Positive thinking is a mental attitude that expects good outcomes and allows thoughts that promote growth and success. It anticipates happiness, health, and favorable results from every situation. The document provides techniques for developing a positive thinking mindset, including surrounding oneself with positive people, catching and replacing negative thoughts, focusing on gratitude, and practicing positive self-talk. It also discusses how to train the subconscious mind through repetition to develop an automatic positive outlook.
This document discusses positive thinking and how it relates to stress management. It explains that positive thinking can improve health and focus, while reducing stress and accidents. Negative self-talk like filtering out positives, personalizing negatives, and catastrophizing can be overcome by recognizing irrational thoughts and challenging them with positive spins. The document provides examples of reframing negative statements in a positive light and encourages periodically evaluating thoughts and speaking to oneself with encouragement rather than criticism.
Role of positive thinking and positive attitude in personal developmentM.Haseeb Ashraf
This document discusses the role of positive thinking and attitude in personal development. It defines positive thinking as expecting good results and negative thinking as bringing unhappy moods. Developing a positive attitude can bring inner peace, success, better relationships and health. Some tips for positive thinking include using positive words, ignoring negative thoughts, reading inspiring material, and associating with positive people. A positive attitude manifests as positive thinking, constructive thinking, creative thinking, expecting success, motivation, inspiration, perseverance, belief in oneself, finding opportunities and solutions. The benefits of a positive attitude include achieving goals easier, more happiness, energy and success.
This document discusses the power of positive thinking. It begins by defining positive thinking as thinking good thoughts and being optimistic without dwelling on negatives. It notes that positive thinking can impact one's attitude, relationships, and environment. The document then discusses how children are natural positive thinkers and provides examples of childlike behaviors that can foster positive thinking, such as exploring, embracing challenges, and using imagination. It argues that positive thinking is powerful because it changes one's outlook and triggers positive responses from others and one's surroundings.
This document discusses how to combat negative thoughts, known as Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs). It provides strategies for developing a more positive mindset, including recognizing one's potential, focusing mental energy, learning from failures, and surrounding oneself with positive people and influences. The key message is that our thoughts shape our reality, so we must train our minds to think constructively in order to achieve success and happiness.
This document provides tips for developing a positive attitude. It discusses what attitude is, how attitudes are formed and can change, and provides several tips for maintaining a positive attitude, including taking passionate action, acting instead of reacting, focusing on goals, replacing negative thoughts with positive ones, and being grateful. It emphasizes viewing each moment as perfect, talking positively to yourself, and focusing on strengths rather than failures.
This document discusses the importance of maintaining a good work attitude. It emphasizes that attitude is a state of mind and is defined as one's way of thinking, feeling or behaving. It outlines some negative influences in the work environment like gossip, criticism and unrealistic deadlines. It recommends adopting a positive attitude by changing one's behavior, thinking and feelings through self-assessment, discipline and logical observation. Choosing to think positively can help one succeed despite challenges. Maintaining a positive outlook includes focusing on each day's good aspects and spreading kindness.
- Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author best known for his book The Power of Positive Thinking.
- The book argues that positive thinking and faith in God can help people achieve peace of mind, improved health, energy, and success in life.
- It provides guidance on how to develop positive thinking through believing in yourself, managing stress, prayer, visualization, and focusing on God as the source of all power and energy.
This document provides an overview and summary of the book "Attitude is Everything" by Keith Harrell. The book discusses how developing a positive attitude can lead to success. It explains that life will always present both positive and negative situations and it is up to the individual to choose how they interpret and respond to these situations. The book outlines seven steps to cultivate a positive attitude: 1) understand the power of attitude, 2) take charge of your life choices, 3) identify attitudes that help or hinder you, 4) reframe bad attitudes, 5) find your purpose and passion, 6) be proactive, and 7) discover how to motivate yourself. It also discusses tools like affirmations, self-motivation
This document discusses the benefits of positive thinking and maintaining a positive attitude. It argues that a positive attitude helps one cope with daily life more easily and brings optimism. Some key benefits of positive thinking mentioned are achieving goals faster, greater happiness, energy and motivation. The document provides tips for applying positive thinking like using positive language, focusing on strengths, and reframing failures as opportunities. It acknowledges that while not accepted by all, many people believe in the effectiveness of positive thinking.
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The document discusses positive thinking and its benefits. Positive thinking involves focusing on opportunities rather than difficulties and expecting positive outcomes. It can improve health, help achieve goals, increase happiness and energy. Developing positive thinking involves using positive self-talk, visualizing success, reading inspiring materials, and believing in one's abilities rather than dwelling on negatives.
DEVELOPING SELF ESTEEM AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDEDokka Srinivasu
This document discusses developing self-esteem and a positive attitude. It defines self-esteem as how one thinks and feels about oneself. Low self-esteem can be caused by negative life experiences and relationships. The document provides exercises to help readers identify areas of strong and weak self-esteem, recognize patterns that perpetuate low self-esteem, set goals to improve specific areas, and adopt more positive thought patterns. Perfectionism is also discussed as something that can undermine self-esteem.
This document discusses the concept of attitude and the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. It states that attitude is a mental position relative to thinking or being. It emphasizes that choosing a positive attitude can determine the outcome of one's life. The document then provides tips for developing positive thinking, such as using positive words, ignoring negative thoughts, reading inspirational material, and surrounding oneself with positively minded people. Maintaining a positive attitude is said to help one achieve goals, attain success more easily, experience greater happiness and energy, and inspire others.
This document contains a manifesto on personal growth and inner strength. It discusses a 3 step process for self improvement: 1) Identifying strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations, 2) Admitting to weaknesses through self reflection and feedback, 3) Addressing weaknesses by taking action towards one's aspirations. It emphasizes the importance of accepting weaknesses, seeking honest feedback, and adopting a "no matter what" attitude to drive change through massive action instead of just trying. Specific methods for building confidence like phasing out negative self talk, following your heart, seeking moral support, and believing in yourself are also outlined.
The document discusses symptoms and self-help strategies for depression. It describes common symptoms such as sleep disorders, negative thoughts, eating problems, withdrawing from others, and suicidal thoughts. It then provides tips for depression self-help, including cultivating supportive relationships, challenging negative thinking, taking care of yourself through healthy habits, getting regular exercise, eating a mood-boosting diet, and seeking professional help if symptoms worsen or don't improve.
The document discusses common traits of successful entrepreneurs and provides steps for maintaining a positive attitude. Regarding entrepreneurs, it notes that the best have a clear vision and passion, are highly motivated and hard working, constantly strive to improve, focus on fundamentals, overcome challenges with mental strength, face their fears, seize opportunities, and leave a legacy. The steps for a positive attitude include believing happiness is a choice, removing negativity, looking for the positives, reinforcing positivity in oneself, and sharing happiness with others.
This document provides a 4-step method for overcoming negative thinking:
1. Become aware of negative thoughts like fearing the future or criticizing yourself.
2. Challenge negative self-talk by testing the reality of thoughts and looking for alternative explanations.
3. Engage in positive self-talk daily to develop a more positive mindset over time.
4. Stop comparing yourself to others and live according to your own values.
This document provides guidance on personal growth and development through self-reflection. It discusses a 3-step process of identifying strengths and weaknesses, admitting to weaknesses, and addressing areas for improvement. Specific strategies are outlined, such as getting feedback from others, focusing on aspirations over weaknesses, and adopting a growth mindset through action and perseverance. The importance of cultivating self-assurance, positivity, and having a clear sense of purpose are also emphasized to overcome challenges and criticisms in life.
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This document provides an overview of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. It discusses the initial assessment and resuscitation of patients, including fluid resuscitation and blood transfusions. The identification of the source of bleeding is important, and endoscopy is the gold standard investigation. The main causes of upper GI bleeding are discussed, including peptic ulcer disease, variceal bleeding, and Mallory-Weiss tears. Treatment options are outlined for each cause, including pharmacologic, endoscopic, interventional, and surgical approaches.
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Hemorrhage is the escape of blood from vessels either internally or externally. It must be aggressively managed to reduce shock, organ failure, and death by arresting bleeding rather than fluid resuscitation alone. Untreated hemorrhage can lead to a dangerous cycle of coagulopathy, acidosis, hypothermia, and further bleeding termed "physiological exhaustion." Medical therapy for hemorrhagic shock risks worsening hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy if bleeding is not controlled. Hemorrhage is classified based on degree and location, and treatment depends on shock severity and response to fluids.
There are several types of haemorrhage including arterial, venous, and capillary. Haemorrhages can also be classified as primary, reactionary, or secondary based on when they occur relative to surgery. Haemorrhages can be external and revealed or internal and concealed. Treatment of haemorrhage focuses on maintaining airway and breathing, applying pressure and packing, proper positioning and rest, and various operative techniques if needed.
This document discusses hemorrhage, or abnormal blood loss. It describes external hemorrhage from soft tissue injuries and internal hemorrhage that can result from trauma or medical illnesses in body cavities like the chest, abdomen, pelvis or retroperitoneum. Signs of internal hemorrhage include blood from orifices or vomit. The body's response to hemorrhage is hemostasis to stop bleeding. Stages of hemorrhage are described based on percentage of circulating blood volume lost. Assessment of hemorrhage includes mental status, vital signs and interventions to control bleeding, provide oxygen and treat for shock.
The document discusses shock, its causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment. It defines shock as inadequate tissue perfusion and lists the main types as hypovolemic, cardiogenic, obstructive, and distributive. It outlines steps to treat hemorrhagic shock, the most common cause, including stopping bleeding, elevating wounds, applying direct pressure, and using tourniquets if needed before giving fluids and assessing the patient's response.
1. Excessive bleeding during or after surgery can be caused by ineffective local hemostasis, complications from blood transfusions, pre-existing coagulation disorders, or disseminated intravascular coagulation.
2. Ineffective local hemostasis can result in bleeding only from the surgical site, while other potential causes may lead to diffuse bleeding.
3. Various laboratory tests can help identify the underlying cause, guide treatment decisions, and distinguish between coagulation disorders and fibrinolysis.
This article discusses self-esteem and provides tips to boost confidence. It defines self-esteem as how people view their ability to cope with challenges and find happiness. Self-esteem develops from experiences with family and others when growing up. High self-esteem is associated with liking new people and expressing oneself, while low self-esteem involves negative beliefs and isolating behaviors. The article recommends forgiving mistakes, focusing on strengths, surrounding with positivity, being honest, facing fears, and helping others to increase self-esteem.
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This document discusses turning negativity into positivity. It defines negativity and lists its causes and types, including cynicism, hostility, and catastrophizing. The effects of negativity on health are explained, such as upset stomach and anxiety. Positivity is then defined as having an optimistic outlook. Achieving positivity involves practices like mindfulness, gratitude, and journaling. The document concludes with tips for accepting life's uncertainties and changing one's perspective to deal with challenges in a positive manner.
This document discusses how negative thoughts impact us and provides steps to overcome negative thinking and lead a stress-free life. It explains that negative thoughts stem from ingrained beliefs and can cause feelings of depression, physical effects, and prevent opportunities. Some ways to overcome negative thinking include identifying negative thoughts, surrounding yourself with positive people, thinking independently, meditating, being kind to others, exercising, and focusing on positive news. Daily practices like meditation, spending time in nature, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help fight negativity.
The document discusses the benefits of maintaining a positive attitude and outlook. It provides 10 strategies for developing a positive attitude, including focusing on career success, reducing stress, improving health, and strengthening relationships. It also gives 7 strategies for overcoming negative attitudes, such as controlling frustration, associating with positive people, and changing negative self-talk. An example story is provided about a woman who was able to overcome her negative thoughts about her boyfriend moving in and have a happy outcome by using techniques like meditation, gratitude, and positive self-talk. Famous positively people like Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Mahatma Gandhi are also mentioned.
The document discusses the benefits of maintaining a positive attitude and outlook. It provides 10 strategies for developing a positive attitude, including focusing on career success, reducing stress, improving health, and strengthening relationships. It also gives 7 strategies for overcoming negative attitudes, such as controlling frustration, associating with positive people, and changing negative self-talk. An example story is provided about a woman who was able to improve her relationship by shifting her thoughts from negative to positive. Famous positively people like Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Mahatma Gandhi are also mentioned.
This document discusses the concept of attitudes. It defines an attitude as a psychological tendency to evaluate an entity with favor or disfavor. Attitudes have three main components: affective (emotional), behavioral, and cognitive (thinking). Attitudes can be observed through a person's cognition, affect, and behavior in response to stimuli and influence how they evaluate things. While attitudes can predict behavior, other factors like norms, alternatives, and outside events also influence behavior. The consistency between attitudes and behaviors depends on attributes like attitude specificity, strength, and accessibility. The document then provides tips for changing a negative attitude into a positive one such as focusing outward, facing flaws, looking at the bright side, counting blessings, and surrounding oneself with optimistic people
Cognitive distortions are negative or irrational patterns of thinking that reinforce negative self-perceptions. Common cognitive distortions include all-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization, mental filters, discounting the positive, jumping to conclusions, magnification, emotional reasoning, 'should' statements, labeling, and personalization. These distortions can contribute to problems like anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. To cope, people can recognize distortions, challenge irrational thoughts, seek therapy which uses techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy to change distorted thinking patterns. Addressing cognitive distortions can improve mental health and well-being.
Setting goals helps provide direction and motivation to enhance one's life. Goals should be specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and tangible (SMART). They can be short-term or long-term. When setting goals, it is important to dream big but keep goals realistic. Regularly reviewing and sharing goals with others helps with accountability and progress. Developing a positive attitude also supports achieving goals and overall success.
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This document provides tips for developing a positive attitude and practicing positive thinking. It discusses how negative self-talk can be overcome by recognizing it and replacing negative thoughts with positive spins. Some ways to learn positive thinking mentioned are periodically evaluating thoughts for negativity and finding ways to put a positive spin on them. The document also lists 8 ways to create a positive attitude, such as remembering one's own power, embracing life, controlling reactions, and believing one is enough. Practicing positive thinking can benefit one's health, according to research.
This document provides tips for developing a positive attitude and practicing positive thinking. It discusses how negative self-talk can be overcome by recognizing it and replacing those thoughts with more rational, positive perspectives. Specific strategies mentioned include focusing on the positive aspects of a situation, challenging negative thoughts with logic, evaluating thoughts for positivity, and reminding yourself of past successes. Maintaining an optimistic outlook can provide mental and physical health benefits according to research.
Personality development involves distinctive patterns of attitudes and behaviors. The document provides tips to enhance personality, including not comparing oneself to others, focusing on positivity, practicing self-care, social skills, effective communication, and leadership strategies. It discusses analyzing and addressing worries, developing a good personality, and traits of winners like hard work, focus, and confidence.
Self-empowerment encourages developing skills and knowledge to overcome obstacles in life or work. It covers five areas: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual empowerment. Being self-confident involves self-appreciation, vision, purpose, commitment, and contribution. Effective self-empowerment in social situations requires being genuine, a good listener, having a sense of humor, acts of kindness, nurturing relationships, and maintaining confidence and control over one's emotions. Internal change for self-empowerment starts with recognizing defects, committing to change, deciding on alternatives, and sticking to a schedule for change until new habits form.
This document discusses the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. It defines attitude as a mental position regarding a way of thinking that is shaped by experiences. A positive attitude means focusing on the good rather than the bad. Benefits of positive thinking include increased lifespan, lower stress, and better health. The document provides tips for cultivating positive thinking such as identifying negative patterns, checking self-talk, spending time with positive people, and practicing affirmations. Maintaining a positive outlook can improve well-being and health outcomes.
Positive thinking involves training the mind to change perceived reality by making positive mental statements. It is a type of attitude where people look on the bright side. The document provides 30 exercises and suggestions for developing positive thinking, such as only using positive words, pushing out negative feelings, practicing positive affirmations, and surrounding yourself with positive people and images. The goal is to rid oneself of negative thoughts and develop habits that focus on solutions and opportunities.
This document provides tips for personality development and improving how people interact with each other. It discusses defining personality as patterns of attitudes and behaviors that make people unique. It recommends maintaining a positive outlook, taking care of one's health through diet, exercise, and sleep, and developing empathy and interest in others. The document also gives advice on handling disagreements tactfully, praising others, and addressing problems by asking questions rather than giving orders. It emphasizes preparing mentally to accept problems and then working to improve situations.
This document provides tips for personal development in several areas: personality, health, handling people, public speaking, and managing worry. Some key tips include drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep, avoiding gossip, showing genuine interest in others, admitting when you are wrong, and not worrying about things you cannot control. The document emphasizes positive thinking, treating people with respect, focusing on solutions rather than problems, and leading by example with confidence.
This document provides tips and strategies for self-improvement. It discusses focusing on positive thinking, thinking ahead, setting goals, gaining confidence, and using visualization. Specific tips include removing negative thoughts, not taking yourself as a loser, learning from experiences, and gaining knowledge through reading and attending seminars. Visualization and meditation can help focus on goals. Getting up early, exercising, eating breakfast, making eye contact and smiling can also aid in self-improvement. The document emphasizes continuous improvement over delayed perfection and gives three simple rules: go after what you want, ask if you want an answer, and step forward to progress.
3. Positive Thinking, Your Key to Success
• Positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into
the mind thoughts, words and images that are
conductive to growth, expansion and success. It is a
mental attitude that expects good and favorable
results. A positive mind anticipates
happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of
every situation and action. Whatever the mind
expects, it finds.
5. "Think positive!",
• It is quite common to hear people
say: "Think positive!", to someone
who feels down and worried. Most
people do not take these words
seriously, as they do not know what
they really mean, or do not consider
them as useful and effective.
6. THE NEGATIVE THOUGHT
• Many people have found that, when they tune in to their internal
dialogue, much of it is negative. Thoughts like, “I could never do
that” and “What if I fail?” can seriously impact the way we behave.
Stress, apparently associated with attachment to this negative
internal dialogue, in turn, affects every aspect of our lives.
• When we are stressed, specific hormones circulate in the body.
Released infrequently, these hormones are harmless, produced
continuously, they are associated with serious damage.
Cardiovascular disease is related in part to continuous
bombardment of stress hormones and arterial damage caused by
free radicals created in the process.
7. HOW DO WE? HOW CAN WE?
• Letting go of attachment to these negative
thoughts and emotions is liberating. This is a
process in itself that is well worth the effort.
Very effective methods to help to place the
mind at ease have been developed over
thousands of years. Perhaps Meditation would
benefit.
10. “When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control
our emotions.” – W. Clement Stone
In his book "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life," Dr. Daniel
Amen talks about "ANTs" – Automatic Negative Thoughts. These
are the bad thoughts that are usually reactionary, like "Those
people are laughing, they must be talking about me," or "The boss
wants to see me? It must be bad!" or “my employees are
whispering, they must be up to something mischievous.”When you
notice these thoughts and realize that they are nothing more than
ANTs; squash them
SQUASH THE "ANTS"
11. Positive thinking techniques
• Take care of yourself.
As you begin to follow a healthier
lifestyle, you are giving yourself the
message that you are worth taking care
of. Even if you’re not sure yet if you
believe that, you’ll soon start to feel better
physically, and that will help you feel more
positive. Exercise several times a
week, eat healthy foods, and learn some
relaxation techniques for when you need to
take a stress break.
12. Positive Thinking Techniques
• Surround yourself with positive
energy.
Make sure that the people around you
are optimistic in their
outlooks. Nothing is more contagious
than negativity, so try to banish it in
your environment.
14. Positive thinking is contagious.
• People around you pick your mental
moods and are affected accordingly.
Think about happiness, good health
and success, and you will cause
people to like you and desire to help
you, because they enjoy the
vibrations that a positive mind emits.
15. NEGATIVITY IS CONTAGIOUS
• Nothing is more contagious
than negativity, so try to banish it in
your environment.
16. SPOT-CHECK YOUR ATTITUDE.
Several times a day, take a moment to
analyze what you’re thinking. Are you
being positive or negative? If the
latter, try to reframe the situation in more
positive terms. By becoming more self-
conscious about your negativity, you’ll
learn to curb it.
17. USE POSITIVE SELF-TALK.
• Encourage yourself by giving
yourself positive affirmations e.g., “I am
a self-confident individual who has
much to offer.” Avoid the use of “could-
a” and “should-a” messages to yourself.
Change what you need to change, and
try not to beat yourself up in the
process. Allow a little humor into your
talk. Laughing at yourself and at life
does reduce stress.
18. Remind Yourself of the Things You Are
Grateful For.
• “Like success, failure is many things to many
people. With positive mental attitude, failure is a learning
experience, a rung on the ladder, and a plateau at which to
get your thoughts in order to prepare to try again. ” – W.
Clement Stone
Stresses and challenges don't seem quite as bad when you
are constantly reminding yourself of the things that are right
in life. Taking just 60 seconds a day to stop and appreciate
the good things of life will make a huge difference. When you
are down or on the verge of failure; close your eyes and
remind yourself of intricate problems you have solved in the
past. This action will boost your morale to face your
challenges in business squarely. It’s called “drawing
inspiration from your past exploits.”
19. FALURES ARE THE
PILLARS OF SUCCESS
I once failed in my 12th grade and
my Father said, “ Don't worry son
failures are the pillars of success” . I
was immediately elevated to a
positive mood and resolved to do
better. But then I failed again and
father said , Son will you keep
building the pillars? Won't you
build a house on it? I understood
his frustration, but the way he
reprimanded me was unique. I
never looked back after that.
THIS IS THE POSITIVE STROKES
THAT WE FAIL TO GIVE OUR
CHILDREN.
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20. .
Look for the Proof Instead of Making Assumptions
• A fear of not being liked or accepted sometimes
leads us to assume that we know what others are
thinking, but our fears are usually not reality. If you
have a fear that a friend or family member's bad
mood is due to something you did, or that your
employees are secretly gossiping about you when
you turn your back; speak up and ask them. Don't
waste time worrying that you did something wrong
unless you have proof that there is something to
worry about.
21. Refrain from Using Absolutes
• Have you ever told a partner "You're ALWAYS late!" or
complained to a friend "You NEVER call me!"? Thinking
and speaking in absolutes like 'always' and 'never'
makes the situation seem worse than it is, and programs
your brain into believing that certain people are
incapable of delivering. If you want to develop a positive
thinking mental attitude, then you need to radiate
positivity; you need to watch your words.
22. Detach From Negative Thoughts
• I believe this is a little bit self explanatory.
Your thoughts can't hold any power over
you if you don't judge them. If you notice
yourself having a negative thought, detach
from it, witness it and don't follow it.
23. . Practice Loving, Touching &
Squeezing on your Friends and Family
• You don't have to be an expert to
know the benefits of a good hug.
Positive physical contact with
friends, loved ones, and even pets, is
an instant pick-me-up.
24. Increase Your Social Activity
By increasing social activity, you decrease
loneliness. Surround yourself with
healthy, happy people; and their positive
energy will affect you in a positive way.
26. . Volunteer for an Organization, or Help
another Person
• Everyone feels good after helping. You can volunteer
your time, your money, or your resources. The more
positive energy you put out into the world, the more
you will receive in return. Helping a person in need will
lighten your spirit and give you a positive mentality that
you are contributing your quota to helping the world.
28. Change your friends and associates
• “Be careful of the environment
you choose for it will shape you. Be
careful the friends you choose for you will
become like them.” – W. Clement Stone
• . Positive or negative attitudes are
contagious habits; I am sure you don’t
want to get infected with the negative
ones. Severe friendship with pessimist and
cynics; befriend those with the “I can do it”
kind of attitude.
29. Change your environment
• you are a product of your
environment. You environment will
directly or indirectly influence your
thoughts and actions.
30. • Why does United States
have the highest number of
billionaires in the world?
• Why does the United States
have the highest number of
successful immigrants?
31. • I am neither an American, nor do I reside there
but I can feel their patriotism and positive
attitude just by watching them on T.V. It’s this
same positive mental attitude that made a
Kenyan; in the person of Barrack Obama
emerge president of the United States.
• So where’s all these illustrations pointing to?
Well, it’s pointing to one lesson, which is; “be
careful of the environment you choose.” If your
environment doesn’t radiate positivity, please
relocate.
32. Use Pattern Interrupts to Combat Rumination
• If you find yourself ruminating, a great way to stop it is
to interrupt the pattern and force yourself to do
something completely different. Rumination is like
hyper-focusing on something negative. It's never
productive, because it's not rational or solution-
oriented, it's just excessive worry. Try changing your
physical environment, go for a walk or sit outside. You
could also call a friend, pick up a book, or turn on
some music. OR LOOK UP AND GAZE AT THE SKY
33. LETS TAKE THE QUESTIONAIRE
1 When my boss asks to speak with me, I
instinctively assume he/she wants to discuss a
problem or give me negative feedback.
2 When I experience real difficulty at
work/home, other aspects of my life tend to
be painted with the same negative brush.
3 When I experience a setback, I tend to believe
the obstacle will endure for the long-term, e.g.
"The funding didn't come through, so I guess
that means they hate the project. All that work
for nothing."
4 When a team I am on is functioning poorly, I
believe the cause is short-term and has a
straightforward solution, e.g. "Boy we're not
working well, if we can fix [X], we'll do much
better!"
34. QUESTIONAIRE CON’T
5 When I'm not chosen for an assignment I
really want, I tend to believe that I just don't
have the specific skills they are looking for
right now, as opposed to thinking I am
generally unskilled.
6 When something happens that I don't like or
appreciate, I can tend to conclude that the
cause is widespread in nature and will
continue to plague me, e.g. "My assistant
didn't 'cc' me on that email she sent to my
boss. Administrative assistants are all out to
prove how much smarter they are than their
supervisors."
7 When I perform very well on an assignment, I
believe that it's because I'm generally talented
and smart, as opposed to thinking I am good
in that one very specific area.
8 When I receive a reward or recognition, I can
tend to figure that luck or fate played more of
a role than my actual work or skill, e.g. "They
asked me to be the key note speaker at the
conference next year. I guess the other guys
were all busy."
9 When I come up with a really good idea, I am
surprised by my creativity. I figure it is my
lucky day, and caution myself not to get used
to the feeling.
35. QUESTIONAIRE CON’T
10 When something bad happens at work, I see
the contributions that everyone made to the
mistake, as opposed to thinking that I am
incompetent and to blame.
11 After winning an award/recognition/
contract, I believe it's because the
competition is not as good as I am, e.g. "We
won that large contract against two strong
competitors. We're simply better than they
are."
12 As the leader, when my team completes a
project, I tend to attribute the success to the
hard work and dedication of the team
members, as opposed to my skilled
leadership.
13 When I make a decision that proves to be
successful, it's because I have expertise on
the subject and analyzed that particular
problem really well, as opposed to being
generally a strong decision maker.
14 When I achieve a long term and personally
challenging goal, I congratulate myself, and
think about all the skills I used to be
successful.
Source: Mindtools.com
36. SCORE INTERPRETATION
Yikes! It must feel like there is a rain cloud that hangs overhead all day. You have
gotten yourself into the habit of seeing things as your fault and you’ve learned to give up
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your control in many situations. Taking this quiz is the first step toward turning your
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pessimism around. Read the rest of this article carefully, and use the exercises daily.
(Read below to start.)
You try to be optimistic and positive however some situations get the better of you.
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Identify your triggers for negative thinking and use rational thinking exercises to
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become naturally more optimistic. (Read below to start.)
Great job! You have a generally positive and optimistic outlook on life. You don’t take
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things personally and you are able to see that setbacks won’t ruin the rest of your life.
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(Read below for more.)
37. SCORE INTERPRETATION
• Permanence
• (Questions 3, 4, 9, 11)
Believing that something we are
experiencing is either permanent or
temporary. A low score implies that
you think bad times will carry on
forever. A high score shows
confidence that you'll be able to get
things back on course quickly.
38. SCORE INTERPRETATION
• Pervasiveness
• (Questions 2, 5, 6, 7 and 13)
Believing that situational factors cause
an effect or that the effect is evidence
of more universal factors at work. A
low score shows that you tend to
think that if you've experienced a
problem in one place, you'll
experience that problem wherever
you go.
39. SCORE INTERPRETATION
• Personalization
• (Questions 1, 8, 10, 12 and 14)
• Believing that something about you
influenced the outcome or that
something external to you caused it.
A low score indicates that you tend to
blame yourself for bad things, rather
than attributing the cause to more
general factors.
41. Training your subconscious mind!
• Think of it like learning to drive. At first it
takes all of your conscious effort to watch all
the cars around you, control the steering
wheel, peddles, and turn signals, all while
trying to figure out what lane to go in and
where to turn. But as you keep at it day after
day, your subconscious brain learns from all
that repetition and eventually takes over. If
you've been driving for a while now, consider
how much you do without really paying
attention. That's your subconscious
mind doing the work for you!
42. THE BULLETS OF POSITIVE THINKING
• Always use only positive words while thinking and
while talking. Use words such as, 'I can', 'I am able', 'it
is possible', 'it can be done', etc.
Allow into your awareness only feelings of
happiness, strength and success.
Try to disregard and ignore negative thoughts. Refuse
to think such thoughts, and substitute them with
constructive happy thoughts.
In your conversation use words that evoke feelings
and mental images of strength, happiness and
success
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43. • Before starting with any plan or action, visualize clearly
in your mind its successful outcome. If you visualize
with concentration and faith, you will be amazed at the
results.
Read at least one page of inspiring book every day.
Watch movies that make you feel happy.
Minimize the time you listen to the news and read the
papers.
Associate yourself with people who think positively.
Always sit and walk with your back straight. This will
strengthen your confidence and inner strength.
44. • Walk, swim or engage in some other
physical activity. This helps to develop a
more positive attitude.
• Think positive and expect only favorable
results and situations, even if your current
circumstances are not as you wish them to
be. In time, your mental attitude will affect
your life and circumstances and change
them accordingly.