“…like gasoline: A whole tankful won’t do much good until we put our foot on the gas pedal and start driving. Positive thinking makes action possible: Action brings our good thoughts to life. Positive thinking, positive action.”
Arnold Fox, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
Reading this quote what comes to mind, by changing our thoughts and hoping things will be different will not necessary alter our situations. Sorry guys we have to do the work!
What could we do differently?
Let me tell you a little story. Jane was having a difficult time enrolling new clients. She thought by changing her negative thoughts to positive ones a miracle would happen and clients would start calling. Jane worked hard on thinking positive and repeating affirmations all day. She started to feel more positive and in spite of her new behavior one or 2 clients appeared.
One day during our coaching session we were discussing positive thinking plus taking action. Jane decided to continue thinking positively and take action at the same time.
She continued focusing on positive thinking, saying affirmations and now taking action. Attended networking events, writing articles and facilitated an Abundant Workshop.
Low and behold, Jane started building a following and her business started to grow.
The moral of the story is by thinking positively, feeling good about yourself and taking action miracles start to happen.
Please share with the Love Yourself – It Matters Community your thoughts regarding the combination of thinking positively and taking action vs. just thinking positively. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Helen
Positive thinking and feeling is step one. Taking action is step two. In the case of success, positive thinking comes again naturally. In the case of a set back, positive thinking becomes even more important as the RESPONSE to the small set back.
In other words, our thoughts create a force so why not stay postively on track. I appreciate your blog Helen and look forward to many more missiles of inspiration.
Hi Deborah:
Thank you for your comment. It is true that staying positive thru all different situations is the key to taking the action. Helen
Watch your thoughts; they become words; watch your words: they become actions; watch your actins; they become habits; Watch your habits; they become character; watch your character; it becomes your Destiny
Hi Mindi:
What an excellent model to live by. So many times our words or habits create situations we rather avoid.