1. Focus on your blessings.
You may have problems, but you have blessings as
well. Focus on the blessing and not on the problem or
the struggle. If you train your mind to think that way,
you will have a positive mindset.
Look at Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest
presidents in American history. He had an incredible
presidency but many don’t know how tragic his life was
from the start. He was born in 1809. His family was
forced out of their home and he needed to work at age
seven. His mother passed away when he was nine. His
business venture failed when he was 22.
A year later, he ran for the State Legislature and
lost. In the same year, he lost his job. He wanted to go
to law school but couldn’t get in. He borrowed money
from a friend to start a business but by year-end, he
was bankrupt. He experienced other losses in both
his political and personal lives but in 1860, Abraham
Lincoln was elected President of the United States. And
from then on he became one of the greatest presidents
that America ever had. Would he ever have achieved
this feat if he focused on his setbacks?
2. Affirm your divine identity.
Say to yourself, “I’m a child of God. I’m made in His
image and likeness. I’m an heir of the Kingdom. I’m a
beloved of the Father. I’m a temple the Holy Spirit. I’m
commissioned to serve.”
Say these words again and again, five minutes every
day and believe in your divine identity from the Lord.
3. Have positive friends.
You need to have friends that infect you with their
ability to affirm, to see the blessings and the good in
you. Hang out with people who love life and who wake
up in the morning and say, “This is a great life. This is a
wonderful day. And I’m a wonderful person.”
4. Feel the love.
When somebody loves you, you should feel and
savor the love. Don’t just take it for granted. Absorb the
love. Make it a part of you. And you’ll develop a positive
mindset.
When my wife does something for me, like massage my
back, I close my eyes and feel her love. One time, she just
gave me a hug. I closed my eyes and received her love.
5. Keep dreaming.
Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount
Everest. On May 29, 1953 he scaled the highest mountain
then known to man: 29,000 feet straight up. He was
knighted for his efforts. But until you read his book,
High Adventure, you won’t understand that Hillary had to
grow into this success. You see, in 1952 he attempted to
climb Mount Everest but failed. A few weeks later, a group
in England asked him to address its members. Hillary
walked on stage to a thunderous applause. The audience
was recognizing an attempt at greatness but Edmund
Hillary saw himself as a failure. He moved away from the
microphone and walked to the edge of the platform. He
made a fist and pointed at a picture of the mountain and
in a loud voice said, “Mount Everest, you beat me the
first time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve
grown all you are going to grow... but I’m still growing!”
He became a better mountain climber.
Whatever Mt. Everest there is in your life, you can
be bigger than that. You can conquer your problems and
whatever struggle you’re going through. Why? Because
you’re still growing.
6. Confess the good.
I’ll give you four rules on how to proclaim the good
and affirm yourself.
a. Affirmations must be stated in the positive.
Say, “I now weigh 130 pounds,” not “I’m no
longer 10 pounds overweight.”
b. Affirmations are more effective if you include
your name.
Say, “I, Melanie, am a patient mother,” instead of
saying, “I am a patient mother.”
c. Affirmations must be stated in the present tense.
Say, “I, George, am a great success in my career,”
instead of saying, “I, George, will be a great success in
my career.”
d. Affirmations must be specific.
Say, “I, Carl, am now earning P10,000 in extra passive
income each month,” instead of saying, “I, Carl, am now
wealthy.”
7. Trust in God.
You cannot have a positive mindset if you do not
trust in God. In the midst of your difficulties and trials,
God is at work and you only have to trust that He knows
what He’s doing.
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