THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE THINKING

Positive thinking is the act of choosing ideas

that empower you over those that limit you.

A positive mind gives you a positive life. Let’s just analyse that statement from a purely logical angle, without any mystic correlations.

If you view something as negative, how can it also be positive at the same time? Therefore, how can one ever evaluate life as being positive, from a negative sense of perception?

A positive mind is greater than a negative mind. Positive thinking is the act of choosing thoughts and actions that support us rather than hinder us, and it brings the best outcome in any situation.

For example, a Football players needs 2 goals tos core to win a game from the last 5 minutes. If he’s fearful and believes he can’t score to win the game, he probably won’t attempt it, so he won’t manage it.

However, if he picks an empowering thought such as I can score this, he’ll try, and have a chance of succeeding. Whether, the players can score definitely within limited time frame – but the mindset is different. The empowering thought creates a possibility, while the limiting thought eradicates his chances.

A negative thought such as You can’t do it, will discourage you from taking steps towards achieving a goal. Obviously, you’re then less likely to achieve the goal.

A positive thought such as You can do it, will allow you to try – giving you a greater chance of achieving your goal.

One thought restricts you, while the other moves you closer to what you want.

Believing that something is impossible means you’re too focused on the barriers to success. I remember a child telling me that he couldn’t play top level football and therefore wanted to give up on his dream. He had no reason to believe in it because he looked at his life and saw the task as unrealistic; it seemed impossible from where he stood.

His friend was at a similar skill level but had a completely opposite attitude. When I asked the more optimistic youngster why he believed he could reach top level, he told me about other footballers and their success stories.

He saw the task as realistic because his focus was on possibility, not impossibility.

I do this all the time to give myself hope and to change my perspective.

When I had no home, a lot of the things I’ve since achieved might have seemed unrealistic. But I was inspired by people who’d had tough starts in life yet gone on to achieve incredible things. I said to myself, ‘If they can do it, why can’t I?’ I ended up changing my focus to what could be done, rather than what couldn’t be done. Every great accomplishment in the world has grown from the idea that it’s possible.

Every single one of your thoughts is either helping you move forward in life or holding you back. Positive thinking is about favouring the one that moves you forward. And it’s never too late to change your thoughts and reshape your beliefs to support, rather than hinder, yourself.

You can’t move forward with

thoughts that hold you back.