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Myth Of The Mind #1: Negative Thinking Cannot Be Changed
It has been estimated that the human mind creates more than 70,000 thoughts every day. However, more than 85 percent of those thoughts are negative. That is a lot of negativity and a lot of wasted brainpower.
Negative thinking is defined as any thinking that does not contribute, edify or build the person with those thoughts. A person who dwells on negative thinking becomes depressed, bitter, unhappy and frustrated.
Employees should seek out thoughts that will allow them to become the best that they can become and reach their fullest potential. The challenge with directing your thinking patterns is that it is easier to talk about thought patterns than it is to create them.
If we have been engaged in habitual negative thinking, positive thoughts will not always come naturally or easily. The more you train your brain to think in positive ways the more you will expect, act on and create empowering outcomes.
The good news is that all thinking patterns can be changed, even negative ones. For change in thought to be lasting, you need an awareness of your thoughts, an awareness of the process required to change and a commitment to change. Once the process is understood, your thinking will change, and you can then have and feel greater success. With a change of thinking, your external results in life and work will also change.
Source: Douglas Vermeeren is the director of the SUCCEED Research Center which is dedicated to sharing research on the systems that top achievers use to create lasting success. He is the producer of the film How Thoughts Become Things.
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