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Work On Having A Positive Attitude

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Every moment we have on earth is a gift to be treasured. Having a positive attitude make each moment better. It also helps get through the difficult times such as down moments during treatment.

Negativity is time consuming unproductive and saps energy.

Don’t just ignore negativity. Go a step further and substitute negative thoughts with positive thoughts and actions. Thoughts are self generated and can be changed.

Part of a positive attitude is the determination that you are going to do everything you can to survive and thrive the best you can.

A positive attitude also understands that there is always a reason for hope.

No matter how positive you are, there will be down moments and down days. Do what you can to get past them - then move on.

Humor helps people stay positive. It helps to look for humor wherever you can find it.  (Comedians find humor in even the more dire situations. You can too.)

Think about a mindset that provides an underpinning for moving forward that works for you. Your mindset will help determine the actions you do and do not take. For example:

  • Is this a battle you are entering into? If it is a battle, an effective general would understand that this is a major battle, with a life at stake. There's an "us". There's an enemy. As a general, you would use every asset you have - and figure out how to get those you don't have so you can throw into the battle as well.

  • Is this a business problem? If so, a CEO would identify the goal, consider what is necessary to reach the goal, think through what problems are foreseeable and take steps to reduce them, be prepared for unexpected problems etc.

  • Is this a personal challenge?

  • Are you the owner of an apartment building with the need to evict a tenant?

  • Is it preferable to think that you are fightingforyourself rather than think you are fightingagainstan illness?

There will be time to start looking for a deeper meaning in this experience. The key right now is to get through each moment as well as you can.

For more information about keeping a positive attitude, see "To Learn More."

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