Change Your Attitude. Change Your Results.

Shift Momentum By Changing Your Thoughts

You have the power to change. Whether you exercise this power or not is up to you. 

The remote control device for change is your attitude. Understand that your attitude can be changed as readily as you change channels on your television set. And like your TV, your attitude has many channels that you can access:  positive, negative, playful, angry, flustered, becalmed, passionate, uncaring, optimistic, pessimistic, nonchalant, excited, enthused, disdainful, lethargic, energized, and many others.

When you use your remote to select a channel on your television, you decide what you want to surround yourself with for a period of time: soap operas, sports, news, crime shows, movies, music videos, nature and wildlife, or whatever else interests you at the time.

The same is true when you consciously or unconsciously select your attitude channel. This choice will determine what messages you surround yourself with until you make another selection. 

If you have a negative attitude you will interpret the events of the day (i.e. traffic jams, long lunch queues, interactions with most people) as negative occurrences. 

With a positive attitude you are more likely to turn these same events into more uplifting situations, such as an unexpected time for thinking or listening to your favorite songs (during the traffic jam), an opportunity to explore a new cuisine or food outlet (when your regular eating place is crowded) and chances to get to know others in a more meaningful and deeper way (interactions with people).

The events will be the same. The only difference will be your perspective and interpretation of the events, as influenced or determined by your attitude. How you experience life is determined by your attitude at the time events, people and situations pass through your life. 

Here is how Groucho Marx approached his life, "Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."

Another way to shift momentum is to open yourself up to new experiences and possibilities. By opening your mind to new thoughts and new ways of doing things, you create a fresh perspective and generate new ideas on future possibilities and outcomes for yourself. The benefits of doing so are well described by writer and thinker Roshanna S Evans:

"When your mind is open by wonder it is a creative burst to the soul. You feel energized, excited, wildly open to information yet to be formed in consciousness but rather at the fingertips of your soul.

Anything less means we are closed by belief, be it cultural, familial, emotional, or imaginative belief. We feel physiologically restrained, limited, boxed in, uncertain, and less than empowered." 

Once you shift your momentum with positive thoughts and attitude, you will find it easier to move forward in your journey to Living A Determined Life. 

This article is partially excerpted from the book Project You: Living A Determined Life, available in Kindle and paperback formats at Amazon.