Four Steps to a Super Attitude

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Decide How to React

 

It is not what happens to you that counts. It is how you react to

what happens to you, especially when you have unexpected problems of

any kind. Here are four things you can do to assure that your

attitude is the very best it can be, under all circumstances.

 

Focus On the Future

 

First, whatever challenges you face, focus on the future rather than

on the past. Instead of worrying about who did what and who is to

blame, focus on where you want to be and what you want to do. Get a

clear mental image of your ideal successful future, and then take

whatever action you can to begin moving in that direction. Get your

mind, your thoughts, and your mental images on the future.

 

Think About the Solution

 

Second, whenever you are faced with a difficulty, focus on the

solution rather than on the problem. Think and talk about the ideal

solution to the obstacle or setback, rather than wasting time

rehashing and reflecting on the problem. Solutions are inherently

positive, whereas problems are inherently negative. The instant that

you begin thinking in terms of solutions, you become a positive and

constructive human being.

 

Look For the Good

 

Third, assume that something good is hidden within each difficulty or

challenge. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, a major proponent of positive

thinking, once said, " Whenever God wants to give us a gift, he wraps

it up in a problem " . The bigger the gift you have coming, the bigger

the problem you will receive. But the wonderful thing is that if you

look for the gift, you will always find it.

 

Seek the Valuable Lesson

 

Fourth, assume that whatever situation you are facing at the moment

is exactly the right situation you need to ultimately be successful.

This situation has been sent to you to help you learn something, to

help you become better, to help you expand and grow.

 

Decide to Be Positive

 

A Positive Mental Attitude is indispensable to your success. You can

be as positive as you want to be if you will simply think about the

future, focus on the solution and look for the good. If you do what

other successful people do, if you use your mind to exert mental

control over the situation, you will be positive and cheerful most of

the time. And you will reap the benefits enjoyed by all successful

people.

 

Action Exercises

 

Here are three steps you can take immediately to put these ideas into

action:

 

First, become solution-oriented with every difficulty you face. Make

a habit of looking for the answers to your questions, the solutions

to your problems.

 

Second, seek for the valuable lesson in every adversity. Make a list

of every idea or insight you can gain from every setback or

difficulty.

 

Third, think on paper. Take some time to write out every detail of

the problem, and then take the most logical next step to solve it.

 

By: Brian Tracy