29 of 30 Things to Stop Doing To Yourself and Start Doing For Yourself

Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen.  Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story.  If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.

When you wake in the morning, what comes to mind right away?  Is it something positive or negative?  Do you wake with a smile on your face or do you wake up stressed out already and you haven't even gotten out of bed?  If you said yes to the last question, you should do some soul searching and figure out how to do your life differently.  WM of PBC

Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes. – The mind must believe it CAN do something before it is capable of actually doing it.  The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.  Listen to your self-talk and replace negative thoughts with positive ones.  Regardless of how a situation seems, focus on what you DO WANT to happen, and then take the next positive step forward.  No, you can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you react to things.  Everyone’s life has positive and negative aspects – whether or not you’re happy and successful in the long run depends greatly on which aspects you focus on.  


How often do you find yourself saying the words; always, never, or every single time?  Take one hour out of your day and really concentrate on what you say, maybe even write it down so you can take a better look at it when you have more time.  Notice how often you respond to something being said.  Is it positive or negative?  Does it really make sense?  When you respond negative, is it really what is probably going to happen or is it just an automatic response that flows off your lips?  Practice listening and when you find your response is negative, stop for a moment and decide is that really what is going to happen.  I do this regularly and I now find my chuckling at a response.  That chuckle alone changes it from negative to positive.  WM of PBC