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A POSITIVE - ATTITUDE HABIT

Just how critical is attitude to achievement? Well, take a look at one of the greatest inventors of the last two hundred years – Thomas Edison. Every time you turn on a light switch, you experience the result of his persistence in the face of continuous failure.

Edison tried 10,000 times to get the light bulb invention to work, but failed each time. However he had this to say about his lack of success . “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.’

You can learn to have this kind of outlook on life, but it needs to be purposefully installed into your daily living.

1. Take charge of what you’re thinking.
How can you do this? Choose to think uplifting thoughts instead of discouraging ones. You get to decide what you think, which in turn determines how you feel. Become aware of this and dwell on positive ideas throughout the day.

2. Read Inspirational material
Fill your mind with good thoughts. You’ll never know what wonderful results from reading are around the corner until you open its covers.

3. Focus on others
Make an extra effort to help other people. Concentrating on assisting others will help you more than you realize. If you succeed in becoming wealthy but are poor in respect to your relationships, you will not be truly prosperous at all. This will free you up to allow the butterfly of happiness to land on your shoulder when you least expect it.

4. Take care of your health needs.
Its hard to maintain a positive mind-set if you’ve neglected your physical needs. Make an extra effort to eat nutritious balanced meals. Not getting enough sleep will also be a tremendous hindrance, so make sure you’re getting adequate rest. And don’t forget to get enough exercise. When you feel down, try to take a brisk 30-minute walk. You’ll feel revived.

5. Learn contentment
Focus on what you have and not what on what you don’t have. Live in the present and enjoy your blessings. Be thankful for what you do have. When going through difficult experiences – remember that adversity can be a blessing in disguise. You might learn some important lessons during those tough times – like Thomas Edison did.

These lesson can turn into credentials that will enable you to help others when they’re going through tough times. So don’t let negativity ruin your present and future. Instead, build a new habit of having a positive attitude.

Source : Patricia Wagner; 21 days to a positive-positive habit. www.lifeorganizers.com
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