Developing a Positive Mental Attitude
Our mental attitude is "... the one and only thing over which anyone has been given the complete, unchallengeable privilege of personal control" (Napoleon Hill).
Without an awareness of what we are allowing to enter (and, thereby, "program") our mind, we allow others to determine our attitudes, generally to our detriment. As a result, people generally have a negative or neutral attitude towards themselves and life in general, reacting to each circumstance and situation essentially on Auto-pilot.
By proactively developing a Positive Mental Attitude, we effectively build safeguards against situations in which life seems to turn against us. We tend to see the glass half full, rather than half empty. We tend to search for the silver lining or the lesson to be learned from each setback. We tend to be optimistic rather than pessimistic. As Earl Nightingale states in his "Lead The Field" program, "It begins with Attitude".
Without an awareness of what we are allowing to enter (and, thereby, "program") our mind, we allow others to determine our attitudes, generally to our detriment. As a result, people generally have a negative or neutral attitude towards themselves and life in general, reacting to each circumstance and situation essentially on Auto-pilot.
By proactively developing a Positive Mental Attitude, we effectively build safeguards against situations in which life seems to turn against us. We tend to see the glass half full, rather than half empty. We tend to search for the silver lining or the lesson to be learned from each setback. We tend to be optimistic rather than pessimistic. As Earl Nightingale states in his "Lead The Field" program, "It begins with Attitude".
What is a Positive Mental Attitude?
"A Positive Mental Attitude is the sum total of hopes, wishes, and beliefs, added up and transmuted into FAITH!"
- Napoleon Hill
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
By Napoleon Hill
The following material has been taken and/or modified from Napoleon Hill's "You Can Work Your Own Miracles".We have each been provided with a brain, our single Greatest Asset. Analogous to today's most powerful computers, we have the ability to "program" our minds and determine the nature of our response to life, either positive, neutral or negative. Disregarding chemical imbalances in the mind and/or mental illness, we have the ability to change the nature of our response to circumstance, the nature of our interaction and response to the people we encounter on a daily basis ... in short, the nature of our fundamental attitude.
What is a "Positive Mental Attitude"?
The Habits
A Positive Mental Attitude is the habit:- of searching for "the seed of an equivalent benefit" which comes with every failure, defeat, or adversity we experience
- of keeping the mind busily engaged in connection with the circumstances and things one desires in life
- of looking upon all unpleasant circumstances with which one meets as merely opportunities for one to test one's capacity to rise above them
- of evaluating all problems, and distinguishing the difference between those one can master and those one cannot control
- of acting with definiteness of purpose, with full belief in both the soundness of that purpose and one's ability to achieve it
- of going beyond the letter of one's responsibility and rendering more and better service than one is obligated to render, and doing it in a friendly, pleasing manner
- of choosing a definite goal and marching forward toward its attainment without hesitating
- of looking for the good qualities in other people and expecting to find them
- of mastering all emotions
- of facing all the facts which affect one's life, both the pleasant and the unpleasant
Positive Mental Attitude
A Summary
A Positive Mental Attitude is "... the recognition of the universal power of Infinite Intelligence, and the knowledge that it can be appropriated and directed to the attainment of definite ends through the medium of FAITH.
It is the medium of all forms of "Mind-conditioning" ..."
It is the medium by which "All habits, good or bad, voluntary or involuntary, are established ..."
A Positive Mental Attitude is the sole medium by which one may exercise the inherent right to maintain complete control over his own mind
It is the medium of all forms of "Mind-conditioning" ..."
It is the medium by which "All habits, good or bad, voluntary or involuntary, are established ..."
A Positive Mental Attitude is the sole medium by which one may exercise the inherent right to maintain complete control over his own mind
Positive Mental Attitude is EVERYTHING
Positive Mental Attitude "... is everything, because it influences every experience with which we meet, and it is under our complete control at all times.
Summary
"What a profound thought it is to recognize that the one thing which can give us success or bring us failure, bless us with peace of mind, or curse us with misery all the days of our lives, is simply the privilege of taking possession of our own minds and guiding them to whatever ends we choose, through our mental attitude".
- Napoleon Hill
- Napoleon Hill
Controlling Your Mental Attitude
Factors for Control
Mental Attitude can be influenced and controlled by a number of factors, such as:(1) "A BURNING DESIRE for the attainment of a definite purpose based upon one or more of the nine basic motives which activate all human endeavor.
(2) Conditioning the mind to automatically choose and carry out definite positive objectives ...
(3) A close association with people who inspire active engagement in positive purposes
(4) Auto-suggestion through which the mind is constantly given positive directives until it attracts only that for which these directives call
(5) A profound recognition, through its adoption and use, of the individual's exclusive privilege of controlling and directing his own mind, and
(6) The aid of a machine by which the subconscious mind can be given definite directives while one sleeps"
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
By Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill is best known for his classic book "Think and Grow Rich", as well as the "Law of Success". I recently came across another of his books, "You Can Work Your Own Miracles", and have thoroughly enjoyed reading it as well.
The book covers much of the same material as "Think and Grow Rich" and "Law of Success", however, the presentation and emphasis is slightly different, arguably allowing better retention.
I strongly recommend "You Can Work Your Own Miracles" for fans of Napoleon Hill.
The book covers much of the same material as "Think and Grow Rich" and "Law of Success", however, the presentation and emphasis is slightly different, arguably allowing better retention.
I strongly recommend "You Can Work Your Own Miracles" for fans of Napoleon Hill.
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
Amazon Price: $5.13 (as of 06/04/2012)
What is YOUR Attitude?
A Positive Mental Attitude
Having a Positive Mental Attitude has a tremendous effect with regard to how you face your day, particularly when life steps in your way with another challenge or obstacle.
What is your experience with regard to your Mental Attitude? Do you have a Positive Mental Attitude? Have you always had one or have you had to work on developing one? Are you currently trying to develop a Positive Mental Attitude?
Please feel free to comment and leave your feedback.
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Cath1125
Nov 9, 2010 @ 10:38 am | delete
- Great lense. I am a firm believer of a positive mental attitude. Having being diagnosed with MS at 26 and my daughter was only 9 months old, it is a positive mental attitude that has got me through. I am nearly 41 and people always ask me how I can be so positive, and I just say that it is what has got me this far.
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Dynamic1 Nov 9, 2010 @ 6:07 pm | delete
- What an excellent comment! I am so glad to hear from you and your feedback with regard to a Positive Mental Attitude. Thank you.
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