Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

INTERPRET IT POSITIVELY
Here is an affirmation that has been extraordinarily helpful to me
over the years. No matter what has happened, and no matter how
disappointed I am, I immediately say,
“Every experience is a positive
experience if I view it as an opportunity for growth and self-mastery.”
This statement enables you to assert control over your emo-
tions. It forces you to think about how you can learn and grow from
this problem. Like the statement “I am responsible,” these words
give you a sense of control and personal power in any situation.
“Every situation is a positive situation if I view it as an opportunity for
growth and self-mastery.”
You then look into the situation and ask yourself what you can
possibly learn from what has just happened. How can you grow as a
result of this difficulty? What has this situation been sent to teach you?
If you had a divine force that was controlling your destiny, and this
force was sending you specific learning experiences to help you to be
successful, what lessons could you find in your current problem?
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