Do this and you will completely change your life

I firmly believe and have learned this from my own experience that you can make your life beautiful and happy or sad and depressed solely on how you think about it.  You can completely transform your life just by changing the thoughts you think. 

It's true!!  I've changed my life just by changing my mind.  By choosing to see all the good, positive and happy things.  Don't get me wrong though….it's not like things don't happen now or I don't go through any tough times and every day is sunshine, rainbows and unicorns.  And it's not always easy to choose the good thoughts.  I get stuck in my head too.  But the difference for me now is that I know that I'm doing it, I know I can choose to see the situation from a different perspective and see what I need to learn from the experience.  Everything is here to teach me something to show me something new about myself or life.  

I haven't always been this way either.  I got through some very tough, tough times and came out the other end stronger and more capable of leading my life and knowing exactly what I wanted from these challenging times in my life.  The tough times I went through, as hard as they were, I can now look back and be more grateful for them for they caused me to wake up to my life and how I was living it. 

I now purposefully create my life and expect the good, expect things to happen and trust in the Universe that everything happens when it's supposed to and for a reason.  It's truly mind, body and spirit.  All three together.  Once you start working on one, you can't not affect the other areas.  Seriously, it is that easy.  Change the thoughts you think.  Just turn them around.

Here's a few ideas on how to change your mindset.  Positive affirmations to read daily.  I read this article today from Marc and Angel Hack Life.  Follow them and get their book if you get the chance.  You won't regret it!!

1.         “I cannot control everything that happens to me; I can only control the way I respond to what happens.  In my response is my power.”

2.         “I will not get caught up in what could’ve been or should’ve been.  I will look instead at the power and possibility of what is, right now.”

3.         “I have to accept whatever comes my way, and the only important thing is that I meet it with the best I have to give.”

4.         “Making mistakes is always better than faking perfections.” (Read The Gifts of Imperfection.)

5.         “I will never be as good as everyone tells me when I win, and I will never be as bad as I think when I lose.”

6.         “I will think less about managing my problems and more about managing my mindset.  I will keep it positive.”

7.         “A challenge only becomes an obstacle if I bow to it.”

8.         “I will get back up.  Again, and again.  The faster I recover from setbacks, the faster I’ll get where I’m going in life.”

9.         “I will not try to hide from my fears, because I know they are not there to scare me.  They are there to let me know that something is worth it.”

10.       “There is a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion.  Life is too short.  I will invest in the activities that deeply move me.”

11.       “If I don’t have time for what matters, I will stop doing things that don’t.”

12.       “I cannot build a reputation and legacy for myself based on what I am going to (maybe) do someday.”

13.       “The future can be different than the present, and I have the power to make it so, right now.”

14.       “Happiness will come to me when it comes from me.”

15.       “Getting ahead is essential, and I will never get ahead of anyone (including my past self) as long as I try to get even with them.”

16.       “I will focus on making myself better, not on thinking that I am better.”

17.       “I will be too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.”

18.       “I will eat like I love myself.  Move like I love myself.  Speak like I love myself.  Live like I love myself.  Today.  (Angel and I discuss this in more detail in the “Self-Love” chapter of 1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently.)

19.       “My next step in the right direction doesn’t have to be a big one.”

20.       “All the small victories are worth celebrating, every step of the way.  It’s the small things done well that make a big, exciting life in the end.”

And remember, one of life’s greatest gifts is the fact that it is often difficult.  Because in dealing with life’s difficulties, we build invaluable strength.  This strength enables us to successfully fulfill our deepest, most meaningful purposes.  It is precisely because life is difficult that we are able to make it great.  It is because life is difficult that we are able to rise above the difficulties.  We are able to make a difference and we are able to leave our mark on the world.

Time for a little change dontcha think?

This is a post copied directly from Chalene Johnson.  I just love her and want to grow up to be just like her some day.  LOL!  She speaks from the heart and straight into your soul with such wisdom.  It's tough love sometimes but she does it with love and she's just real.  That's what I love about her.

Anyway...I wanted to share this with you too because it's something we ALL can learn from.  This is not just about her private clients she coaches.  This is about all of us.  Imagine if we all have this in our minds every day, with every encounter.  We'd fill the world with such love, compassion and positivity wouldn't we?  You won't get this off your mind once you read it.  You'll be thinking about this during all your interactions.  You can't unlearn this now that you know it!  You're welcome.  :)

Here is the post from Chalene:

A huge component to changing your life is to change your words, change your thoughts...soon after your thoughts, actions and beliefs will follow.

I posted this to my private Smart Success Academy members. It's tough love. They signed up and were accepted so it's my job to deliver the best to them and to protect them and to guide us in the direction of unwaveringly positive thinking!!!

I thought I would share the rules that we make them stick to in my private FB group...

Please read this important mindset message:

To be a productive member of this group I ask that you STOP before you hit post and ask yourself the following:

1. Before I occupy the time of others with my question, is the answer right in front of me or could I go through the lesson/module again with more focus and determination and an open mind and perhaps find the clarity I was looking for?

2. Does this post focus primarily on my "problem" or have I found a possible and suggested solution? I am my solution. I am my solution and I am improving my ability to see the right way. If I know the solution I need to have confidence in my decision.

3. Is there a more positive and uplifting way to pose this question?

4. Am I honestly seeking an opinion or advice or am I really longing for someone to listen, care and hear me? If the later is true I need to search for council--- but not in this group. Smart people seek the help of a profession.

5. Panic, worry, stress, negativity, depression, defeat, and exhaustion are not allowed here. You are entitled to feel those things but you are not permitted to introduce those very contagious emotions here. Period. This is not a support group. Your focus becomes your reality.

 6. Ask yourself if you could rewrite each post with emphasis on your blessings. Focus on your favor, the abundance in your life. Don't waste energy by focusing on that which you don't want more of.

7. Your partner, mother, brother, wife or adult child might be a horrible person. We can read between the lines. No need for dirty details. Please focus on the positive. Don't allow the poison in your heart continue to stop you. Release it ... but not here. I will not permit negative commentary about others, including your jerky-ex. To say negative things about an unsupportive spouse is very telling about your approach. If what you're doing isn't working - first, change your approach, then do that 10 more times------ before deciding what you're willing to accept.

8. If you spend your whole day here on FB--- in this group, jumping to aid of each and every person who posts, while I appreciate your kind heart, I also what you're avoiding? When will you'll have time to GO OUT AND DO IT if you live in this group? Check back a couple times a week. That's it. Be careful not to collect too many wounded birds. Before you can be someone else's hero you need to be the hero in your own life. 

You have big dreams and much in store for your life if you chose to focus on the positive! Who has time for bitterness toward those who actually came into your life to teach you a lesson. Thank God for that lesson and move on. Instead of complaining that no one supports you, how about you take note that God is in your corner! Focus on the miracle your life is about to become. See the blessing in your life and keep your eyes on the prize. 

Change your thoughts - change your words - change your focus and NO ONE CAN STOP YOU!