A lot has been written on this topic, here
are my two cents.
To begin with I would like to quote a couple
of lines from my favourite poem If You Think: “Life’s battles don’t always go
to the stronger or the faster man, But sooner or later the man who wins is the
man who thinks he can!”
Such is the power of positive thoughts and a
positive attitude. Thoughts translate into actions, and actions make us who we
are and who we will eventually become. Hence, we must not undermine the
significance of a positive attitude towards everything in life. We are the
creators of our own destiny - what unfolds is what we think of. William James
rightly said, “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can
alter their lives by altering attitudes of mind.” I would recommend you read ‘You Can Win’ by Shiv Khera for more insights and anecdotes.
I believe no one adopts anything negative wishfully; this holds true for pessimism as well. Most of us go through life believing that our
circumstances, our environment, and other extraneous factors make most of us what
we are! Right? Absolutely wrong!! Even if life is treating you badly, YOU have
the choice to react in the way YOU want. If life throws lemons at you, make
lemonade and call everyone for a party! That’s called a Positive Attitude! The
power of choice is a great one. Each day, in each situation you face in life,
you ALWAYS have two choices: to be in a good mood or bad, to be brave or
scared, to smile or frown, in short to be positive or negative. So, don’t
simply react – make a choice!
All said and done – it is not easy! May be
the next few examples would motivate you towards maintaining a positive
attitude and making a positive choice. While I would never encourage anyone
from dropping out of school, it seemed like a suitable choice for Bill Gates who dropped out of Harvard, maintained a positive attitude, cashed on
the opportunity and made it as the richest man in the world. Abraham Lincoln
failed in business, was defeated in legislative race, overcame the death of his
sweetheart, had a nervous breakdown, lost congressional race, lost senatorial
race, failed in an effort to become vice-president and yet Abraham
Lincoln became the 16th President of United States. It would have been difficult had he not
maintained a positive attitude after the rejections he faced. Thomas
Edison was partially deaf and was sent
back from school at 4 years of age. He just had 3 months of schooling. So you see what a positive attitude can do
for you.
"If you think you can, or you think you
can't, you're right!" - Henry Ford.
When you are going to do something and you
think ‘You can’ eventually you will, the opposite is true as well. The battle
is half won or lost right there in your mind. A self-fulfilling prophecy comes into play. I have personally experienced
this innumerable times that our thoughts become reality. If you let self-doubt creep into your head
and start developing a negative thought and attitude you’ve already assured 50%
failure even before trying. Such is the magnitude of our own thoughts and
attitude. A positive attitude attracts positivity and success into our lives.
Now that we know the benefits of a positive
attitude, the next question is how to develop it? The next article would enlist
just that. Keep reading.
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