Positive Thinking - Winning Versus Not Losing

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Do you play to win or do you play not to lose? This difference in mental attitudes makes a huge difference in almost everything you do – from your business, to your relationships, to martial arts.

I was watching a martial arts movie and in the middle was an obligatory training session where the hero, with the help of an old teacher, recovers from a severe beating and prepares to exact his revenge on the villains.

One scene stood out in my mind for days afterwards because of his master’s comment after kicking his ass in a sparring session.

“Fear is reflected in your sword. When you dodge, you think ‘don’t cut me!’ When you protect someone, you think ‘don’t hurt them!’ Even when you attack, you are thinking ‘I don’t want to hurt you!’”

“What do I think? When I dodge – ‘you will NOT hit me!’ When I protect someone – ‘you will NOT hurt them!’ And when I attack – ‘DIE!’”

Negative and fearful thinking

Does this apply to you and your life? You get what your predominant thoughts are on. This applies in any endeavour we can undertake. For example, in my boxing training, this was exactly the way I sparred. I boxed in fear – I boxed not to lose, and although I got out uninjured, I didn’t win either. Many fighters in the combat sports like Mixed Martial Arts or Boxing have the same mindset; and they don’t often reach the upper ranks.

What about relationships? I remember approaching a pretty young woman that caught my eye in a bar, and I didn’t do very well. My friend saw the whole event. He said that it was obvious in my body language that I didn’t commit. In a way, I rejecting myself, I was preparing for failure. If you prepare for failure, if fear of failure dominates your actions and your thoughts, what do you think will happen?

The same applies to careers and finances. When I started my first enterprise years ago, my mindset was ‘hope I don’t go broke’. Can you guess if I did well in the first year?

Committing to win and burning all bridges

The moment a person decides to fully commit to a venture, and burns all the bridges behind him so he or she has no way of turning back, the whole situation changes.

Examples of this philosophy abound. Napoleon Hill in his landmark book “Think and Grow Rich” gives several examples of this in a financial setting, and goes so far to state that a man cannot fail if he decides to fully commit.

Among many martial arts teachings, this dynamic is also prominent. The immortal Bruce Lee describes it as “emotional content”. A kick with emotional content will have more power then a kick without the same, even though the body mechanics may be the same. There is a now famous scene in Enter the Dragon, where he shows a young student the way. In it, he also cautions – Do not confuse emotional content with anger.

Remember that business venture I mentioned in the section above? I’m still in that enterprise, but I’ve shifted my thinking. Now I’m out to win, I’m out to succeed. Externally, the actions are the same. I’m doing the same form of marketing, I’m meeting clients the same way, and my prices are the same. But the money and clients are coming in far quicker then in my old way of thinking.

Implementation

This is one facet of positive thinking. Positive thinking is our natural state. Fearful or negative thinking dominates most the minds of most people. That is a bad habit that covers up our natural joy of life.

Making the switch to positive thinking takes much effort. We ingrain this habit so deeply into ourselves over the years that it’s hard to catch yourself when you are thinking negatively.

Remember that your predominant mental attitude is what produces results. You will not get positive results with 10 minutes of positive thinking and happiness if you spend the entire day in worry, regret, and fear.

While there are many tools to master your thoughts, such as meditation, I recommend starting with this aspect of positive thinking. If you still catch yourself making negative thoughts, break it down even further. Pick one area of your life that you want to improve. For example, if you are single and lonely. Enjoy your aloneness, or go out and meet new people, but do so with an attitude of joy.

If you catch yourself thinking “Oh, I’m so shy I can’t meet anyone”, immediately switch to the opposite thought, but making sure to acknowledge your shyness – don’t deny it. “I’m shy, but I’m going to smile and talk to someone and enjoy myself.” Say this often enough and it will be your new mental habit, replacing the old. Then watch your whole life change before your eyes.

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Why Positive Thinking Doesn't Work!

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There was someone I used to work with who, well aware
of their tendency to look at the negative side of things,
used to constantly tell themselves to "think more
positively".

This was said with such a feeling of desperation that I just
knew that not only would they NOT think positively, they
would probably go even further into negative thinking. The
mere fact that they kept pushing themselves to "think
positively" was a sign that this would ultimately be
counterproductive.

So many of us have interpreted the desire to be positive
thinkers in a very narrow and ultimately ineffective way.
The push to be positive often results in ignoring our
true feelings. Instead of recognizing that we don't always
feel positive and learning how to convert and turn round our
feelings, it so often ends up with us denying them
altogether.

The Law of Attraction, as defined by Abraham Hicks states
that "you attract to yourself what you give your attention
and energy to, whether wanted or unwanted".

One reason why positive thinking doesn't work is that our
focus is in the wrong place. So we say "I don't want to be
ill" and believe that this thought will prevent us from
being ill. So where is our focus? On being ill!
Because the Universe doesn't recognize "not" or "don't".
How many times have you told yourself NOT to forget
something and then what happens? Oops you've forgotten it!

Another reason why positive thinking doesn't work is that we
often veil our negative feelings with a positive surface.
So we say "I want a loving relationship". Sounds good
right? Except that underneath there is the hidden message
that having a loving relationship wouldn't even be an issue
- unless you'd been in one or a series of not so loving
relationships.

So it's the hidden message and negative feeling around it,
that is still coming through. Ultimately, you're still
pushing against something and it's still
counterproductive. You're likely to attract more unloving
relationships, even though you THINK you've stated
otherwise.

How can you begin to reverse this? Rather than focusing on
your thoughts, focus on your feelings about a given
situation or what you would like the situation to be. Start
to visualise and sense what you truly desire. Focus on
ramping up good, positive, energetic feelings about what
you desire, rather than the thought.

Practically you can do this by building a "creation box" of
pictures, ideas, notes, to stimulate your imagination of how
you'd like things to be. Appreciating lifes abundance in
what you already have by keeping an appreciation journal,
feeling and acting like the prosperous person you actually
are and channelling your good feelings into what you desire.

In fact, instead of being a positive thinker, aim to become
a positive feeler - it's much more visceral and real. Live
your life as though you already have what you desire and
you'll make way for it to come to you.

Julie Plenty helps writers, artists and photographers
prosper in their business by helping them build a strong
personal foundation, because they ARE their business. For
more self growth and personal development articles, and to
sign up for her Life Design newsletter, visit:
http://www.self-help-personal-development.com

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The Power of Positive Thinking in Business

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Having a business is not an easy task. It can give you too much stress and burden if you don’t know how to handle it but always believe that there is something in you that can help you to be successful. That is the power in you. It’s the power of positive thinking. This power is indeed found in you, it is waiting to be developed, and it can push you forward in achieving you life goals.

Here is a story of a famous inventor, Thomas Edison. He was one of the most renowned inventors of all time. He is the one who invented the incandescent light bulb but before he invented that bulb, it took him ten thousand tries to find the right materials for it. He had never seen these things as failures but as an opportunity to gain more information about what didn’t work right, thus bringing him much closer to the solution. He was optimistic enough to see the best side of everything. This is how positive thinking works in him. He said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

In managing a home business you should have positive attitude in everything that you do. In this kind of work, many problems will arise, and you should see these problems not as failures but as opportunities for reaching your goal. Just like Edison, you should look at things in the best way you can. In this way, you see that there aren’t any problems only opportunities for success. Always believe that you can do what you want to do.

“If you believe you can, you can.” These are the famous words of John C. Maxwell. Believe that you can achieve everything that you have hoped for; believe in your capacity that to give; believe that you can achieve your goals. In this way, you can create a positive attitude that can be developed into a power that will move you forward. Your success in business will depend on the power that is inside of you. That is the power of positive thinking.

Clive Green is a writer with expertise in the fields of self-improvement, real estate and finance. http://www.rentersinsurancehelp.com

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Daily Inspiration Affirmation Magic

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What if you could perform magic in your life by adding a daily inspiration affirmation related to whatever it is you want? You would say it to yourself every day, it would be inspiring to you, it would affirm your desired result, and like magic it would happen.

Some think that's just a lot of wishful thinking but scientists are telling us now that we can and do perform that kind of "magic" everyday. You've probably heard that it's what we think about every day that creates our reality. Since we're doing it all the time anyway, why not do it on purpose and get what we really want?

One couple did. They wanted to move to another state so they made a list of what their dream home would be like and used that for their daily inspiration affirmations. It wasn't long before "magic" happened for them.

Someone gave them plane tickets at no charge and they used them to fly to the area they wanted to move to. They found their perfect home; it matched the description in every detail that they had listed and used for their daily inspiration affirmation. And they were able to sell their old home in only a few weeks even though homes in that area were not selling well at that time.

There are many people who use daily inspiration affirmations to create what they want in their life. There are several ways you an use your daily inspiration affirmations, for example:

* Start each day with an inspiring affirmation.

* Repeat your daily inspiration affirmation throughout the day.

* Use your daily inspiration affirmation as a meditation mantra.

* Focus on your daily inspiration affirmation as you drift off to sleep at night.

Also, besides creating your own daily inspiration affirmations you can subscribe to ezines and have them delivered to you every day by email and there's even software that will turn your computer into an affirmation machine.

Experiment and see what works best for you, and create a wonderful life for yourself.

You can turn your computer into an affirmation machine and effortlessly make everything you want appear, seemingly out of thin air - find out how by visiting: www.reachyourlifegoals.com/affirmations.html

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