March 3rd, 2008 by aaks
What is the definition of positive attitude? Is it really that important to you? Can love really help me to have a positive attitude? What I will write in this article will be discuss on these question.
Firstly, positive attitude can be defined as having a state of positive mind that will be able to repel all the negative influences and taking action in a positive manner. It is a very important core skill as whatever things that we do all depends on our attitude. If you have a positive attitude towards everything that you see and do, life will be much easier for you as instead of always seeing problems, you will always see opportunities. Having a positive attitude is the foundation to success in life.
So the question now will be can love helps you to have a positive attitude? When you try to be more loving, you are actually bringing out the qualities of love. Now what you can try to do is to view loving as a choice. Whenever you are faced with a new problems or situation, do you choose the choice of loving or you choose the choice negative thinking? There may not be a kind of “loving feeling” behind the choice of “loving action” but you still take action. That is part of the decision to be loving.
If you wait for the loving feeling before you take loving action, you will most probably only take 2 or 3 loving action. So who is there to love so that I can constantly take loving action? The answer will be you yourself. The only person that will be with us for the rest of our life will be yourself. So why not start loving yourself today.
You can choose to love yourself, love all the flaws that you have, love the flaws that other people has. You can love anyone and anything, and then you will always be in loving. Love the problems that you will be facing so that the problems will feel it is being loved and it will not cause so much trouble for you. When you are constantly in the loving action, you will have no time to hate anything or anyone. The one word that will enable us to have positive attitude when negative thinking flares is Loving. So start loving and have a positive attitude today.
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March 3rd, 2008 by aaks
There are times in our life when we will face tough situation. When this happens, there will be 2 kinds of people. One who has a positive attitude will think of solutions to solve the tough situation that they are facing. The other who has a negative attitude will only be complaining about the tough situation and do nothing about it. When 2 people face the same problem but they have different mindset, the results that each of them had will be a very big difference. Below is an example to illustrate that:
Once, a dying tuberculosis (TB) patient went to a doctor for treatment. On the same day, a very healthy person also came for treatment. The doctor took X-rays of both the men. He deliberately showed the X-ray result of the healthy person to the TB patient while the healthy person was given the X-ray result of the TB patient.
After seeing the X-ray result, the TB patient suddenly realized that his health was indeed very good and he was deteriorating it all by himself. He lamented as he always ignored such a healthy body because of his fear of dying soon. The fear of death kept him away from exercise and good food for long. Without losing anytime, he started doing exercise and taking good food. He became a completely healthy person after three months.
On the other side, the healthy person got sad and cried, thinking that his good-looking body was diseased. He thought that he might die soon. He stopped taking good food and doing exercise thinking that he was ill. Soon his health suffers.
This example just goes to show how important having a positive attitude is. It is a matter of mind over body. It is because what we think in our head will ultimately influence our body and health. There are a number of benefits that you can accrue by maintaining a positive attitude. As long as you have a good attitude, the door of success is opened for you. It is beneficial to both you and others. So start adopting a positive attitude today
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March 3rd, 2008 by aaks
In life, we all want to achieve something that we desire. The things that we desire are for example like being successful in career, having a better relationship etc. All the goals that we want to achieve actually starts with a dream. A dream of having a better life. But it seems that maybe someone or even you are facing difficulties as it keeps coming out and nothing seems to go well for you at the moment. As we are being bombarded by all the problems along, we will soon develop a negative thinking and we want to give up. When we see other people being happy, we will feel envious but we will feel that there is nothing that we can do. The moment we have reached this stage, we are going towards the path to failure. So what helps instead?
The best thing that you can do is to look and learn from the successful people. Learn from somebody who has already reach the stage that you want to be and that somebody has go through some or all of the problems that you are facing now. Because if you learn from them and you apply it, you will be being true to yourself as you want to achieve your goal. The trick in all these things is to learn the strategy from them.
And if you observe, the 2 qualities that all successful people have are the ability to have positive attitude when they are facing problems and the persistence never ever give up, no matter what, and keep following their dreams.
Firstly they have a positive attitude. When they know what their dream is, they will have positive attitude that they will be able to achieve it. They have the self belief that nothing is going to stop them. What goes on in their mind is that I will take whatever it takes to reach my goal. While on their way to success, they will face all kinds of obstacles and problems. This will be the time when the persistence will come and aid them in their journey. They will have a positive attitude towards problem as they will see it not as a problem, but as a stepping stone because problems have enabled them to be the best they can be; problems have enabled them to achieve what some people only dream of. They will never give up till they reach their goal just like in the example of Thomas Edison who has tried thousands of times before he invented the light bulb.
If we can combine the power of having a positive attitude and persistence, it will be very powerful tools for us as we will be able to achieve anything that we set our eye on. So start to learn how to have positive attitude and have perseverance today and realized our goal.
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March 3rd, 2008 by aaks
Attitude is the word that is applied to everybody regardless of age, sex, race and profession. Be it a student or executive, maid or teacher, employee or employer, attitude is the keyword. Without positive attitude, one can never become a good teacher, student or boss. That is how important having a positive attitude is.
Before we embark on our road to success, we must start to observe our thinking that is going on in our mind. Is it positive thinking that is going on in our mind or it is the negative thinking? It is so important to develop a positive attitude at the start of our journey to success and long the way to success to maintain the positive attitude. When we do that, then we will have the stamina and the motivation to last the whole journey. Whether you attract success or failure really depends on your attitude. Those who focus their attention on the good qualities that they have and take time to relish in their achievements, no matter how small they are - will inevitably attract success. One fact is clear — in life we will fail more often than we succeed. But those who continue to maintain a positive attitude, enjoy success, never give up and always stay focused on success - can achieve their dreams.
Unfortunately, most people tend to focus their thoughts on what they did wrong, what they failed at, why things didn’t work out, why they’re not good enough. These negative thoughts are sure to attract failure.
So it is so important to develop and maintain a positive attitude in order for us to continue our journey to success. Remember that positive attitude attract success and negative attitude attracts failure. Having a positive attitude is only the beginning as the next action will be taking action. You can have all the positive attitude in the world but if you do not take any action nothing will happen. So have a positive attitude and take action today
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February 24th, 2008 by aaks
Having a positive attitude will enable us to overcome all difficulties. It is easier to be said than done. But it is very true that when you have a positive thinking that you are able to achieve anything, you will be able to do it. I will like to share with you a small story below.
In the famous biblical story, a small shepherd boy killed a giant. David, a small 17-year-old shepherd visited his brother. He asked his brother if he could fight with the giant, Goliath. His brother answered David, “Goliath is too large to hit.” David replied, “He is not too large to hit but too large to miss.” The small boy went out with a sling to fight with the giant. He killed the giant with a slingshot.
Can you see the difference in thinking which causes 2 different effects. If David has listen to his brother and think like his brother, he will not be able to achieve anything. He will always be avoiding big problem and so he never gets anything done.
But what David has done is that he has a different thinking, and thus he gets different result. He has a positive thinking which enables him to think of solution to solve the problem. He thinks of the solution and then he takes action. That is the most important thing. Those who always take action are always the one who has a positive attitude.
The moral of the story is that everyone has a different perception to a huge task. Lazy and timid persons just give up on the task thinking it to be too difficult to achieve. However, the wise and the brave try to explore all possible avenues to achieve it. As there is a saying, life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing. So have a positive attitude today and take massive action.
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February 24th, 2008 by aaks
Positive thinking is so important as it will affects all aspects of our life. What I am going to share with you will be 1 story example of why having a positive attitude is so beneficial to us.
Thomas Edison, the greatest inventor of all time failed around 10,000 times in his quest to invent a light bulb. He persisted till he found the solution. You will be surprised to know that this great inventor only has 3 months of formal schooling in his entire life. The another surprise thing is that he was a partially deaf 4 year old boy who returned one day from school with a note from his teacher. The note read, “Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, take him out from school”. His mother taught him at home since then.
So what is the thing that we can learn from this story? Personally I feel that the success story of every great man is full of disappointments, failures, setbacks, and betrayal. They face them with a smile as a great warrior success eventually comes to them. No struggle, no success. What is the thing that keeps him going and never gives up, it is his positive attitude.
The society is created in such a way that it is only when we make mistake then we will be able to learn something new. In order to reach our goal, we must first be able to overcome all the problem and the obstacles that come along our way. When you have a positive attitude, you will see every problem as a great opportunity to go forward. It is not easy in real life when we are being constantly bombarded by all the negative influence from our environment. That is when we have to make an effort to have a positive attitude and maintain it.
Whenever I feel like giving up, I will just remember the Thomas Edison story and I will get motivated again and have a positive attitude towards my task. Have a positive attitude today and go towards your dream.
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February 24th, 2008 by aaks
Why having a positive attitude is so important in life? Is it really necessary to have a positive attitude? Should go through all the trouble to learn how to have a positive attitude? These are the kind of questions that some people might ask.
Recent studies have shown that education contributes only a mere 15% in getting a new job or promotion while the remaining 85% is because of attitude! This really shows in order to achieve success in life; the importance of having a positive is unchallenged.
There will always be 2 thoughts that will be fighting in our mind. One will be the positive thinking and the other will be the negative thinking. Each and every moment of our life is determined by this difference between the stepping stone and the stumbling block. Positive attitude is the key to success while Negative attitude is the key to failure.
Recent studies done by the University of Texas has shown that people with an upbeat view of life were less likely than pessimists to show signs of frailty. Plus, research has found that a positive attitude may delay the ageing process!
In the study, the Texas team carried out tests on 1,558 older people from the Mexican American community to examine whether there was a link between positive emotions and the onset of frailty. At the start of the seven year study all the volunteers were in relatively robust good health. The researchers assessed the development of frailty during the study by measuring the participants’ weight loss, exhaustion, walking speed and grip strength. They found that those people who had a positive attitude towards life were significantly less likely to become frail.
So it has been proven that not only having a positive attitude can improve our mental health, it can also improve our physical health. It is so important to have a positive attitude as it can really improve our life. So start to have positive attitude today.
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February 24th, 2008 by aaks
Having a positive attitude can help you to cope more easily with life’s daily affairs. If you have a positive attitude, it will bring optimism into your life. Having a positive attitude will make it easier for you to avoid worry and negative thinking. It is very important as you will focus more of your time in getting things done.
If you adopt positive attitude as part of your life, you will be able to see the constructive changes in your life, and over the long run it will make you happier and be far more successful. It is very true that you will see the bright side of life, be more optimistic and you will expect the best thing to happen to you if you have positive attitude towards your life. Here are just some of the benefits of having a positive attitude:
• Achieve your goals and attain success
• Success achieved faster and more easily
• More energy
• More happiness
• Greater inner power and strength
• The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others
• The ability to surmount any difficulty
• People begin to respect you more
Positive attitude is definitely a state of mind that is worth developing and strengthening. It is a very useful and vital skill when once you have mastered it; you will be able to use it in all aspects of your life.
The most important thing is to take action in wanting to have a positive attitude and the desire to make changes to your life. So since you have know the benefits of having a positive attitude now, the next thing that you should do now is to start applying it. Have a positive attitude and make the changes today.
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February 9th, 2008 by aaks
Attitude can be defined as a state of mind or feeling regarding the situation. A positive attitude will mean that it is a helpful attitude that will help the person in a physical state or emotional state. A person who has a positive attitude will be able to look and find opportunities in a situation when the others are not able to spot it. Those who have the positive attitude will always focus on finding the solution for the problems whereas those who have the negative attitude will always focus on the problems but not on the solutions.
It is always those who focus on finding the solution that will be able to achieve the goal that they want to achieve faster and in a creative way. Everyone has the ability to create a positive thinking process and focus more of what is right so that they will be able to solve the problem or reach their goal. The common habit among all the successful people is that they all have a very positive attitude.
Some of the successful people are able to bounce back from failure and work their way to success. It looks as though that they have the magic ability to twist the situation around. In fact it should not even be called a magic as it is the things that everyone of us has it. That thing is call positive attitude. It is just a matter choice of whether the person wants to put the effort to have it or not.
Our brain will be able to remember the feeling and emotion that comes with any experience but it will not really remember the exact facts and details of the situation. Most often it is the emotion that will decided on what actions we will take when we happen to face a new situation or a situation that we have experience before. That is when out attitude will come in. Those who have a positive attitude will be able see it from another angle. Instead of being traumatized by the experience, they will be more motivated to find ways to solve the situation.
Everybody might have the same fear but it is those who have the positive attitude that will be able to conquer it and achieve the success that most can only dream of. In fact, everybody has the ability to have a positive attitude and be able to achieve anything that they want. All they need is to switch their thinking or attitude. It is the key to answer all problems in life. So START today having a positive attitude and achieve your dream.
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February 9th, 2008 by aaks
Positive attitude is the key and the way to success in whatever things that we desire. Be it in business, relationship, family etc, positive attitude is the common habits that all different kinds of successful people have. If we do not have a positive attitude, our journey towards our goal will be full of obstacles and thorns.
Below is 3 ways on how we can set ourselves up for success through positive attitude.
• Focus on the future, not the past. What ever thing that has happen in the past, you will not be able to change it. So it is basically a waste of time if you spend too much time being sad over the past. Just learn from the past and remind yourself never to repeat the mistake again. If you focus on the future and you decide on what you want to do, you will have a very high chance of reaching your goal. Always aim for the highest point and you will live a exciting and fulfilling day on a daily basis.
• Expect the best thing that you will get and be mentally prepared for the worst. Life is already hard. So you should always aim for the best but at the same time be mentally prepared for the worst. If you are already mentally prepared and you have a positive attitude, you will be able to cope and handle whatever situation that is facing you. Remember it is not the problem that is giving you trouble, it is how you handle the problem that will decide what will happen to you.
• Do not be a perfectionist. Learn from mistake. Life is not perfect. If we have to wait till all the traffic light turn to green light then we take action, it will already be too late. Just take action and do keep in mind that you will make mistake along the mistake. Making a mistake does not mean you are a failure. Treat each mistake as though they are stepping stones that will keep you nearer to your goal. There are no failures in this world, only people who do not try enough and they give up.
These 3 points are very important and in order for this to take effect, you must have a positive attitude. It is a very important element so that you will be able to set yourself up for success. Positive attitude is very important. So start thinking positively and have a positive attitude today.
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