| Changing Negative Thoughts into Positive Thoughts is | | | | probably having a terrible day. " |
| a key lesson to becoming healthy and successful. | | | | Unfair working conditions => Becomes: Focus on |
| PINT. How did you do on beginning your day with | | | | my work, not others. Set my own higher standards |
| one of our key thought words? If you missed a day, | | | | and watch me succeed |
| don't worry, just pick up and continue each day. You'll | | | | Indignant anger for hose People! Who do they think |
| see a pattern forming and your mental conditioning | | | | they are? => Becomes: "I wonder why they feel |
| will get better and better over time. | | | | that way. I should find out more about them." |
| Now for another daily helper. Even when we start | | | | Ok, now you have the picture. When you turn the |
| out with a positive mental frame of mind and | | | | negative into a positive, you will get an immediate |
| respond with a positive word, I'll bet you have | | | | positive physical feedback. Your brain gives you a |
| negative thoughts about all kind of stuff all day long. | | | | reward of 'feel good juice' or endorphins. When you |
| You think about how "she didn't get her work done" | | | | do this long enough your mind gets hooked on the |
| and how "it isn't fair when you get all yours done and | | | | 'feel good juice' and wants more and more positive |
| no one seems to notice". Or you get all bothered | | | | feelings. You see there is a reward for being good. |
| about the guy that parked in the space next to you | | | | You will start feeling better. Some of your aches and |
| so it is hard for you to get into your car at the end | | | | pains may even start to recede. |
| of the day. Or even more importantly, you think you | | | | Miracles - They are still around |
| can't ever get up and deliver that monthly progress | | | | If you think this is going to be easy....what do you |
| report in front of the entire department, you are | | | | think? You have spent years building up patterns of |
| sure you are going to make a fool of yourself. | | | | negative thoughts and negative behaviour patterns. It |
| All these and a hundred other little nagging negative | | | | is going to take a while to get rid of them. About 25 |
| thoughts about yourself and others. I've got a news | | | | to 40 days to see any real change. Discouraging? I |
| flash for you. All those negative thoughts stem from | | | | don't think so. Twenty-five fleeting days to begin to |
| part of our mental design. To some extent, you can't | | | | change all those YEARS of bad feeling into positive |
| help thinking negatively. It is part of the old primitive | | | | healthy feeling? I call that a miracle! |
| man protection mechanism. When you are out in the | | | | Now there are two catches to this one. |
| wild suspicion is a good thing. Until you know how | | | | (1) I want you to write down everytime you have a |
| something is going to react your suspicions could and | | | | negative thought about something. Carry around one |
| do keep your attention focused and in turn raise | | | | of those little spiral note pads that can fit in a pocket |
| your chances of staying alive. | | | | or purse. Don't forget a pen or pencil. Write down |
| In today's world we don't face bears, lions or even | | | | everytime you catch yourself having or saying a |
| rabid dogs very often, but the suspicious, negative | | | | negative thought. |
| bent of our mind is still working just fine. The results | | | | (2) Do this for thirty (30) days in a row. If you skip |
| are all those negative thoughts about the people | | | | one, then start counting again. I can hear you |
| around us and the self-doubt most of us have. But | | | | screaming at me or whining all the way across the |
| you can change your mental thought patterns. | | | | internet. Yep, I know it's hard, but the payoff is so |
| The principle of PINT says that if you think it it will | | | | huge. A month or so of discipline is a very small price |
| happen, eventually. So if you think about how you | | | | to pay. |
| are going to look foolish making that departmental | | | | You say "Andrew, I just don't think I can do this." I'm |
| report, guess what..... you probably will. Turn it around. | | | | here to tell you that you can. I did this a while back |
| tell yourself you will do just fine, in fact you are going | | | | and had to start over three times. I kept up with it. |
| to be a hit after you make that report. You see | | | | Now I have a clearer mind, more focus and a better |
| most of your brain is not conscious of your world, | | | | outlook on life. I even get those icky things done |
| just what you feed it. If you feed negative thoughts, | | | | more easily and put off far fewer things that need |
| then your mind will build a world of suspicion, defeat | | | | to be done. You can do it, Just Get Started! |
| and even hate. To change that you have to "Hang | | | | When you have finished 'Hanging out the paNTs' for |
| Out the paNTs." | | | | thirty days, drop me a line and let me know how it |
| What do I mean by this? It's pretty simple. Just hang | | | | went. I always like to hear from others who |
| out all those Negative Thoughts. Once you get them | | | | complete this practice. I know you will struggle with it |
| out into the open you see how ugly they are and | | | | at first, but when you complete the 30 days you will |
| you won't want to keep them around. Even better | | | | look back and wonder how you ever lived before. |
| turn them around from negative to positive. | | | | I guarantee it. |
| Fear of a Foolish presentation => Becomes: a | | | | Now.... |
| Fantastic presentation | | | | Let's Get Started! |
| Peeved at Crooked parking => Becomes: "They're | | | | |