| Your attitude will determine your outcome. If you | | | | person you want to be. The language you use can |
| don't have a positive attitude, you will never achieve | | | | either build you up or psych you out. Any negative |
| your resolutions. Keep this in mind when you start | | | | statement can be reframed in a more positive |
| toward any goal. Having the right attitude isn't | | | | manner. Watch out for statements that predict |
| something that just happens. It is the result of a | | | | negative outcomes. |
| conscious effort. As you get dressed in the morning, | | | | Here are a few that will derail you every time: "I'm so |
| you would never walk into your closet and say to | | | | nervous", "I'm so depressed", I have a bad temper". |
| your clothes, "Okay, time to jump aboard" and | | | | If you are going to put labels on yourself, at least |
| expect to be dressed. You know that you have to | | | | use empowering ones. Try these on and notice the |
| put your clothes on. Having a positive attitude is a | | | | difference. "I'm in excellent health and have boundless |
| similar process; you have to consciously put one on. | | | | energy!" "I never get sick!" "I have unshakeable |
| You have to decide that you are going to be positive | | | | peace of mind!" "I'm a Great Wife!" "I'm a Great |
| in your thoughts about yourself, others and the | | | | Husband!" |
| world you live in. | | | | 4. Look For The Good In Everyone You Meet And In |
| Here are 7 simple but powerful strategies to help you | | | | Every Situation You Find Yourself In. I know it is |
| become a more positive person. | | | | harder to see in some people and in some situations |
| 1. Wake Up Happy. I meet so many people who | | | | but everyone has their good points and so will every |
| start their day off with negative statements like "I | | | | situation. |
| don't want to go to work today." "I don't want to go | | | | 5. Expect The Best Of Yourself And Others. Keep |
| to school." "I'm so tired." "I can't wake up until I have | | | | your mind tuned into the things you want and off of |
| my morning coffee." | | | | the things you don't want. Your brain has a |
| Train yourself to Wake Up Happy. You can sing in | | | | mechanism that is designed to notice things that are |
| the shower or listen to music that is uplifting. You | | | | similar to your existing thoughts. Think of the last |
| could have breakfast with someone you like who is | | | | time you purchased a car. Do you remember prior to |
| positive and optimistic. You could have a morning | | | | the purchase, you hadn't noticed that many cars like |
| prayer time or read a devotional. | | | | yours but the moment you drive it off the car lot |
| By training yourself to wake up happy, you are | | | | you start to see them all over the place. This is how |
| setting the pace of your day. Don't leave your | | | | it is when you expect the best. Your brain will lead |
| attitude to be determined by other people or | | | | you to the expectations you desire. Make sure your |
| situations beyond your control. Start your day with a | | | | thoughts are tuned into positive things. |
| positive note. | | | | 6. Associate With Winners. A winner is someone who |
| 2. Take Control Of Your Physiology. What I mean by | | | | is positive, optimistic, lives life to the fullest, and |
| this is that you pay attention to how you use your | | | | inspires you to be your best self. Strive to limit your |
| body. Walk or stand up straight. Walk 15% to 25% | | | | interactions with negative people. Negative people will |
| faster. Take full, deep breaths. Use a wider range of | | | | drain you of your energy and sense of hope. |
| tonality and facial expressions. Maintain good eye | | | | 7. Seek Out The Power Of Role Models. Stop trying |
| contact. Observe people who you believe are | | | | to reinvent the wheel. Seek out people in our |
| positive and energetic. Notice how they carry | | | | community who are excelling in the areas you want |
| themselves. Positive people carry themselves | | | | to better yourself. This can be a great parent or |
| differently than negative people do. Think of times in | | | | spouse, a successful business person, a strong |
| your life in which you were feeling your best. Reflect | | | | spiritual example, or student. The paths to success |
| back on your posture, the gestures you make, and | | | | have already been paved. If you follow them, you |
| your tone of voice. Learn how to master your | | | | are sure to succeed as well. An outstanding role |
| previous positive states and mirror the physiology of | | | | model can save you years of trial and error. |
| those you want to emulate. | | | | You can alter the course of your life by altering your |
| 3. Your Language Determines Your Destiny. Make | | | | attitude. Nothing can stop a person with a positive |
| sure that your thoughts and words are positive. The | | | | mental attitude from achieving their goals. On the |
| language you use, whether spoken or not must be | | | | flipside, nothing can help a person with a negative |
| positive. People don't know what you're thinking but | | | | attitude. Commit yourself to starting off your todays |
| this doesn't give you permission to be inconsistent. | | | | with a positive attitude. |
| Line up your thoughts and words with the kind of | | | | |