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How to Change Your Attitude with Positive Self-Talk

Franck Pasquet — Sun, 02 May 2010 07:42:25 +0000

[hana-code-insert name='content' /] If you find that you often slip into negative moods, you’re probably thinking that an attitude adjustment might help you. After all, a positive attitude not only helps you stay happy, but also enables you to accomplish your hopes and dreams. One of the best ways to improve your overall attitude is to take every opportunity to say positive things to yourself. What you communicate to yourself through words, thoughts, and images are interpreted on a deeper level than you may realize. When you engage in positive self-talk, you can connect with yourself on a subconscious level. This is also true of negative self-talk. If you’ve found it difficult to break a circle of negativity, it’s because you’re feeling negatively on a subconscious level. Positive self-talk can help turn this negativity around. How You Can Engage In Positive Self Talk The first step in adopting a more upbeat attitude is to notice when you’re using negativity. There might be times when you’re being negative without even realizing you’re doing it. In the beginning, spend a day or two just being an active observer of your overall speech and thoughts. How do you talk about yourself? How often do you have a negative thought about yourself? Do you mentally beat yourself up when you make a mistake? After you discover negativity in the way you’re talking to yourself, it’s time to take a step to correct it. First, try eliminating t Continue Reading...

Nine Ways to Speed up Your Law of Attraction Results

Franck Pasquet — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:43:01 +0000

You probably already know that the law of attraction holds a lot of power. Your intentions and core beliefs play a vital role in determining the outcomes of your life. If you want to achieve success now, you can! When you concentrate on the positive, your life will be positive. It sounds simple enough, but many times people let negative emotions get the better of them. You have the power within you to break those negative habits. Once the negativity is gone, you can speed up the whole process of dream achievement. Try using the following ways to speed up your law of attraction results: 1. Feel strong emotions in your visualizations. When you visualize the results you want, put your whole heart into the process. If you go after something half-heartedly, whether physically or through visualizations, your results are half-hearted also. Feel the happiness in living the life you dream, the pride in your achievements that got you there, and the pure joy of success. 2. Focus on the present. See yourself successful in the present rather than the future. If you keep thinking about the good things that are coming tomorrow, they’ll never be here today! Take full advantage of today to do what you can to achieve your dreams. Even small steps add up to big achievements. 3. Use vision boards effectively. Whenever you see these pictures, let the positive emotions of your meditations sweep over you. Thoroughly enjoy them in the present moment. Take time to feel your emotions without h Continue Reading...

Build Confidence With Daily Affirmations

Franck Pasquet — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:49:17 +0000

Do you suffer from low self-esteem? When something negative happens in your life, do you beat yourself up about it time and time again? Focusing on phrases such as: “That was stupid,” “I am so fat,” “No one loves me,” and a host of other negative statements can easily zap the happiness right out of your life. Luckily, this doesn’t have to be permanent. Positive affirmations can turn your negativity around. Affirmations are simply statements or phrases, which focus on the positive rather than the negative. These mantras can actually reprogram your subconscious thinking and bring you a plethora of good benefits that you’ll enjoy for years to come! Here are some easy ways to incorporate positive affirmations into your life: 1. Affirmations should always be in the present tense. Begin your statements with “I can” “I have” or “I am,” instead of a phrase like “I will” or “I may.” * Examples of this would be “I have a beautiful body” and “I am so intelligent,” instead of “I will never be so stupid again.” * Choose statements that focus on the positive attributes you want to encourage, saying them as if you already exhibit that behavior. 2. Address yourself by name when expressing your affirmations. Believe it or not, this does make a big difference. When you say: “I, Jane Doe, am a beautiful person both inside and out,” it makes Continue Reading...

How to Attract Money Into Your Life

Franck Pasquet — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:22:48 +0000

Recently there has been an explosion of discussion regarding the Law of Attraction. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s actually quite simple. Positive attracts positive and negative attracts negative. In other words, you’ll receive good things or bad according to what you focus on. If you focus on the positive in your life, then more positive things will come your way. If you spend your time and energy focusing on the negative, then you’ll attract more negative things. You can use these principles to harness the power of the Law of Attraction to attract more money into your life. Follow these strategies to attract money: [hana-code-insert name='content' /] 1. Express gratitude. If you want more of something, like money, you must first express gratitude for what you have presently. Gratitude is a powerful positive emotion. Be thankful for all that your Creator has provided you this far. * You must be sincere in your thanks. If you don’t honestly feel the gratitude, then you won’t be able to attract more of what you want. * Stay focused on what you do have. Remember, if what you feel and focus on is actually your lack of money, it will only attract more lack back to you. 2. Picture yourself with the money. Visualize it in depth, as if you already have it. You want to see yourself holding the money, touching it, and feeling how happy you are with it in your life. * Imagine sitting down paying all your bills and buying expensive gift Continue Reading...

Discover the Joys in Your Life By Using Affirmations

Franck Pasquet — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:00:04 +0000

Affirmations are simple statements we can use to improve our self-esteem, help us reach a goal, break a bad habit, find love, or even discover joy in our lives. Positive affirmations work hand in hand with our subconscious to make lasting changes for the better. Many times we may already experience joy, but we don’t know celebrate it enough. Sadly, at other times, we aren’t even aware that it’s present. Positive affirmations can help you rediscover that joy, peace, health, and happiness! Here are some examples of positive affirmations and how they can improve your life: 1.“I’m worth it!” This positive affirmation tells us that we’re deserving of being happy. If you’re feeling dejected or worthless, this affirmation can work wonders. By using this affirmation on a consistent basis and coupling it with an open heart, you’ll see results. You’ll realize that you’re more than deserving of happiness and joy. 2.“I go with the flow and my life is easy and filled with happiness.” Are you feeling stuck in rut or completely stressed out? This is an effective positive affirmation that helps you to release all that tension. This affirmation helps you rid your mind of negativity so the joy that’s present can shine through. 3.“I see the beauty in my surroundings and I radiate love and joy.” This positive affirmation will help you to notice all that’s beautiful in this world. It will als Continue Reading...

Using the Law of Attraction to Boost Your Income

Franck Pasquet — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:48:42 +0000

We’ve all heard about how positive thinking can benefit you in many ways, but did you know that positive thinking and the Law of Attraction can help boost your income as well? These days we all could use some extra income! This article will give you an understanding of how positive thinking and the Law of Attraction are interrelated, as well as explain how you can use these principals for your financial benefit. Positive Thinking Positive thinking is more than just being upbeat all the time. The term “optimistic” comes to mind; however, positive thinking is much more than just being hopeful, also. Positive thinking is the opposite of negative thinking. Sounds simple right? Well it’s easier said than done! Why It’s Important to Think Positively I’m sure you know someone who’s a negative thinker. They’re usually down most of the time, get depressed easily, and have negative things happen to them recurrently. Have you ever wondered why this happens? It’s because the negative thinker surrounds himself with negative energy, which attracts more negative things. His thoughts are in harmony with negativity, so that’s what he gets – more of the same! Positive thinkers, on the other hand, think about encouraging things and surround themselves with positive energy. Their thoughts are in harmony with good things, so they attract more positive opportunities. Whether you’re aware of it or not, you gravitate toward the Continue Reading...

Creating a Winning Attitude

Franck Pasquet — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:57:30 +0000

Your attitude can make or break you. It’s virtually indisputable that your attitude determines how far you’ll go in life and a positive mental outlook can help you achieve optimal success. Having a positive mental attitude helps you cope with challenges. When you’re put to the test, you’re more likely to find your inner strengths to overcome adversity, and that strength just might be your winning attitude. Whether or not you have the tools, skills, knowledge, or resources, your attitude can get you through tough times and come out on top. On the other hand, an attitude filled with negative overtones makes everything much harder. You can’t win when you go into the contest prepared to lose! If you expect to do well, your attitude will create positive, winning thoughts that help you succeed. Cause and Effect It’s important to realize that for every effect in our lives, there’s a specific cause. Through positive thoughts, we can control these causes and change effects or outcomes. In order to change your future for the better, you must first alter your thoughts in the present. For every positive seed you plant, your thoughts will grow and reward you with a positive harvest. Negative seeds have the opposite effect. They’ll grow, but result in a spoiled and fruitless crop. You can’t plant negative seeds in your mind and expect positive results. It just doesn’t work that way. A vivid and defining difference between people Continue Reading...