20 Tips to Stay Positive in 2012!!

• Keep your positivity!!  Don’t opt to listen to the critics and doubters that will lead you to believe that success is impossible, instead choose to hold on to the fact that you KNOW that with an optimistic attitude and faith that all things are achievable! 

• Complete the following statement upon waking up in the morning:  Today, my purpose is ______________.

• To better prepare your mind to breed successful thoughts, try taking a walk of gratitude.

• No one succeeds thinking about the past and their failures. Instead of thinking about where you “should” be begin to think about where you are headed!

• Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out credit card.

• Smile and laugh more. They are natural anti-depressants. 

• Remember that adversity is not a dead-end but a detour to a better outcome.

• Focus on learning, loving, and serving.

• Believe that everything happens for a reason and expect good things to come out of challenging experiences.

• Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 

• Mentor someone and be mentored by someone.

• Live with the 3 E’s Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

• Remember there is no substitute for hard work.

• Zoom focus. Each day when you wake up in the morning, ask “What are the three most important things I need to do today that will help me create the success I desire?” Then tune out all the distractions and focus on these actions. 

• Implement the www.NoComplainingRule.com. Complaining is like vomiting. Afterwards you feel better but everyone else around you feels sick. 

• Read more books than you did in 2011. I am currently on #2 for this year!  

• Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with a double latte.

• Focus on “get to” vs “have to”. Each day focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift not an obligation. 

• Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:
  I am thankful for _________________.
  Today I accomplished ______________________.

• Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most of your journey.