Power of Positivity

It is entirely possible to always adopt a positive frame of mind. This can be aided through changing our physiology, paying attention to the language that we use and standing guard over our belief systems.

A positive mental attitude is a powerful prerequisite for motivating ourselves to live the lives that we so richly deserve. It is a must. A positive attitude is a prerequisite for achievement. Without it, little is possible. More can be achieved with an attitude of positive expectancy and anticipation than can be achieved with an attitude of worry and fear.

Positive expectancy leads to a life that can be lived fully and with complete fulfillment. We will be much more inclined to live a life of joy and focus doing what we want to do and doing whatever it takes to achieve that, rather than living a life of fear and worry focusing on all of the 'disasters' that may befall us. The truth is, these 'disasters' may befall us and they may not. As we know, we get what we focus on. This may seem like a clich and yet the reality of it cannot be denied. The key really is not so much about whether 'disaster' may befall us, rather, it is what we do with the 'disaster', how we respond to it, and that is really what makes the difference.

Being positively focused does not mean that you will not feel down sometimes . It does mean, though, that these times become fewer and fewer and last for shorter and shorter amounts of time. It also means that in that place of not feeling entirely positive it is possible to be in that place for that short time knowing that you will come through it, using the strategies I have identified and those you will identify for yourself

I know when I am feeling positive and being positive, it feels like all things are possible. I have many of my best thoughts, my best ideas from this place of positive energy, positive focus. I step into a place of no limits, where all of my limiting beliefs just wash away. An attitude of gratitude is also very significant here. Being grateful for the many lessons and many blessings that life brings us enables us to get stronger, even though in the moment of the lessons (that can otherwise be called challenges) it might not feel as though they are strength-building experiences. I believe that we are never given more than we can bear and in the moments of what might feel like life-threatening, soul-destroying experiences I do take time out to remember that, no matter what, I can handle it because of my fundamental belief that we are never given more than we can handle.

I have recognised that I do have a huge ability to achieve great heights in whatever I choose to do. Residing in this place of certainty enables me to know this beyond any doubt, and it is the power of positive focus that helps me know this. It elevates me to another plane. Being positively focused takes me out of complaining and into taking matters into my own hands to make things the way I want them to be. The questions that I ask myself are entirely different when I am in a positively focused place to when I am a place of negativity. The focus really is on, what can I do here and now to take me to the next level? What do I need to do to enable me to positively focus on coming up with a solution? How can I creatively address this challenge/situation/problem? What do I need to do to get the outcome I want? What do I need to do right now? What can I ask others to do?

The more I locate myself in the landscape of YES I want to do this, I can do this then the question of HOW becomes my focus, rather than I want to do this, it feels impossible so I won't even attempt it. Do I falter sometimes? Yes, I do, of course I do. Do I get up and dust myself off and get on with it? Absolutely. A key focal point for me to remember is every step towards our dream are dreams ultimately fulfilled.

Do not shut yourself down to the art of the possible. It is stunning how many people wire their brain to focus on the impossibility of it all, as they perceive it. When we do this, what comes through are all the reasons that make what you want to do impossible and so crushing the very thing that you say you want. We need to stand guard over our internal dialogue, the dialogue that sabotages the will of our best endeavors.

Some of the internal dialogue that is very prevalent and recognised by many centres chiefly on not being enough, as in.......

I'm not intelligent enough

I haven't got enough money

I haven't got the support

I don't want to do it on my own

I won't succeed

I'm too fat

I'm too thin

I'm too ugly

I'm afraid to succeed

I'm afraid to fail

I'm not good enough

Nobody loves me, etc.

This list could go on forever. In creating these limiting beliefs in our own minds, all that is being done here is that we are creating a false scenario with false evidence to support it and living in a negative fictional land created by us and supported by what has been bought from negative past experiences and then transposing it into the current environment and making it the reality. This becomes self-fulfilling. A false reality created by you and seen as evidence that what you say you want is impossible. We need to find ways to effectively manage this fear.

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Hyacinth is a Master Practitioner of NLP and a Master Hypnotherapist. She is a Coach, Consultant and Trainer. Highly regarded and ensures that her solutions are informative, exciting and presented in such a way to ensure all learning styles are catered for. She works with personnel at the highest levels in the private, public and voluntary sectors, up to and including members of the board.