Circles
January 14th, 2009. Published under To Your Success. No Comments.
Feel like you’re going in circles, experiencing the same obstacles in your career or business? There’s a solid chance that you’re subconsciously allowing this to happen. Regardless of your upbringing or current environment, you are in full control of your thoughts and attitudes. Your current thought patterns are only habits, and habits can be changed. Try this exercise: The next time you’re driving home from a difficult presentation, or wrapping up a tough day on the phone, take the time to relax and reflect on your day. Don’t let discouragement or a sense of overwhelm drain you. Instead, mentally highlight positive things you accomplished that day. From finally remembering to turn off the coffee pot to telling yourself that you did a great job marketing your product, it could be anything-have fun with it. Positive thoughts are free currency and you should stock up on as much as you can. You simply can’t have too much positivity in your life. Yes, outside recognition is great, it really fuels the self-esteem, but giving yourself a mental pat on the back is what pays the residual dividends. Positive thought encourages self-confidence, which is much more permanent and empowering than any external accolades.