Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Becoming aPositive Person

There are several great advantages to being a "positive person".

When you are focused on the positive, possibilities tend to come to the forefront.

As soon as you start down a path of negative thought you will see the roadblocks come to the forefront.

The key to being a Positive Person is not to be Happy all the time, but to seek out the positive solutions and "silver linings" that someone else who is blinded by negativity would never see.

Great people get caught up in negative tail spins of self-defeating thought every once in a while. Just don't dwell there and let that define your primary lens through which you view life.

Looking for positive outcomes does not in any way diminish the current situation and it's impact and severity - it just offers a next step that doesn't involve the festal position and a gallon of rocky road ice cream every night for the foreseeable future.

During a rough spot identify how to avoid the negative situations you find yourself in and look for a solution. There always is a solution.

Soon you will be a positive person - focusing on the good in a situation and not just the bad.

Jay

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Who feels overwhelmed?

With all the streams of data and information inundating me on a daily basis I feel overwhelmed.

There is just too much going on these days to stay fully connected, and if you choose to unplug - you fall so far behind you will never get caught up reading the internet.

There are tons of "feeds" out there just make sure you "eat" a well balanced informational meal.

Being selective and constantly cutting back on the "extra stuff" I find myself pouring over (FB, Instagram...) has helped.

I don't see information slowing down anytime soon, so I guess I will need to get used to it.

What do you follow?
How do you keep a throttle on the information deluge of the day?

Let me know.

Cheers.

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