To stop negative thinking can be difficult because of how your mind has become hardwired to think and respond in this way. Without realizing it, you end up filtering whatever you see and hear through this grid of negativity. To think and respond negatively is like a warm blanket, safe and familiar. It actually gives you comfort.

It’s somehow reassuring to think that your 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 you use to stay passive and not leave the comfort of what you know. As crazy as that might sound, you actually sabotage yourself for fear of uncertainty or the un-known. There becomes more comfort in staying where you’re at than dealing with the pain of change.

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

But making the decision to change is a necessary initial step toward improving your outlook about your finances and every other part of your life as well. You have to resolve to do whatever it takes to make that change! At any time you 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 your outlook on your life and your finances.

Find someone you trust and who’ll let you know the truth to evaluate your attitude. You may need to provide that person permission to be entirely candid with you, without fear offending or upsetting you. So that means you need to be open to hearing the feedback without getting upset or offended by it. Sometimes the truth hurts and you have to be prepared to hear it if you truly want to make the change.

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