“The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.”
– Dalai Lama
Life could be so much better for many people, if they would just spot their negative thinking habits and replace them with positive ones.
Negative thinking, in all its many-splendored forms, has a way of creeping into conversations and our thinking without our noticing them. The key to success, is learning to spot these thoughts and squash them like little bugs. Then replace them with positive ones. You’ll notice a huge difference in everything you do.
Let’s take a look at 10 common ways that negative thinking emerges — get good at spotting these patterns, and practice replacing them with positive thinking patterns.
1. I will be happy once I have _____ (or once I earn X).
2. I wish I were as ____ as (a celebrity, friend, co-worker).
3. Seeing others becoming successful makes me jealous and resentful.
4. I am a miserable failure — I can’t seem to do anything right.
5. I’m going to beat so-and-so no matter what — I’m better than him. And there’s no way I’ll help him succeed — he might beat me.
6. Dammit! Why do these bad things always happen to me?
7. You can’t do anything right! Why can’t you be like ____ ?
8. Your work sucks. It’s super lame. You are a moron and I hope you never reproduce.
9. Insulting People Back
10. I don’t think I can do this — I don’t have enough discipline. Maybe some other time.
D&P
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