So as stated before the first step to becoming truly positive is to speak positively.  After we take the first step we start to convince ourselves that we are indeed a positive person.  The second step is to act positively.  Acting as if we are begins to convince others that we live a happy and positive existence.

Finally after enough time we begin to truly become that positive person.  We first Act, then we Do, and finally we Know.  The know comes from within.  Some call it wisdom, truth, or possibly enlightenment.  I do not want to play it up to something beyond this world; it is simply becoming that positive person.

You no longer have to work at becoming that positive person.  You no longer have to consciously say only positive things.  You no longer have to act like you are a positive person.  You don’t have to do any of those things anymore because you are that person.

We have seen these people before.  Sometimes it is quite frustrating to know these people.  It seems that whatever they do turns into gold.  They find money on the street.  They take a wrong turn and discover a beautiful view that was previously unknown to anyone.  They walk into a room and everyone feels better.   Some people don’t even have to work at this.  They don’t know how it happened, or when it happened it just did.

For some of us we have to work at it.  Many of us live in a negative bubble.  Work is negative, news is negative, and life is negative.  So you should first Act as if you are positive.  You should Do positive things.  And, finally you may become that positive person.  It is not easy, but if you work at it anyone can become a great positive person.

I think that people who learn the ways of Karma have this same problem.  They do and say all day long, but things still do not happen in their favor.  There is a little fact that we overlook when we are in this position.  Simply saying and acting positive is not enough to cause a change in your life.  It is a hard fact to swallow especially if you have been working very hard for a long time to become as positive as possible.

I have told you if you are a regular reader of this site that to get anything and everything you want you should act and think positively.  We have only been going since July 2008 so I have not gotten to the complete message.  Here is the rest.

Things will not fully start to happen unless you become positive.  What do I mean by that?  Saying and acting is simply a first step.  It is a way to fool the rest of you into becoming truly a positive person.  Once you truly become a positive person things will start to really fall into place.

Once you become a positive person from the inside everything changes.  You see things on a different plane, you feel things on a different level, you experience life closer to the way that it should be.

I say closer to the way it should be only because I do not feel that I am at a perfect place yet.  Buddah called it Nirvana (not to be confused with the rock band).  I think that it is easily attainable by all people to truly become a positive person.  This positive spark inside yourself will lead to a happier and more fuller life.  I do not think that it is the end of your personal development thought.  I think that it is only an important first step.  The good news is that many people become this and are happy to stay right there.  There is certainly nothing wrong with this I just want it to be known that I do not believe that it is the end of anything.

So act as if you are positive, learn how to become positive, and soon you will be doing positive things with no effort at all.  Once this is accomplished you will be on your way to success and prosperity that you have never experienced before.

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It is not so much that the quotes are interesting, or the people who said them facinating.  The interesting part is that the people who made the quote live thier life that way.  They trully have become that quote.  That is what we can take from these.  It is living the advice, becoming the person that we want to be, not in posting these things on the wall, or living by some code.  Let it permiate you and become a part of you.  That is what we strive for.

Be cautious when viewing media, including this site.  The media is the best way to get down on yourself, your country, and the whole picture of the world.

The media likes to sensationalize simple news.  By just telling a story with no regard to personal opinion the news would be boring, and no one would want to watch their programs.  The same can be said for news papers and the internet.  Maybe more than on the internet than in anywhere else.  Be careful with what you believe.

The better thing for you to do to get your news, and to still stay positive is to read several sources, watch several sources, and keep in mind that you are not getting the straight truth of the situation.  Then form your own opinion.

No really it is just fine to form your own opinion.  As a matter of fact to stay positive, an to stay sane you must form your own opinion.  Things usually are only about half as bad as they may first seem.

My previous post was on how you should stay positive in this economy.  Things really are not too bad.  But if you listen to the media things are terrible.  Do you want a good example of someone who thinks for himself?

Warren Buffett thinks for himself.  Not only is he the richest man in the world but he is very content living in the same house that he has lived in since nearly the beginning of his business.  He still is very simple at heart.  Since the stock market has had this down turn he has simple began to buy.  Why?  Because everything is now on sale.  He knows this and that is why he is not panicking.  He is not worried.  He is simply doing what he always does.  Looking for a good opportunity for his company Berkshire Hathaway.

He probably listens and reads more media than most, but he is not phased by it, he forms his own opinions.

Once you have your own opinion formed you can start to cut out the media.  You will begin to find that you do not miss much that is happening.  I do not watch the news nor do I read the news paper.  On occasion I will turn on CNN to get the headlines, I may skim a few online news sources (Yahoo and MSN are my current favorites) and if an article has a lot of interest for me I may even read it.  Just by reading the headlines and listening to others talk I form my own opinions, and I have been rarely wrong.  It is not because I have some gift to know what is going on, I have just formed my own opinions.  How do you think that news paper journalists write articles from their desks at the newspaper?  They do just what I am doing.  They watch a few minutes of the headline news, they quickly read a few quick accounts of what happened online, and then they write what they think happened, mostly with their own opinions.

You should do the same.  Now when you rewrite the stories on your own you should stay as positive as you possibly can.  Write your own stories about the news.  Write about how good things are.  Write about how this does not effect your personal life and you only wish good things to those who are involved.

Always be positive, look at things in a positive way and you will find more good things in the world than you ever knew were possible.

So how do we stay positive during this time?  It is pretty simple really.

Focus on the Long Term

For most of us what has happened with the stock market is only a minor blip.  Remember that over time the stock market will go up.  So that is your first step in being positive.  Look at the long-term trends.  Be patient and know that things will get better, they always do.

Focus on what you Already Have

Unless you are directly involved with the stock market as a business, things are not so bad.  Look around you.  You probably have a job that you do well.  Focus on doing that job well.  You probably have a house that is adequate.  Focus on making it a nice house.  Focus on you, what you have, and what you can change in your life.  Some things you simply do not have control over.

Keep Things in Perspective

The media no longer simply reports the news in an unbiased way.  The media always have an opinion.  They take an opinion that is sensationalistic.  It sells advertising and lets face it, the media is a business.  They need people to tune in.  If they said that this latest down-turn was a simple adjustment to an over paced market there would be no story at all.

So with all what is happening stay positive, and do this: focus on the long term, focus on what you already have, and keep things in perspective.  Do this and you will see better days ahead before anyone else.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill quotes

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

History is written by the victors.

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi quotes

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.

If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.

Leaders aren’t born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

John Wooden

John Wooden quotes

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Be prepared and be honest.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.

It isn’t what you do, but how you do it.

So take these words, I hope you can use them in your life.

I enjoy learning. Learning makes me smarter, stronger, and a better person. Learning gives me success.

It may not exactly be in the now, but it is a good mantra to help you prepare to learn. After your learning session you can use this one:

I am happy that I have the ability to learn, the ability to expand my knowledge, and use my brain. I am prosperous because I have learned something.

Keep going with it. Let’s say that you are learning calculus. There are mantras to help you retain the knowledge. These may not be used to uplift but use them to help you remember what it is that you learned.

Derivative dy dx. X squared is X. Y squared is Y.

Some will call them helper sentences, some will call them chants, whatever you call them mantras can be used to help better retain your information.

This of course is the reason that we use mantras.  All mantras come down to boosting your self-confidence.  As I stated before mantras are meant for you, they are usually written by you, and the really only apply to you.  Therefore mantras become a way of you boosting yourself.  Lets get right to it.

Need a boost try these:

I am getting better and better every day in every way

My confidence around other people helps me to be a better person, and change peoples lives.

There are always more examples that we can give for self-confidence, but my advice to you is this.  Find a specific reason that you feel a little self-doubt.  Maybe it is speaking with your boss.  Simple create a mantra that will give you strength the next time you must approach him to ask for something.  Maybe something like this:

I am a great employee and because of this my boss wants my opinions.  I am happy to freely talk to him about how I feel.

Perhaps you have a fear of speaking in front of large crowds.  Try this one:

I am a great speaker and people are eager to hear what I have to say.  I love to be in front of people and watch them unite with what I have to say.

Maybe you have a lack of confidence in starting something new.  This of course is very reasonable but try this:

I am learning and getting better everyday.  I bring fresh ideas that have not been used before.  I am successful because of my fresh thinking.

A little worried about being too boastful with your new confidence?  Try this one out:

I am confident and humble.  I never waiver with my confidence, and I am always willing to help others with their own confidence.

Keep going.  Before you know it you will be the most confident and successful person that you have ever met.

If you are not ready when that right person comes along you may just pass by them and never even get the chance to say hi.  I truly believe that.  I also believe that you will get another chance.  To prepare for that person you must first get yourself ready.  If you have been waiting for that right person for a long time and have “struck out” many times, it is probably you who needs to get right.  You cannot meet Mr. Right when you are Mrs. Wrong.  It also works the other way guys.  You will never meet that perfect mate until you are ready to be that person also.

I believed that I would meet that person very soon.  I had no picture of that person in my head, but I knew that I would know as soon as I saw her.  More importantly my actions were geared toward meeting my future soul mate.  I bought a townhouse with the thought of living in it together.  I painted the rooms with thoughts of how my future wife would like to have it done.  Finally I repeated my mantra:

I am happier than I ever knew I could be with my new soul mate.  She is the greatest thing that has happened to me and I know that I am a better person with her around.

That is why I knew that I had met her.  She fit exactly into my mantra.  Notice it says nothing about looks, nothing about her likes, nothing about her really.  The mantra is all about me, and she does make me a better person, there is no doubt.

Look at your life, are you ready for someone else to enter it.  Guys is your apartment or house a disaster with your stuff all over the place?  Ladies do you have room for a man in your life?  All of us can make small changes that lets that person enter our lives.  Try this mantra to help encourage your mate to arrive:

My life is free and I am ready to find my mate.  My mate is looking for me right now.

Simple mantra but can be very powerful.  Be careful with this one, it may just work a little to well.

So if you are struggling to find someone create a mantra of your own that will help you, make you a better person, and get yourself straightened out first.

Use a Mantra to get all that you want

So you really want something.  You desire it, but you do not know how to get it.  Can you use a mantra to help you?  Yes!

You cannot use a mantra to simply manifest something out of nothing.  It just does not work that way.  You need to use the mantra to help you get it.  For example:

I have a BMW

That simply does not work.  There is nothing that that has to do with you.  Mantras again are for you, about you, and to help you.  Now instead you can say:

I have the ability to find ways to get a BMW.

That is fine.  The more you use the mantra the more ways you will find to generate more money, to save more money, to find opportunities that will deliver that BMW.

But I personally still do not like it.  I would prefer you use something like this to get what you want:

I have everything I need, want, and desire.  Things come to me because I am a good problem solver.  I have opportunities that fall upon me bringing me more than I desire.

It seems more general, but it works better due to the fact that you don’t always know exactly what you want.  What?  You don’t know what you don’t know.  Maybe it is a BMW that you desire.  Then fine make it a mantra to get a BMW.  But sometimes we ask for something that we don’t really want.  What does a BMW represent?  Success?  Money? Wealth? Status?  Or just a car?

I would say that if you do not have a BMW and there is not way in your life that you can afford one you are not really desiring that car you desire a change.  A change in wealth, a change in status, a change in success.  Maybe that is what you should be asking for.  Once you have success, wealth, and money, then the BMW will simply be an after thought.  Try this mantra out:

I am successful.  I am wealthy.  I have everything that I could ever want right now.

It may just change your perspective and your life.