Cultivating the Right Attitude Can Help Overcome Hurdles

 

Being a new ONLINE writer or entrepreneur means you had better be prepared to grow some very thick skin!  In fact it might be wise if you were to put on a figurative suit of armor.  There are times that you will feel defeated in every single way, due to the many emotional highs and lows that can affect your productivity.  You will need to rely on everything you possibly can to help keep you focused on your online objectives and goals.  There are lots and lots of tangible resources available online to help you stay the course.  But the most important resource that will help you overcome online challenges is to have a positive attitude whenever you can.  Consider the following information, whether you’re a new writer, an entrepreneur, or simply someone who could use some good advice.  Read and see why cultivating the right attitude can help you overcome whatever your hurdles happen to be.

Genuine Smiles

No one is happy all the time, so I’m not saying you should walk around with a fake smile or a phony grin. Having a positive attitude about things doesn’t mean you have to be unrealistic and pretend that problems don’t exist. Having a positive attitude means accepting things as they are, until you can realistically find a way to make changes for the better. It is this type of acceptance that can cause you to wear a genuine smile in spite of problems and adversity. This attitude of acceptance stems from being positive that nothing stays the same including the current problem you may be facing.

The Write Attitude

There is such a strong correlation between your writing attitude and writing success. Cultivating the right attitude is what helped me to forge ahead and complete multiple publications. Even now, I continue trying to adjust my attitude even more, so as to become a more successful author. For me, a positive attitude equals the "write" attitude (pun intended).

The key to attitude adjustment, with respect to your writing and online activities, means that your attitude is constantly changing to fit the circumstances. This makes sense you think about it because obviously, you could not expect to handle every situation the same. In fact, this is actually true of any situation, whether it is writing related or not.  So even though the focus is on positivity, don’t be surprised if your attitude needs adjusting frequently.

Online Success

The need for frequent attitude adjustments is normal because positivity doesn’t always come natural to some of us.  Failing to do proper attitude assessments can be counterproductive to your online success.  I can personally relate to this point whenever I think back on the different hurdles that I encountered it while I was trying to finish writing each of my books. I had to do an attitude adjustment many times, but not necessarily about the writing itself or anything related to the book I was working on. My issues often dealt with outside influences that affected my writing progress. So my attitude adjustments were specific to the people and circumstances that affected my ability to write.

Personal issues, family relationships, work and co-workers, and a host of other situations all have a negative or positive impact on our writing and online success. That is why my book:  How to Be Happy Without Hardly Trying, sheds light on smart ways to handle day to day feelings that are common to us all.   The book is currently available on Amazon.  To learn more about how to start creating a positive mental environment so your writing can thrive:

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The Benefits of Joining a Group this Summer

 

Summertime is fun time no matter where you go.  Whether you are young, old, or in between; summer is a great time for you to join a group.  Activities like swimming, volleyball and hiking are usually on the rise in the summer.  Finding ways to participate on a group level is rarely a problem.  But sporting activities are not the only available areas of interest when it comes to finding groups to join.  Book groups, card groups and even Bingo groups are often formed and enjoyed during the leisurely summer months.  Warm weather and flexible work schedules get a lot of the credit for newly formed groups in the summer, but anytime is a good time to join a group.  

Group Interaction 

Joining a group, any group, can actually have therapeutic effects.   Studies have shown that there is much to be gained from regular group interaction.  Research indicates that joining a group can not only lift your depression, but also boost your immune system.  Just as support groups are known to provide emotional relief, other kinds of groups can also do your body good.  There are benefits to be derived from all types of diverse groups, including health clubs and even regular church attendance. 

There is no denying that church attendees, weight loss groups and Bingo players all have a different motive for meeting.  But regardless of the primary objective for joining a group, the benefits of regular group interaction provides a secondary reason to be a member.  This reason is rooted in our desire to belong, as well as having a spirit of acceptance.  It’s no secret, the more support a person has from their peers, the better they feel and the better they perform in group activities.  Why not find a new and exciting group to join this summer?

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You Can Change Your Outcome by Changing Your Input

 

A very wise expression about life tells us that:  “You can't change your outcome, without changing your input.”  This statement is true on so many levels.  Primarily because the things we strive to accomplish in life will never succeed without the proper motivation.  Motivation, drive, determination; this is the stuff that success is made of, and it all comes from what we take in, or input.  So the million dollar question to ask yourself is:  “What are you inputing and how can you change it?”

Negative Input

Negative input will rarely (if ever) result in positive output.  This is an important point to remember, especially when it comes to things like self-talk and the way we view ourselves.  It’s no secret that we humans are very complex beings.  There are many facets to who we are and how others tend to see us, not to mention how we see ourselves.  Receiving and accepting negative input about one’s self is counterproductive to your personal growth.  This is true whether the negativity comes from outside sources or from the things you tell yourself.  For instance, consider how the way you view your body image is directly related to your negative or positive input.

Body Image

How do you see yourself when it comes to your body image?  Do you think you’re too fat and are constantly striving to lose weight?  Maybe you’re just the opposite.  You feel like you’re too skinny and you long to put on more weight?  If you are tall, do you want to be short?  Short and want to be tall?  If your eyes are green, you may wish to goodness that they were brown; and on and on and on.  This type of dissatisfaction is common to most people and usually due to the same reasons:

* We are influenced by society’s idea of beauty

* We are influenced by the media’s view of beauty

* We are influenced by our “learned” view of beauty (family/background)

Regardless of the reasons that we are feeding ourselves a negative body image, the result will be the same; a less than healthy view of ourselves.  But this does not have to remain the case.  Once we discover where the negative programming about body image is coming from, we can start to turn things around.  We can start to use positive input.

Positive Input

When it comes to positive input, this can be just as influential as negative input, if we allow it.  You first have to understand that it is okay to build yourself up.  Learning to do this may not be easy for some people, but it can come in time and with experience.  Don’t expect to change overnight, especially if you’ve been feeding on negative input for a long time.  Whatever we look like, the tendency is to want to look like something or someone else.  It’s really just human nature. 

It takes a long time for us to reach the point of maturity where we are finally comfortable with the way we are.  For most people, as we get older, the body image that we have of ourselves starts to improve.  This is not necessarily due to a change in our actual body, just in the image that we have of ourselves.  We learn to become more tolerant and accepting of our own shortcomings.  Then, and only then, can we truly appreciate our good points and the things we actually like about ourselves. 

Changing your Output

While it is good to know that maturity brings on a welcome change, does that mean we have to wait until our twilight years before appreciating who we are?  Not at all!  We can start switching from negative to positive input right now, especially when we acknowledge the following three points:

* Most people see us in a better light than we see ourselves

* The more you love yourself and your body, the more others will too

* It is never too late to change the things that are actually “changeable” about your body

When it comes to negative and positive input, the rules are the same, whether the issue is body image, personal goals, career objectives, or anything else.  Regardless of what you want to accomplish in life, and ever hope to achieve; motivation is what will get you results.  Positive input will help you to keep refueling so you always have an endless supply of motivation.  As a result, all that positive input will turn into positive output; the kind that can truly change your life.

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