Positive
thinking is one of the most important things you
need to practice throughout your life. The only problem
is that a lot of people think they know what positive
thinking is -- but instead are really practicing
wishful thinking.
Here's
the difference. Wishful thinking is saying something
like, "I know things will get better. I'm sure
I'll get a better job. Things will work out in the
end. Eventually I'll meet someone I really like. I
just have to keep trying. I'm bound to make more money
-- I just know it." These are all examples of
wishful thinking!
Positive
thinking is more than just something you do when
things go wrong or when you try to correct a situation.
Positive
thinking is a way of living, it's a practice,
it's a technique that you need to incorporate into
your daily life if you have any intentions of changing
things or accomplishing your goals. You can't suddenly
start and then stop when things get better.
Positive
thinking requires that you get rid of all your
negative thought patterns and create a new belief
system. There isn't a book out there that can do this
for you. Why? Because you have to train your mind
to work differently. Learning the art of positive
thinking from a book would be like learning to
play football or do aerobics from a book. You'll get
some great ideas -- but you need to practice, train
and work with someone who can show you how to throw
or catch a football properly. You need to have someone
train you so that you do your aerobics properly and
don't form bad habits or try to cut corners.
Here's
an example of what some people think is positive thinking.
A person may lose their job and then says: "Oh
I know I'll get a job, I have to. I'm just going to
take my time and I'll get a job soon. " That's
being optimistic -- but it's not necessarily incorporating
positive thinking. Optimism is an attitude. Positive
thinking is a frame of mind that gets results. In
order to get the develop this frame of mind you need
to train your mind -- not have a simple attitude.
Norman
Vincent Peale wrote a great book called the "The
Power of Positive Thinking." Many of my students
have read this book, which I think is terrific. But
it's not enough to get you to change and create
your new life. Murphy goes through the whole concept
of positive thinking and how your subconscious mind
works. But unless there are few concrete exercises
and long affirmations. Unless you're self-motivated
you can't possibly create the positive frame of mind
he discusses on your own.
Positive
thinking is just one technique among many that
will help you change your life. Chances are that 90%
of people who say they are practicing a form of positive
thinking are doing it all wrong. 90% of my students
who told me they practiced positive thinking before
taking my course soon discovered they were doing it
wrong -- and they had read Murphy's book.
Even
if you practiced Positive Thinking alone -- and did
it right -- it could take you years before you create
the kind of change you want. Why? Because Positive
Thinking is only one element -- only one member
of your powerful mind power team. Think of it
this way -- you have 10 people rowing your boat in
life. Now you convince one of them to go in a certain
direction. But the other 9 are still going in the
opposite direction. How long do you think it would
take that boat to turn around? Never! When you only
practice Positive Thinking you only have one of your
rowers working for you.
With
Creating
Power you'll learn to incorporate
the art of Positive Thinking into your daily life
so you create the changes that you want while accomplishing
all your goals. You get a complete system that gets
all your powers working for you. And you get personal
coaching so you receive the proper instruction
and guidance as you train your mind and create a new
way of living.
