Negativity is the polar opposite of positive thinking. It’s a tendency to focus on negative thoughts – the problems, the obstacles, their failures, the situation and so on. Negativity leads to problems where others see solutions and an inability to accomplish anything in life, due to all the reasons why it cannot be done.
Advice from Masters – Quotes & Tips on Negativity
Mental Monsters: A person can make a mental monster out of almost any unpleasant happening, Don’t build mental monsters. Refuse to withdraw the unpleasant thoughts from your memory bank.
David J Schwartz – The Magic of Thinking Big
When you are complaining, you become a living, breathing “crap magnet.”
From now on, as you hear yourself disastrously blaming, justifying, or complaining, cease and desist immediately. Remind yourself that you are creating your life and that at every moment you will be attracting either success or crap into your life. It is imperative you choose your thoughts and words wisely!
Harv Eker – Money Coach, Author – Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
If in our thoughts we constantly fix attention upon sinister expectations of dire events that might happen, the result will be constantly to feel insecure. And what is even more serious is the tendency to create, by the power of thought, the very condition we fear.
Norman Vincent Peale – Author – The Power of Positive Thinking
Recommended Books – Dealing with Negativity
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … and it’s all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
Authors: Richard Carlson,
We often put ourselves through much more stress and anxiety than a situation truly demands. This groundbreaking inspiration guide helps put your challenges in perspective, helping your stop stressing over things that appear a lot larger than it truly is. You will learn how to learn from your problems, focus on doing one thing at a time and learn to trust your intuitions.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Authors: Mark Manson,
Manson shares eye-opening insights for a better life. He narrates the real causes of a happy life, and they aren’t wealth and power. Rather, he argues that happiness will find you when you live a fulfilling life, learn to take the worst when it hits you, and face all of your fears with strength and grace.
I’m OK – You’re OK
Authors: Thomas A. Harris,
During childhood, we relied on our parents for comfort and care. But with time, we started identifying our feelings in relation to how others feel. Harris shows you how you can come out of this trap and communicate with the world like an adult who has control over childlike emotions and is able to effectively give the comfort of a parent.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Authors: Dale Carnegie,
Worry can stop you from living a peaceful life. Dale Carnegie shows you how you can control this chronic habit in simple and practical ways. He introduces to you an immediate way of eliminating business-related worries, giving yourself an extra hour every day and the art of being your authentic self at any given time.
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Authors: Jen Sincero,
Jen Sincero shows you a way out of the constant self-doubting questions and thoughts that have been hindering your success. Her insights are full of inspiration, practical techniques and even some humor. They will leave you a changed person — someone who loves life and won’t stop at anything.
Videos – Negative Thinking
Tony Robbins on How to Break Your Negative Thinking
Tony Robbins explains the linkage between negative emotions, targets that cause them, the actions we need to take to achieve those targets and how this is all impacted by our mental state. By using the power of ‘power poses’ and changing our ‘focus’, we have the ability to change our mental state, actions and results, helping us deal with our anxiety.
Other concepts on Thinking
Dominate – Don’t Compete
People who truly succeed big, never try to compete – they choose instead to dominate their particular niche and become known as the ‘go-to’ person or company for those specific requirements. Domination allows you to never have to compete on price, not get involved in feature wars and bring along free marketing.
Paradigms
Paradigms are a standard, a perspective, concepts or a set of ideas that affect the way we perceive the world. Our reality is often based more on the paradigms that we have grown up with (based on our families, society and education), than fundamental reality itself with big implications for all self-improvement efforts.
Thinking Big
If you wish to achieve large success, it is essential that you learn to think big. Too many people prefer to think small and focus on achievable goals, and miss out achieving anything big in life. On the other hands, people who think big, end up benefiting from lower competition, higher motivation and greater chances of success.