better than nothing but not really good enough. The trick to making affirmations really effective is to add very vivid and colourful imagery to your affirmation whilst holding an image of success in your mind. Then with repetition, over time, it is known to become at least 70% effective. This is because the right side of our brain tends to process information in the form of pictures rather than in a linear way and of course we need to use both side of our brain equally to be really effective.

The best news of all though, is that if you encourage your child to repeat their affirmation regularly (over a period of a couple of weeks is ideal) with lots of vivid imagery, making sure that what is being affirmed is also specific, measurable, and entirely positive and then add the feeling of success to that, it becomes 100% effective. In other words the mind assumes that what it is experiencing is real. Think about it for a moment, there are lots of examples of how this works in our everyday life. Advertisers use this knowledge all the time and it's also one of the most common ways that our fears and phobias are created too.

One of the best things about affirmations is that they simple to create and can be used in all sorts of fun and imaginative ways. For example, if your child is struggling with their spelling you could help them come up with a simple affirmation such as "I'm improving my spelling every day"

Affirmations can be adapted to any age group and can be used in many creative ways to give your child's self esteem a gentle boost throughout the day.

Here are some ideas to get you going:

• Help your child to write or draw their affirmation on brightly coloured card and display it somewhere obvious.

• Write out a new affirmation each day and hide it somewhere where they will find it later such as in their lunch box or under their pillow.

• Leave a message on your child's mobile phone (if they are old enough to have one) reminding them to think positive thoughts.

• Make up a song or rhyme with your favourite affirmation.

There are endless ways you can make these techniques fun. So let yourself be creative and make up your own list of simple ways to remind your child of their natural brilliance. They are bound to delight in your encouragement and support.

This article is based on Anne's e-book 'Positive Thinking for Kids. Private consultation are available by telephone for parents who would like to learn more about how to use NLP and EFT techniques to help improve their child self esteem and confidence. Go to http://www.enhancingvitality.com/callback.html to request a call back or get in touch via email at http://www.enhancingvitality.com/contact.html if you would like to know more.

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How to Have a Positive Attitude

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How to Have a Positive Attitude
By Rebekah Railton

Welcome back to our second 'Success in everyday life' newsletter. As you start out on your journey towards Success, it is very important to develop a good Attitude, because our attitude is the foundation behind everything we do, say and think. Your attitude flows out from your heart and soul, and shows the real you behind your every action.

Positive Attitude

For you to be successful in achieving your life's goals you need to develop a positive attitude! If you have a positive attitude, then as you speak and work, others around you will be encouraged and inspired. This will help them to develop a positive attitude too, and you will all move forward more easily towards success. If you have a negative attitude then you will find that the people living and working around you will become negative, resulting in an atmosphere of discouragement, fear and tension. This in turn dampens your own enthusiasm and success.

Since we hold such power of influence over the people around us by the attitude we have to life, then it is also true in reverse. The people we mix with will have an influence over our attitude. We must choose our friends and company carefully. Surround yourself with people who have a positive attitude and avoid those who are always negative and full of doubt. Be careful only to share your big ideas and dreams with people you know have a positive attitude: people who believe that dreams and goals are achievable. As they get excited with you, you will be able to move forward against any obstacle that comes up to stop you.

If you are finding it hard to find positive people with whom to share your dreams and goals, then why not drop us a line and share your goals with us? We would be more than happy to hear about your plans for the future and help in any way that we can. If a listening, and supportive ear is what you need, then we would love to help!

One way for you to start developing a positive attitude, is to start using positive words and to think positive thoughts. Speak about yourself in positive ways; speak about your friends and family this way too. Use words of encouragement and praise out loud and in public so you can help lift others up, and if you need to correct someone, only do it in private.

Never use words like "I'm only a ..." or "I'm just a...." whatever you do in life is important. Don't make excuses for what you do, enjoy it, be proud and do your job or task well. You may be feeling tired or weary as success seems so far away or even unreachable, but any tough times that you are experiencing now will soon pass into history, and easier times will come your way.

Remember you are in charge; in fact you are the Managing Director of your own life. You are a very important and valuable person. So take a look in the mirror today, and every day, and tell yourself how great you are. As you walk through life with your head held high, a smile on your face, and a positive attitude, your goals will become much easier to achieve.

So this week, work on your attitude to life, to others, to work, to your family and to yourself and put in place a positive foundation on which to build a successful future.

Dare 2 Dream!

Rebekah

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A Pessimist's Guide To Positive Thinking

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A Pessimist's Guide To Positive Thinking
By John Dir

For a true pessimist, trying to keep charged up by positive thinking techniques can be draining, and even reach a point where the mental exercises called for by the "experts" seem more delusional than beneficial. Trying to imitate or initiate the mental attitudes suggested by positive thinking advocates can be so different from your own natural thought patterns, they become impractical for you to sustain. Many pessimistic people are intelligent, pragmatic realists who may have wonderful imaginations, but reserve their view of life to be tempered by experience and skeptical application of learned results and behaviors.

When a negative pattern of events continues to occur repeatedly over time, it is not practical to overcome the expectations that these experiences instill by simply chanting positive mental denials aimed toward an alternate view of reality. For many people, it is hard to spring out of bed in the morning with a big smile on their face, shout the glory of God and all his many blessings, affirm that today is a wonderful adventure, then go out into the world and get their butts kicked again. Most people do not carry around their self help books for constant reference, nor can they sustain the energy stirred up by an effective speaker during a well executed positive thinking seminar.

Though it is not impossible to transform the core level perception a person has in dealing with their life, sustained results from attempts to retrain instinctive responses is difficult at best. There is always some distinction between what we perceive that we are versus what we want to be. In striving to become the person we want to be, our approach to getting there has to conform to what we believe to be practical behaviors.

A simple test to see if you are predisposed to a pessimistic viewpoint is to think about how you feel when considering a new direction. Suppose you are thinking about starting your own business doing something you would truly enjoy. Take this idea to the level of considering the benefits and risks associated with accomplishing this task. If this exercise drains you of energy, and causes you to see a flood of potential negative risks involved with such a venture, you are a true pessimist. You should take time to realize that the difference between your point of view and a more positive approach is that others can take this same vision and set their thinking to see more possible ways for things to go right than wrong. These same people will succeed where you fail.

You do not have to sing and shout hallelujahs to let this quiet truth work on your perspective. To succeed, your plan has to create beneficial activities that outweigh the risks. Now that you have started out by allowing the risks to overshadow the benefits, go back and look for more reasons and ways to benefit from directing your own desires toward accomplishing something you want for yourself. For every daunting risk that comes to mind, find something that represents its opposite in potential benefits. Also look for benefits that do not carry any risk association to oppose them. If you can find more benefits than risks, and then devise ways to counter the risk potential, you are on your way toward overcoming your instinctive pessimism.

Pessimism is not born of blindness; it is the child of being focused on failure and the circumstances that lead to defeat. If you cannot overcome the tendency toward finding potential fault, then learn from these conclusions, and build new ways to avoid repeating past mistakes. When you have a difficult time finding something worth doing, look for activities that build up your energy rather than depleting it. Even though you may retain a pessimistic viewpoint throughout your life, balancing gains against failures will keep you from allowing your negative instincts to dominate your spirit. Get tired of being defeated, and start doing things you know you can accomplish to make something good happen for a change. Stop avoiding activities that give you something you want, and reward yourself more often, whether you deserve it or not.

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Learning How To Have A Positive Body Image

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Learning How To Have A Positive Body Image
By Bob Cotto

Western society values thin bodies. Exercise and diet products infomercials increase yearly as this multi-billion dollar industry capitalizes on fears that teens,children, seniors and adults have of negative body images. Some infomercials target seniors, using models that are supposedly over sixty but actually look 45.

We incorrectly believe that we can control our body shape. We can influence body weight, but its distribution depends on various factors - some which we can't change. We can and should learn to have a positive image of our bodies and to live with what we were born with.

Media driven concepts imposes socially acceptable ideals on us. Using these as goals does not diminish self-consciousness and insecurities. We can control eating and exercise, but not genetics - factors that determine body shape and size. Accepting what we are and developing a positive body image will ensure an enjoyable life in all ways.

Easy and achievable routines can be incorporated into daily life that will help develop a positive body image and a happier disposition. One has to make the effort to do them.

Do not make comparisons because you will always lose. You can control that little voice in your head saying "Gee, I wish I could look like that" or "Wow, she's thinner than I am." Take control and make the process easier.

Learn to receive and give compliments even if it is difficult. Enjoy the company you keep, as well as your own, showing appreciation with compliments and positive words. Recognize your own accomplishments and compliment yourself for them.

Live in the moment - don't worry about "what could have been" scenarios. Enjoy life now as tomorrow may never happen and yesterday is history. Dreams and goals are essential but don't waste time fantasizing about things involving your looks or weight. A loving and giving approach will attract giving and loving people.

For proper functionality, our bodies need movement. It releases endorphins, making us feel better about ourselves and situations. Do this and you will find out what can be achieved and it will help you set realistic goals. So get up and move - nothing comes without effort.

Any healing process is an ongoing struggle and often requires the help of friends, professional support or self-help groups. Books, articles and tapes can help you stay focused. Expressing your feelings and fears to a trusted friend can also help towards having a positive body image.

Bob Cotto has over 35 years experience in Senior Sales and Marketing Management positions with a variety of companies, such as We The People (largest legal document preparation franchise in US), IRM (retirement planning company for educators), Live Marketing (leading international trade show marketing company), Cigna Securities (broker dealer arm for insurance giant) and many others. For each of these companies, he's led the sales and marketing teams to triple digit record breaking growth year after year. If there's one thing he understands, its business. And that's why he KNOWS that the Ultimate Business In A Box has everything you'll need to succeed.

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Success Thinking

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Success Thinking
By Ralston Heath

There is a big difference between those who are successful and those who are not; it is the thought that first enters your mind in the morning that makes a huge difference in your life. It is not simply positive thing; it is more like positive programming.

Positive thinking will create positive reactions in your inner mind. The difficulty arises in the implementation of the positive thought process. When you wake up in the morning, what is your normal thought? Do you grudgingly slide into consciousness with the thought: "Darn, another day at the grind, I wish I could sleep another hour or two!"

Or, do you rise with vibrancy and the thought: "I feel good! I'm going out and shatter all records today."

This clearly shows the difference between those leading a successful and happy life and those who are not. So why is there such great variation in day-openers? In the great majority of instances, however, the condition at waking is a reflection of the thought pattern established in the mind the night before. If you go to bed with negative thoughts such as: "Today was a tough one. I will have a hard tomorrow, which I am not looking forward to," etc., etc., etc., then you are commanding your subconscious to give you a hard day and you are apt to be restless all night long. During the night while your subconscious mind mulls over the "tough day" thoughts you gave it, the universe is conspiring to give you what you desire. Since you seem to desire a hard day it is setting up the events so that you will. Is it any wonder you awaken dreading the new day?

Now suppose you go to bed having thoughts such as: "I will knock them over tomorrow!" Or "Today was a good day, but nothing compared to what I'll have tomorrow." Or "Tomorrow is going to be the best day ever." And so on. Isn't it easy to understand how such an established thought pattern will help bounce you out of bed with enthusiasm in the morning? You have given your subconscious a command and it will work with the universe to bring about the results you desire. So you see it is not positive thinking that is the big key, it is positive programming that can and will make your life happy.

Whenever a powerful thought seeps into your consciousness, do you get some feeling in the neighborhood of the solar plexus? This is the building within of an urge to get it done. In the words of the great Jedi master; "there is no try, do or do not" just makes you want to go and get it done. Has that feeling caught up with you yet? If you don't feel the urge, then you have not been concentrating on this information. So, for your own sake, take a little break, relax a minute, and then reread this lesson.

You now know that the magic secret password which unlocks the door to a life of great abundance and glorious happiness, a great life can be yours and is yours if you will only take a few minutes at bedtime to command your subconscious, and when you awake reinforce the command with a positive statement. Just do it!

Be Blessed

Ralston Heath recently retired from 25+ years of active duty. Now that his life is his own again, he is working to share with the world all he knows. Check him out on his blog True Happiness

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I Have A Dream, Now I Need To Make A Plan

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I Have A Dream, Now I Need To Make A Plan
By Simon Meadowcroft

Initially I had planned to make one article about what will be necessary to achieve my dream and my plan for achieving it but I decided to split it into two for two reasons:

1. A single article would probably be a bit too long

2. As a single article I could not decide whether to put it under positive attitude or time management

So this article is under positive attitude. The next article where I set out my plan will be under time management and will be called 'My road to being organized'.

People who are used to reading my articles will note that they are very structured. This article is different and deliberately so because I am documenting my current state of mind and trying to define how I will achieve my goals.

After becoming involved with reading and writing ezines and becoming involved in on-line forums, I am finally in a position where I can define my goals in life. My goals are very simple and are as follows:

1. To help my wife and son be happy in life and help enable them to achieve their goals in life.

2. To help other people around me or who contact me through the internet to be happy and achieve their goals. I am particularly interested in helping children and people who feel ill or depressed.

3. To have work and outside interests which are interesting for me and keep me mentally stimulated.

In trying to achieve my goals not just at this moment but into the future I have a lot of things going for me.

1. I am intelligent and creative

2. I have a vivid imagination

3. I have a natural empathy with people

4. I have the positive attitude and belief in my abilities

On the negative side, I still have fears about the future which causes me to worry. If I have a positive attitude and belief in my abilities then why do I still have these fears?

It is not that I am afraid that lots of bad things will happen to me or that I am doing things badly. It is that I do not trust my memory, I know for a fact that I am forgetful and I think that things will slip through the net. When I do forget to do something I often feel bad and in that bad mood I often procrastinate making the problem even worse than it was originally.

Not to put too finer point on it the biggest fear I have every day is that there is something looming that I need to do something about and I am not remembering it. I often cannot sleep because at the back of my mind I think there is something that I am forgetting to do.

My problem is one of lack of focus, or more clearly the lack of ability to consider diverse areas of my life at the same time. I can focus on my work and give 100% on a particular job, producing very good results but as a result of this I don't take actions and make decisions I need to in my personal life. Even my work can suffer because while I am focusing on the current project, administrative tasks for this and other projects do not get done.

On the other hand I can focus on writing articles and developing my websites or participating in forums and may miss doing administrative tasks for work or not look after things which I need to do at home.

In the end you can say that despite my increasingly positive attitude and improved resolve to tackle my problems and responsibility head on I am still dragged down by worries about forgetting to do mundane but necessary activities. Unfortunately these worries are based on actual experience of sometimes letting things slide.

So how can my positive attitude help me deal with missing the stuff that I need to do? Well it can help me better deal with the results of not doing things when I need to do them. Unfortunately though, it does not seem to improve my memory.

The next thing you may ask me is, how is this forgetfulness preventing me from achieving my goals? The reasons are as follows:

1. The negative state that these worries put me in often effects my concentration, drains my energy and reduces my effectiveness

2. Things which I need to do to organize a family vacation, actions in a strategy to gain more work projects or key strategies in promoting my articles and websites are not followed through with.

3. Because key activities are not being followed in a consistent manner my life often feels disjointed and I often feel there is no clear progress towards my goals.

So again I ask the question, how can my new positive attitude help? I think the ways it can help are as follows:

1. It convinces me that I need to make a plan to achieve my goals

2. It will help me to carry my plan through, no matter what the obstacles

So what is going to be my plan and how will I carry it through. Well you can read about it in my forthcoming article which will be under time management, 'My road to being organized'.

I would really like to know if it is just me that has these thoughts and these worries and whether there are others like me who have these worries about forgetting to do things and will be following my path to becoming organized. It is always nice to know you are not alone in any endeavor.

All the best in achieving your goals, Simon

I am a husband, and father of one son who works as an engineer. I became involved in writing articles about self improvement and positive attitude as part of a process of developing a more positive attitude to life myself.

I am committed to making my thoughts freely available to anybody who takes interest in reading my articles in the hope that they can similarly make their attitude more positive.

For anybody who is interested in improving their attitude to life and would like to see more of my articles or simply wants some advice on how they can feel better about themselves please visit my website http://www.positivity.9f.com - I am interested in any feedback about whether my articles are providing a positive benefit.

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The Power of Positive Affirmations to Enhance Your Self-Image and Create a More Abundant Life

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The Power of Positive Affirmations to Enhance Your Self-Image and Create a More Abundant Life
By Nickolove Lovemore

I was once asked an intriguing question by one of my clients.

"Won't saying positive things to myself make me delusional, especially when I don't believe them to be true?"

Now, isn't that interesting? You see, many of us say negative things to ourselves and about ourselves on a continuous basis, e.g. "Stupid!" "Clumsy!" "Fool!"

And we say these things so often that we begin to accept them as FACT.

In reality, they are lies that we say to ourselves but even if you repeat a lie often enough you will soon start to believe it. This is particularly true when a lot of emotion is put into it as is generally the case when we say negative things to ourselves.

The negative self-talk is usually accompanied by feelings of anger, frustration, humiliation, resentment, etc. and often leads to depression. These emotions allow the self-talk to penetrate the sub-conscious mind.

Repeating these sentiments over and over again is like seasoning meat. Imagine rubbing seasoning into a piece of meat and perhaps even making small incisions so that the seasoning can penetrate deep into its flesh, imparting its flavor. However, the herbs and spices that you have selected are pungent and bitter so that when you taste the cooked meat it is not palatable.

Now here's the curious thing. Even although you don't like the end result you keep using the same recipe. The finished product still tastes just as bad but you begin to convince yourself that it's ok. Heck! You could get used to this...perhaps even grow to like it. You say to yourself that this is just the way things are and you don't do anything about it. It's too much effort to change.

Yes, you start to rationalize.

But you can change and while it may take some effort the results are so worth it - once you find your winning combination. You could share your new recipe with others. You could even sell your new recipe!

So how do you effect change? Simply put:

1. Stop the negative self-talk, and
2. Use positive affirmations on a daily basis.

Using positive affirmations regularly will commence the gradual process of the re-conditioning your sub-conscious mind. It's like trying to restore a ruined and neglected house that was once a beautiful, well-kept home with flourishing gardens. The restoration work will take time, patience, attention to detail and a methodical, persistent approach. Yet, once achieved it will not only bring enormous joy to its owner, it will have a positive effect on all those who glimpse this beautiful dwelling.

It won't be easy. Your old self image will put up a fight. It doesn't like change. Change feels uncomfortable.

Also, we are trained to assess situations using just our basic senses. Hence, when your bank statements shows a low, or perhaps even a negative, balance; when it seems that there are more bills than money to pay them; it is all too easy to think lack and poverty. Yet money is in abundance.

Similarly, when your blood tests and x-rays indicate a diseased body, it is difficult to focus on health. However, there are many documented cases where individuals have disregarded negative diagnosis and restored health to their bodies and sometimes even saved their own lives using the power of positive thought and affirmations.

Saying positive affirmations such as: "I am rich...I have a healthy body...I am very successful" may seem crazy to someone who doesn't understand mind dynamics. But even if your present circumstances do not support your positive affirmations, repeating positive affirmations forms an important role in conditioning your sub-conscious to produce the results you desire in your life.

Claude Bristol, author of "The Magic of Believing" said,

"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

So, it's no use just saying positive affirmations in an absent-minded fashion. You have to get emotionally involved with your new affirmations for them to become a "deep conviction", to effectively take root in your sub-conscious mind and successfully replace your hidden image that is creating the results you don't want.

I like to start my affirmations by saying - "I'm so happy and grateful now that I am..." - a technique that was taught to me by Bob Proctor. The beauty of this is that it's a positive affirmation all on its own!

Also, gratitude opens up channels so that you receive more of the things you want and appreciate.

So persist with your positive affirmations until they become deep-rooted in your sub-conscious mind. Your reward will be an enhanced self-image and a more abundant life.

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Go Within And Grow - What Big Media Does Not Want You To Know

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Go Within And Grow - What Big Media Does Not Want You To Know
By Tony Teegarden

"It's when people don't go within that they more often go with out."-TUT

Never was said so well was it?

I can tell you the many times in my life where I've felt the most empty, the most off purpose and the most alone is when I am out side myself looking for the answers. Spiritually and financially.

Can you relate at all?

I believe in today's financial climate that there are more people than ever wondering why they are not rich. Wondering when they are going to get their "big break."

If you don't go within to find your purpose, your passion and your drive it won't matter. The "big break" will become you being "big time broke."

I believe more than ever that having a "positive self image" is critical in this process.

The challenge in that?

I believe that we are raised by parents (who have been raised by media) as well as the media around us that we're "never enough."

It keeps us in a mental bondage.

Need proof?

Media impacts our self image to a point that we are lead to believe that it's the next pill, potion, powder, exercise machine, diet cola, over the counter prescription drug, etc...etc... that is going to make us happy & content with ourselves.

We're promised to feel complete but we rarely ever are.

It's what I call the dreaded "microwave mentality."

~Buy this now and you will look better.

~Buy this now and you'll have 6 pack abs tomorrow.

~Buy this now and the women will flock to you.

~Buy this now and the man of your dreams will sweep you off your feet.

~Buy this now and you will "automatically" attract millions

What Big Media is really saying is, "Buy this now and you're sense of self worth will sky rocket with out you having to do any real work." (Ok there are lots of "small media that pull this too.)

Now don't get me wrong. I DO believe in creating products & services of value to people and sincerely filling their needs. I still believe the definition of an entrepreneur is a person who solves problems at a profit. I have yet to figure out what problem Coke and Pepsie are solving if you get my point.

In a "money 1st, principles 2nd" thought process of the masses, where the dollar is more important than a mans moral philosophy, you can't help but think that a person loses site of their true self which IS morally and ethically more important than the dollar.

However, try telling a broke person this.

It's a persons philosophy that got them to the point of being broke to begin with but they won't "own that" and there is a reason behind that too which I'll get to in one second but first let me explain the philosophy to being broke.

~Your philosophy leads to your attitude

~Your attitude leads to your activity

~Your activity leads to your results

~Your results lead to your lifestyle

If you don't like your lifestyle you require to go back to your philosophy. Makes sense right?

Unfortunately the masses are encouraged not to take responsibility for their lack of knowledge or implementation of it even if they had it.

Here is why.

They are told, "It's ok you don't have the answer, no one ever told you, so let me share with you MY widget or product and you'll be complete."

They prey on your ego which loves to keep you separate from the collective consciousness.

It's smart marketing I have to admit. Prey on peoples strongest weakness.

However, you don't have to buy into it.

You can go within yourself and find what you're about and what you stand for. Go within and know you can grow!

You can find that "why" that drives you to get up early every morning and take on any challenge that the world throws at you. You know it's going to take going through a process and disciplined work.

You know that you are everything that god & the divinity meant for you to be.

SEE yourself as a divine being born with everything they need in order to find their way to fulfillment. Will you be distracted? Of course, become a master of your distractions.

When you see yourself with a positive self image

It's not knowledge that is power. It's knowledge implemented into a process that creates wisdom.

To me that is power and its a drive that comes from within. We will become wealthy spiritually and financially beyond our dreams when we embrace this ideal.

To learn more about how to go within and grow go to www.empowerment-4-life.com

Tony Teegarden is a home based entrepreneur and has been self employed for 15 years. He lives in Clearwater Florida and blogs at http://www.empowerment-4-life.com

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