Our attitude is the most vital factor in determining our success, our relationships, our enjoyment of virtually everything about our life…including, (Yup! You guessed it) even our finances. The great news is that we get to select our very own attitude. Regardless of our current conditions, situations or our previous failures, we can choose to have a favorable outlook or a not so favorable outlook about them and whichever choice we make will have a direct effect on the outcome of our present and future results. Of course, the choice to develop and have a positive mental attitude is usually easier said than done. Especially, given the fact that each of our own individual experiences, conditions and/or circumstances can be understandably more challenging for some of us more than others. The truth is whatever challenges we face can be overcome by re-programming or re-wiring our thoughts and how we think.
To stop negative thinking can be difficult because of how our minds have become hardwired to think and respond in this way. Without realizing it, we end up filtering whatever we see and hear through this grid of negativity. To think and respond negatively is like a warm blanket, safe and familiar. It’s somehow reassuring to think that our life is not changing because it can’t or that’s just the way it is. Sub-consciously those pessimistic ideas can be the excuse we use to stay passive and not leave the comfort of what we know. As crazy as that might sound, we actually sabotage ourselves for fear of uncertainty or the un-known. Making the decision to change is a necessary initial step toward improving our outlook about our finances and every other part of our life as well. We must resolve to do whatever it takes to make that change! At any time we end up defaulting to negative thinking, immediately replace that the negative thought with a positive one. Shifting pessimistic ideas with favorable ones, even in tiny ways, is a strong initial step to changing our outlook on our life and our finances. Find someone we trust and who’ll let us know the truth to evaluate our attitude. We may need to provide that person permission to be entirely candid with us, without fear offending or upsetting us. So that means we need to be open to hearing the feedback without getting upset or offended by it. Sometimes the truth hurts and we must be prepared to hear it if we truly want to make the change.
The road to developing a positive mental attitude frequently requires a network of supporters by having a person or people that we allow to hold us accountable for catching us when we sound negative. Surround ourselves with other people who speak and think positively. Read books and articles that are positive in nature. Watch and listen to things that have a positive influence. Eventually, as we surround and fill ourselves with positive sights, sounds and attitudes, we’ll find that the way we see things and respond to things will start to change in a positive way, which will lead us to more positive results. A positive mental attitude is just that…..positive thoughts that lead to positive actions. No matter how difficult it may seem at the moment, once we start taking the small steps to making the change, in due time our finances and our lives will see BIG results!
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