Welcome to this our first posting on The Thinking Consultancy’s blog. As you would expect, we will be talking about ‘thinking’, specifically about what is, and what is not, Positive Thinking.
When you have active thoughts about the future, they register in your non-conscious mind as instructions. Positive thoughts aim to move you forward whilst negative thoughts will hold you back. Unfortunately many individuals make, what they think, are positive thoughts but they are in fact the reverse.
There are two main differences between Positive and Negative Thoughts.
Positive Thoughts;
· Contain action verbs that move you towards your new goal.
· Are composed with positive words.
Negative Thoughts on the other hand:
· Contain action verbs that move you away from your current position.
· Are composed of words that have a negative connotation.
· Read as a wish list with little or no commitment.
A Moving Towards statement should tell you
Where you are going,
How you will get there
How you will know you have arrived.
The statement makes your desire unambiguous.
A Moving Away statement will express what you want to move away from without necessarily saying where you want to move to. It will state what you want to stop doing without giving a reason or saying what you want to replace it.
Positive action verbs:
Achieve; Attain; Complete; Do; Finish; Gain;
When you have active thoughts about the future, they register in your non-conscious mind as instructions. Positive thoughts aim to move you forward whilst negative thoughts will hold you back. Unfortunately many individuals make, what they think, are positive thoughts but they are in fact the reverse.
There are two main differences between Positive and Negative Thoughts.
Positive Thoughts;
· Contain action verbs that move you towards your new goal.
· Are composed with positive words.
Negative Thoughts on the other hand:
· Contain action verbs that move you away from your current position.
· Are composed of words that have a negative connotation.
· Read as a wish list with little or no commitment.
A Moving Towards statement should tell you
Where you are going,
How you will get there
How you will know you have arrived.
The statement makes your desire unambiguous.
A Moving Away statement will express what you want to move away from without necessarily saying where you want to move to. It will state what you want to stop doing without giving a reason or saying what you want to replace it.
Positive action verbs:
Achieve; Attain; Complete; Do; Finish; Gain;
Have; Master; Own; Start; Want; Will
Negative action verbs
Avoid; Don’t; Fail; Hope; Like; Lose;
Negative action verbs
Avoid; Don’t; Fail; Hope; Like; Lose;
Not; Ought; Should; Stop; Try; Wish
Example.
Dieting. Dropping your weight from 100 to 80 kilo
A Positive Thought would be I want to weigh 80 kilo before my holidays That is a positive moving towards statement.
Example.
Dieting. Dropping your weight from 100 to 80 kilo
A Positive Thought would be I want to weigh 80 kilo before my holidays That is a positive moving towards statement.
Now that your mind knows what you want to weigh and by when it will work with you to achieve it.
Should lose, ought to lose, will try and lose are all negative expressions. They are all moving away from your existing position plus the word lose has, in this context, a negative connotation of its own. If you lose your wallet or purse what is the first thing you do? You set out to find it, to get it back!
Positive Thoughts are powerful especially when created as Well Formed Outcomes. However they are, in a way, only like sign posts. You still have to make the journey!
Should lose, ought to lose, will try and lose are all negative expressions. They are all moving away from your existing position plus the word lose has, in this context, a negative connotation of its own. If you lose your wallet or purse what is the first thing you do? You set out to find it, to get it back!
Positive Thoughts are powerful especially when created as Well Formed Outcomes. However they are, in a way, only like sign posts. You still have to make the journey!
