Authentically Positive Attitude: Creating the Foundation

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Motivational speakers and life coaches all agree that positivity in our lives is a, perhaps the key to success. And there is no doubt that this is true. Equally important is that we rid our lives of negativity, a process that is different from and cannot necessarily be accomplished by adopting a positive outlook and focus.

For the first several years I was in business I was convinced that most, if not all, wealthy people had money because they inherited it or had gotten it dishonestly. Needless to say, this was not an empowering belief for someone in the real estate business whose clients would be these very people. But even as I worked on my positive outlook, this negative belief persisted. Not until I developed a plan to read about how people had become successful and met and got to know many wealthy people was I able to rid myself of this debilitating negativity.

Like anything in life, if we want to conquer negativity we must have a plan. Here are some steps for creating it:

1. Make a list of the negative beliefs, events, and people in your life


2. Prioritize them since you will be more productive resolving them one at a time


3. Develop a plan for: Proving to yourself the negative belief is false, for coming to terms with a negative event, or for changing the nature of a negative relationship


4. Obtain the commitment of your spouse and/or other close family members and friends to help you work your plan


5. As you rid yourself of one source of negativity, create a plan to work on the next one on your list.

Question: What ideas or processes have you used to rid yourself of negativity?