“Go thunk yourself” philosophy—“Positive”, Put a plus before everything in your life—Day 6
(The ideas that have been learned from the book “Go thunk yourself” by Dr. Robert C. Worstell, are being shared. This is the sixth principle)
From today on start emphasizing on the positive side of the life, or in other words look out for the brighter sides, for there are a lot of good things to come in your life!
Some pratfalls you could avoid are as follows:
TV-raised generations and their thinking:
Creation takes place through our thoughts which are POSITIVE ACTIONS. Thoughts are the blue prints for all the creation that takes place. Destruction, while thought of as a negative action, is not a negative action but the lack of any POSITIVE ACTION.
This is like darkness, which is nothing but the lack of light and there is no darkness in itself.
Darkness—Insufficient light
Non-positive thoughts—Inefficient, old junk (IE. Lack of new solutions and ideas)
This is emphasizing the NEGATIVE SIDE instead of taking the POSITIVE SIDE in your life, by new, innovative thoughts and solutions to problems.
Younger TV-raised generations have been taught how to use the gadgets and other modern equipments but not how to use their mind. They lean on solutions that are “Ready-made” rather than come up with their own solution or innovative and creative ideas!!
They are struggling to kick start the CREATIVE POSITIVE ACTION.
Just because someone’s thoughts and thought pattern appear to be stupidity, vagueness in expression or irrelevant doesn’t mean they can’t think clearly but has been conditioned to “Not to put effort” in thinking. That’s because they think through the solutions that others have already achieved for themselves.
In stark contrast, have you ever seen a firefighter, soldier, paramedics or any other professionals who could come up with a POSITIVE creative solution in a jiffy?
How are they equally good to the emergency?
That’s just because they had practiced thinking on a regular basis by solving problem after problem gaining a vast storage of ready-made solutions or the data that could be combined instantly to produce new solution(s).
Void of positive message in news media:
News media—TV, radio and newspaper are so interested in presenting all the controversial and negative news to the public than giving them positive, GOOD news.
Once again, non-positive is the lack of POSITIVE which doesn’t give us any chance to come up with a solution or find a solution as most of the information they provide us are NEGATIVES, not to mention they feed us with gloomy thoughts or thoughts that mislead.
Garbage in garbage out:
To have a positive light flowing through your life, start eating and feeding everything that is positive.
How many times could you see someone going around being critical of others whether in
workplace or anywhere for that matter and getting complete support from the people?
You’ll see a miracle if that happens even once!
Very shortly, the other people would start their part of criticizing toward that person!
That is what life is basically.
If you are POSITIVE; if your approach toward others is positive; and if your thoughts are positive, then you get all the things that are in harmony with your “POSITIVE APPROACH”
When one thinks of others as his/her “competitors” wherever he/she goes, then all those people become that person’s “enemy” in his/her mind.
Stephen Covey says that criticizing, complaining, comparing and contending are the “Spiritual and emotional cancers”, like in the above example.
So what happens when one go on with this mentality?
1. With whoever they come in contact with they always wants to win against the person instead of thinking that they both should benefit.
2. Finding fault with others because they are now his/her “enemies”
3. Constantly on guard to dodge attacks that may arise from the “enemies”
This is the NEGATIVE outlook of life which results in negative feedback and results.
This mentality could be seen among some managers who don’t want to trade tips or exchange ideas but exchange glares!
Sales men and women who fight against each other and think the other as their “enemy” instead of considering a mutual benefit and sharing of their lessons they learned from their experience or training.
Positive contribution:
Think of Ray Kroc of McDonald’s and Sam Walton of Wal-Mart.
What did they have in common?
They both had green papers that would take at least another century to count them by hand!
And secondly,
They both were top contributors. Walton could have easily become the richest man in the world but he routinely gave money to his children which ensured that he didn’t lead the Forbes richest people list.
It’s not how much one could amass but how much one could give POSITIVELY after he/she has gotten to a great level.
Prosperity and happiness is not just in receiving but in giving also, for Warren Buffet has contributed more than $30 billion to the now philanthropist Bill Gates who is operating “Bill and Melinda Gates foundation”.
Elimination:
If you want to improve in any area the first step must be ELIMINATION- elimination of non-positive attitude and non-constructive attitude. It’s easier to run without a baggage around your back, isn’t?
In the same manner, it is much easier to do a work or to carry out your endeavors in any area when you don’t have the baggage of “Non-positives”.
Let us finish this beautiful topic with the following astute lines by
Wallace D.Wattles:
“Moral and spiritual greatness is possible only to those who are above the competitive battle for existence; and only those who are becoming rich on the plane of creative thought are free from the degrading influences of competition.If your heart is set on domestic happiness, remember that love flourishes best where there is refinement, a high level of thought, and freedom from corrupting influences; and these are to be found only where riches are attained by the exercise of creative thought, without strife or rivalry. ”
Wish you all the riches to come with God’s blessings
Success Messenger