Positive Thinking Always Works Better Than Negative Thinking
19. Positive thinking always works better than negative thinking.
Confronting your thoughts is the most difficult thing in the world; it is also the most important thing. The way you think has multiple levels of how it affects the success you reach in your life. Although I think most of us know this and I doubt very many would argue with it, I think the key to this Tool is using it as a reminder.
No one likes to be around “Debbie Downer.” Once again, you know this person in your life and once again, it might be you. Let’s analyze for starters why people do this. Well, first off it is just easier to be negative than to be positive. Think about it. If you’re negative and something bad happens, you were right. If you are negative and something good happens, then it almost works out as a nice surprise.
I think many are afraid to use positive thinking and then not receive the result they expected. It sets you up for others to break you down for thinking positive and having a setback. The truth is we are dealing with percentages. Those who think positively have a greater percentage of success and achieved goals. These are also the people we call lucky. They seem to have things work out their way most of the time, while those who think negatively ultimately get their wish. Then to make it worse, when they do have some achievement in their life, they are less likely to appreciate it.
In addition, these people dislike positive thinking people. And most likely positive thinking people don’t really like being around them either. Positive thinking comes with a risk that you must be willing to accept. When you have a setback, many will criticize you for the way you think and will say that thinking positively only sets you up for being disappointed and it’s unrealistic. For your information, the most successful people in the world became that way by being “unrealistic.”
If you need something more scientific to help you believe, let’s talk physiology. It has become well accepted and is no surprise that your body’s chemical makeup and body language change with how you think. I once heard that more heart attacks occur on Monday than any other day. Gee, I wonder what most people’s thoughts are on a Monday. Another aspect is body language. We all know that people can pick up on our body language. When you are a negative thinker, what do you think your expressions look like? How does a negative person think and breathe? When someone is negative, they just look and act different. Lastly, people don’t want to be around negative thinkers.
Therefore, positive, successful people are going to do little to go out of their way to help a negative person. They are going to do little to foster a negative person’s success or help them reach their goals. Negative thinkers generally hang around other negative thinkers. This is one double negative that does not make a positive. If you are still struggling with negative thinking, read The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. This book is an instruction book on how to help you master this Tool. Light will always illuminate the dark, but dark will never shut out the light.