change your thinking – change your life – Page 5

Expect the Best

2010/08/03 Gayle 2

Expect the best but anticipate the worst. You may have heard this expression. It was (and still is) my mother’s great advice. Unfortunately, by planning for the worst, you are short changing your potential. I am not suggesting that you run out tomorrow and spend your life savings. Nor am I suggesting that you fail to act responsibly. What I am saying is that by anticipating the worst, you are creating a conflict in your brain. Abraham Lincoln said a house divided against itself cannot stand. The same is true for your brain. Your brain can not remain positive while contemplating the worst. You cannot remain focused on reaching your goals if all you see are the obstacles. Expect the best. Focus on your goal. The rest of the story

Train Your Brain to Always Be Positive

2010/08/02 Gayle 1

You can train your brain to always think positive and you can teach yourself to always react in a positive way.

Of Mice and Me (Expect the Best)

2010/07/31 Gayle 1

Do you ever feel that life comes at you fast and furious? One of my favorite quotes is from Robert Burns ‘The best laid schemes of Mice and Men oft go awry, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!’ My week has been just such a week.

Productive Imagination

2010/07/25 Gayle 0

Once we have reached adulthood, frequently we put aside the imagination skills we learned as children. We join the work force of life and we stop imagining. Daydreaming is considered a complete waste of time and effort and daydreaming is associated with being non-productivity.

Are you limited by your Beliefs?

2010/07/21 Gayle 1

Everyone had beliefs they hold onto. These beliefs are thoughts you have repeated to yourself so many time you now belief them to be gospel. You have decided to embrace these ideas as your truth.