Easily Dealing with Negative Thinking

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Negative thinking has sabotaged more results than all other factors combined when it comes to your success. I don’t make that statement lightly, nor should you.

And I’m going to share with you a strategy that has effectively overcome negative thinking more than any other.

But, before I share the strategy, let’s look at how negative thinking can affect things a little more.

First Thing in the Morning

When I woke up this morning, I was tired. My mind started talking to me about staying in bed, taking it easy and recovering a little bit.

In other words, it was happy with how things were (status quo) and didn’t want me to get up (change).

The Daily Battle

This happens throughout the day in little and big situations.

Whether writing these posts or reaching out to an affiliate, I notice negative thinking pops up in an effort to sabotage my results.

When I work with clients – there are not “business clients” because all businesses are made up of individuals – I notice the same thing.

Everyone Has Them

From Billionaires to hundred-aires, every person I’ve met has to deal with some form of negative thinking.

So, let go of that notion that you “shouldn’t” have negative thoughts. They’re a fact of life, just like other stinky bodily functions.

We all have them, that’s not the issue. The issue is what you do with them.

The Short Answer is Nothing

The less attention you give your negative thinking, the better.

Acknowledge the thought and move on. Don’t try to analyze, dissect or determine what family of origin issues caused them. The more focus and attention you give it (the negative thought) the more it grows in your awareness.

The Most Effective Strategy

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I first became aware of this strategy accidentally in the Marines. I was standing on the ramp of a C-130 cargo airplane at 13,000 feet above North Carolina.

I was looking down, and the clouds were really far “down.” In a few moments the jumpmaster was going to tell me to jump.

It was HALO school, the elite Special Forces Military FreeFall School. My heart was pounding, my nerves were tingling and my mind was playing tricks on me. Let’s just say my thinking wasn’t all positive.

I was given the signal and it was time for me to walk off the back, jump really, of that plane traveling over 130 miles per hour, and fall to the earth.

What to Do

In that moment, I had a decision. Do I give attention to all my negative thinking? Do I analyze why it surfaced at this time, or what happened in my past to cause me to feel this way?

Or do I jump?

I spent eight years in Special Forces, so you know I jumped that day. The simple, but not easy, strategy to dealing with your negative thinking is to take action.

Regardless of what’s going on for you, when you push your limits, the negative thinking is going to come at you more intensely as you get closer to your resistance.

Moving Forward

Whatever happened in the past, let it go. Whatever happens moving forward, push through it and take action. You’ll be a much happier, and more successful person as a result.

Epilogue

When I jumped off the ramp of that C-130 the first time, all my fear vanished. My commitment was made. There was no turning back. I couldn’t if I wanted to. And I went on to have greater success.

And, regardless of my parachuting exploits, my negative thinking returned this morning.

I recognized that I had some doubts, I let them go, and got up to write this posting.

What are your negative thoughts telling you to do today? Go, right now, and do it. Make the jump!

To Your Millionaire!

David Koons
FreeAgentCoach.com

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