10 New Year resolutions to help turn you into a “Super Positive Thinking Person”

Of course you are – what’s there to think about. But what are you really going to do to make positive change, or will it be the same as last year – lots of good intentions until you meet the first set back – or will it be different this time?

Maybe you are just wondering what you should be doing – so let me help. Here are my 10 best New Year resolutions to turn you into a Super Person – and if you are ready, we can begin.

Number One – No more negative words or phrases

When you say bad or negative things then you are attracting all the wrong stuff. Words like I am never lucky, I am not a winner, I cannot do this, other people are better than me, really do you harm.

You are telling the Universe that you are already beaten. Substitute them instead for words such as: I am always lucky, I can meet any challenge, no one is better than me, I am a winner – and the Universe will receive a totally different message.

Number Two – Change those thoughts

Negative thoughts are like words and are equally as corrosive. When you keep thinking of all the things that can go wrong and all of the stuff you don’t want to happen in your life, then the complete opposite happens – because that’s what the Universe mistakenly thinks you want.

Change those thoughts into all of the things that are going right. See your life getting better. Always think about how you want your life to work and discard any potential problems – the Universe will sort out the rest.

Number three – Like what you see

If you don’t like the image that’s looking back in the mirror then be assured – no one else will as well. If you see and focus in on every little blemish then all you will do is magnify that negative self-image and project it to the rest of the world.

Focus instead on the good things you like, learn to love yourself because there is no one else on this planet quite like you. If you think a couple of things need changing such as a new hair style, maybe some dental work – then vow to do it – but most importantly of all, look in the mirror and tell yourself that you are the main man or woman and you’re looking good – and do this every day.

Number four – Stop being so angry

When you are angry and bitter all of the time then you can never be a super positive person. You switch off everyone around you, you will lose your friends and most people will not like you very much or be willing to help or cooperate – which will make you even more angry.

Vow to get that temper under control, learn not to react in quite such an extreme way, foster patience when you are in situations that cause you stress and make you lash out. You can never be a positive person if you are angry all of the time.

Number five – Eliminate fears and anxieties

Fears and anxieties will always stop you from ever being positive. They will nag away at your self esteem and prevent all of the good stuff from coming into your life. Most of these fears have no basis in fact – they are simply things that your imagination has created and over the years you have magnified these thoughts and made seem worse than they really are.

If you need professional help then look for it, but if most of your fears are just natural anxieties then see them for what they really are and visualise different and more positive outcomes. As an example, just because you have had a row with a friend does not mean they will be out of your life forever. Vow not to magnify these things out of proportion.

Number six – Vow not to be alone

If you are starting the new year and you feel totally alone with your whole life crashing around you then it is going to be difficult to be positive. Only you can decide where your life goes from here. It is your choice to leave things as they are – or take action – one of the key components of powerful positive thinking.

Decide that this is the year when you are going to make changes. Decide that you will be ready to try new things. Choose to be brave and resolute and the Universe will be listening and guiding you in the right direction. Take control and the rest will follow.

Number seven – Choose to be decisive

If you are unable to make your mind up about anything, how do you hope to go forward in a positive direction. If you are a procrastinator it means that you keep putting off the things that would really take your life forward.

Vow that this year is the time when you will make positive steps to change all the things that you dislike in your life. You have left them long enough, but nothing will happen until you are ready to take some action and when you do, the Universe will be there to help.

Number eight – Always have faith

A key component of positive thinking is to have complete faith that everything you do will always work out to be good – even if sometimes that does not seem to be quite the case. Faith can make great things happen – you simply have to believe that you will always benefit in a good way.

If you combine faith with positive thinking then you are more likely to attract the things that you most desire such as wealth and happiness. See these things happening in your life and have faith, a real belief that only good stuff is coming your way from this moment on – and it will.

Number nine – Decide to fall in love again

If you are finding it hard to attract love into your life then decide to do something in a positive way to attract new people into your life. Join a club, go to a night school, become part of a drama society, but choose to take action. When you do this with the aim of meeting new people then the Universe will be listening.

If you are in a happy established relationship then decide to fall in love again with your partner. It’s enormous fun when you begin the remember the things that made you feel hot the first time you met – and very positive.

Number 10 – Choose to be your own person

Only you can allow yourself to be bullied, to be put upon, to be used as a doormat. If others are taking you for granted then now is the time to do something about it. Choose to help others under your terms, only do what makes you feel comfortable.

There are millions of selfless human beings across this planet who help others for no reward and no expectations, but just make sure that if you are one of those people that nothing can damage your self-esteem. Make sure that people see you for the super positive thinking person you really are. Make that choice.

Thank you everyone for reading and a Happy New Year.

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Want to change your life? Then it’s time to get scared

It is hard to be a positive thinking person when the entire planet seems to have gone mad. It is so much easier to talk about disaster just around the corner and to flood your mind with thousands of negative thoughts and outcomes.

When it starts to get tough, the natural default position is to do nothing, to sit back and see what happens. How many times have you heard people tell you that they will “cross that bridge when they come to it?”

Let’s imagine for the moment that the bridge in question is just around the corner and its bristling with armed guards with orders to prevent you crossing. You might just make it across like one of those Hollywood superstars in a disaster movie, but I would not count on it.

So, what happens now? You are where you are, you have a choice to improve on what you have, to make a better life for yourself, to take on new challenges, to make things happen – in short – to do something that scares you.

Moving forward means getting away from your comfort zone, to be willing to take a chance, to learn to be positive, to formalise a strategy that offers new opportunities to improve yourself and deliver everything you have ever dreamed of -and it is all in your hands.

But what if? These are three words that destroy the concept of positive thinking. As soon as you start listing all of the things that can go wrong then you are already beaten. You have just talked yourself out of ever moving forward.

Forget those three little words and substitute them with two others – “I can.”  I can get this new job, I can lose that extra weight, I can improve my relationships, I can start that new business and improve my finances – please feel free to add your own I can just here.

The day you decide to exchange what if for I can then you will be on the road to recovery, to improving your life forever – and things really start to get moving when you add positive thinking visualisation with some common sense and action.

Visualising means using the power of your imagination to work out the future you really want. Feel excited about the prospect of it being yours, see yourself enjoying all the benefits on offer, but always remember to keep it real.

When you first start out with positive thinking outcomes it is very easy to be unrealistic. Much better to go forward with small baby steps that you know you can achieve and the big stuff will follow later. As you visualise your goals start adding in the actions that you are willing to take to turn those dreams into reality – this will reinforce your vision and help bring it to fruition.

Of course, you could continue to sit back and see what happens, wait until you reach that distant bridge. If you never take a chance, if you never try anything different then it is of course impossible to fail.

No one will blame you for it, but you will know that when the going got tough you were not prepared to take action and consider alternative options. You did not want to do something that really scared you.

For those that did decide to do something they will find that every day is scary, because every mile forward is a step into the unknown. Such people know there will be set backs from time to time, but they have planned for them and will learn from the experience.

So decide that now is the best time ever to take those tentative first steps to a brighter future. It is time to get really scared because you are in charge of what happens next.

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No one can make you feel inferior – unless you choose

She was the wife of Franklin D Roosevelt, who was President of America during the World War 2 years, and was ahead of her time in the way she campaigned for women’s rights and her ideas that we are shaped by our thoughts.

Here are a few more of her famous quotes:

• "A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water."
• "Do one thing every day that scares you."
• "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
• "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."

Not only was Eleonor an inspirational woman. But she also realised that people respond to the negativity of others and this in turn can prevent them from ever obtaining their goals. She knew that negative people have this nasty way of always bringing you down to their level.

They do it because they are jealous of another’s success or looks. They do it because they feel inadequate and in a perverse way, they believe that if they can have some kind of power over you, then it will make them feel better.

Negative people are usually bullies although not so much in the physical sense. They prefer mental aggression, preying on the fears of others in a more vindictive way which saps the energy of their victims, destroying enthusiasm, positivity and joy.

Sadly, many of these mental bullies have no idea that they are blighting the lives of others. They are completely oblivious to their caustic words, sneers and put downs, dismissing their actions as banter or some sort of joke.

If you are allowing someone like this to affect you in any way then, as Eleonor Roosevelt noted all those years ago, you have given that person permission to make you feel inadequate or inferior – and only you can decide when it all stops.

These negative people should no longer have any place in your life. Not so easy of course if those concerned are close relatives, fellow employees or even bosses – but get rid of them you must – or alternatively you need to summon up the courage to deal with these issues.

If these negative people are acquaintances then vow from this moment on not to have any further contact with them. You will feel that a huge weight has been lifted from your shoulders by getting rid of those who never really had your best interests at heart.

If we are talking about those much closer to home then you have to decide that from this moment on, they will not make you feel inferior or inadequate in any way. If you feel that you do not have the courage to confront negative bullies then you must choose instead to see their words and actions for what they really are – jealousy on their part and a way in which they believe they can control you.

Choose from this day on that you a free spirit and that no one has any control over the way you feel. Choose to see the words and actions of negative people for what they really are – consider them if you must for a second or two - and then vow that these have no place in your life.

If you have felt subservient or weak for a very long period then it is going to take a little practice on your part. But every time you analyse a negative barb and see it for what it really is then you have won a little victory.

In time those victories will build up and slowly you will learn to ignore them and because you are not reacting, then those negative people will look for another victim - and well done you because in the words of Eleonor Roosevelt, you have chosen not to let anyone make you feel inferior.

This will allow your positive thinking enthusiastic nature to shine through the darkness totally unfettered by the baggage of those unfit to bask in your shadow – and it all starts as soon as you are ready.

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Magic happens when you make room for hope

From being at the very top of his profession, fate stepped in and took everything away. Most people would give up at this stage and ask: “Why me.” But Christopher Reeve was made of stronger stuff – like his stage persona, he was a super person - and never gave up hope of finding a cure, never gave up that things would get better and never gave up on friends and family.

He died in 2004, still unable to walk but hope is what kept him going and as a result of some game changing stuff by doctors, we are now seeing huge advances in the way we treat paralysis and similar injuries. Hope can move mountains, hope can make the vital changes that you need to make in your life and hope is the promise of a brighter future.

A lot of people obviously agree because the poster that illustrates this particular blog and bears Christopher Reeves’ name is one of our top sellers. I am told that this has helped to inspire those with terminal illnesses and I believe it has been the inspiration that others need to turn their lives around.

If you are a person without hope right now, then life is going to appear bleak. You will also be carrying all of the other negatives that hang around you like a mill stone, when all hope has gone, such as anger, bitterness, depression – I am sure you can think of a few more if you are in this position, but I guess you get the idea.

Hope is the moment when you decide that things are going to get better, but first you need to get rid of those negatives and start rebuilding your life before you can develop that ray of hope into the game changer you so richly deserve.

It could be that right now you cannot think of a single positive thing to lift you from your current pit of despair – hope is possibly something you have already given up on, but unless you can make room for it to come into your life, then things are unlikely to improve.

Making room means getting realistic. Anger and bitterness will not change one single aspect of your life – if anything it will simply attract more of the same – because that’s how the Universe works when you focus on one thing.

Anger and bitterness is preventing you from thinking straight. They are not allowing you to look for solutions or other possibilities for change so ditch them now – they are not helping your cause. You will, of course, at this stage of the process still be left with depression and anxiety, but you would have made room for something better - and that is all that hope needs.

Hope will allow you to visualise and imagine how things could be. It will enable you to focus on the changes that you need to make in your life and most importantly, it will identify the actions that you need to take to turn that hope into reality.

That is the real basis of Powerful Positive Thinking – thought, plus common sense, plus action – and it equals power. It is everything you need to leave that dark place and finally return to the light that you and everyone else deserves.

Before moving on, let’s have a quick reality check. Right now you could be thinking - it is easy for him to tell me what needs to be done – but he wants to stand in my shoes for a day and see how easy it is to change a life.

The answer to this is simple because only you can change your life – no one else can. You can listen to as much advice and guidance as you want, but until you are ready to take action and make those needed improvements, then nothing will ever alter.

So the choice is yours. You can choose misery, anger, bitterness, depression and anxiety or you can make room for a little hope to enter your life. It might be a long process but every journey has a beginning and it is just waiting for you to press the start button.

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Positive thinking and why it is OK to be anxious

Positive thinking can really only work if you apply loads of common sense and are prepared to take action. I make the point again and again on my website, but there are still many out there who feel that all you have to do is to control your thoughts and the Universe will take care of the rest.

Sorry to disappoint, especially if you have been reading all these self-help books that claim you can work miracles simply by visualising and imagining what you want. Constant daily affirmations might also have their place but only if you apply them properly to your own personal circumstances.

So is positive thinking just a load of nonsense? Of course not and when used properly it can be one of the most powerful tools imaginable and the has the ability to attract good things and change lives for the better.

So what are we really talking about here?  It goes wrong because there are many people who become so focussed on trying to be positive that they begin to lose sight of reality. If things are starting to go wrong in your life then you have to decide what’s causing it and be prepared to take action.

That’s what I mean by combining positive thinking with common sense and a little bit of motivation. By all means imagine and visualise the best possible outcomes in everything you do. This helps to create a pathway towards achieving what you want in life, but there will always be setbacks and the usual bumps in the road.

You cannot ignore these negative times. They need to be looked at realistically and action needs to be taken to ensure that you get back on course to achieve those life goals. Yes, keep focussing on the positive, but not to the detriment of everything else.

These bumps and negative periods will make you feel anxious or sad. Accept them for what they are, acknowledge your feelings but be sure that they will pass just as soon as you have addressed the problems you are now facing.

A good analogy is NASA’s attempt to land a man on the moon. They never lost sight of the objective, the scientists always felt sure that they would succeed, but for around 98% of the time they were getting everything wrong.

Life is a bit like that. You decide what you want, you embrace positive thinking and then, for no apparent reasons, it all begins to go **** up. That’s the Universe telling you that you might want to rethink the original idea and correct the bugs in the system.

This could apply to relationships, launching a new business, starting a new career. Be positive that you will succeed but keep your mind open that anything new is a learning curve and you might just need a little more time to get things right.

While this is happening it might be difficult to remain positive because the problems you are facing might be life changing so it is OK to be worried or anxious and that’s when you need to take action based on common sense decisions.

You will need a strategy that ensures you will still deliver your objectives just as soon as you have ironed out some of the challenges – and you will do just that and most importantly you will learn from the experience which will give you a greater chance of long term success.

It means that you will be in control of your actions and your thoughts and you will be better equipped to deal with disappointments and you will ultimately learn how to remain positive even during periods of adversity.

Now that is really what powerful positive thinking is about – positive thinking, common sense and action and when combined it equates to real power – are you ready to embrace it?

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