What thoughts do you allow in your head? Are they positive or negative? Do your associations with friends give you value or harm your growth?
I’ve been around people before who are just plain negative or pessimistic. Most don’t realize it, but their negative thoughts over time lead me to want to run away. Have you ever felt that way?
These are the people that always have a reason or excuse as to why their life sucks. They whine, complain, or are otherwise generally moppy. They tell you what’s wrong with the world, and offer few, if any, solutions…or do anything to change their circumstances.
I believe it’s time to start asking the tough questions:
- Do you have friends that are bringing you up, or tearing you down?
- What do they have you reading?
- What do they have you listening to?
- What words do they have you speaking?
All of these are important. The difference between those who are successful and those that aren’t are habits and shifts in mindset.
Your Challenge
I challenge you to make a commitment that you will improve yourself. Put down the TV remote and pick up a good book, watch some good Youtube videos on leadership or personal development, or listen to an audio that will help you further your brain. The more work you do on you, the less you’ll have to worry about the stresses and pressures of life. Surround yourself with those that are encouraging you in the direction you want to go. If you are unsure of which direction that is, surround yourself with positive, upbeat, emotionally mature people who are willing to share their insights and knowledge with you.
Learn, grow, and adapt to the changing times. And most of all: be aware of what you feed your mind. You don’t want to end up in the dumps.
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We all need a little reminder like this now and then. I find myself being a glass half empty person in the effort to be a realist. But lately I do notice myself trying to put a more positive spin on things and I know this affects how I feel internally. Bottom line is, we decide how happy we’re going to be today, tomorrow and forever. If we let someone else decide, it’s too easy to take the negativity for truth because there’s so much of it out there.
Sassy,
Thanks for the comment! I agree that it is easy to take the negativity as truth when you seem to hear it everywhere. The “cool” thing today is to talk about all the stuff that’s going on and how it’s negatively impacting everything. Well, there are always two sides to a coin, and there is definitely a positive aspect to what’s going on. I thank you for taking the time to stop and re-assess your thoughts, choosing instead to focus on the positive. I wish you the best of luck on your journey to the life you desire!
You hit it right on the head…Garbage in…Garbage out…