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Which wave are you riding?
Success and failure come in waves. You are either riding one or the other. You just can’t stay where you are. And it would be better to catch a wave in the direction you are headed.
The problem is tons of people catch the failure wave in lots of things they do in life. Are you on this wave? It starts with your mindset. Just like everything else in life, whether you think you can or you can’t, you are right.
For me, that mindset starts with focusing on the negativity of what I’m doing. I start thinking the worst in people around me, the institutions around me, and then myself. It’s a complete wave of crap that comes over me and to get off takes more effort to get off than on.
Once I’m on the negative wave I ride it down, down, down. And my life sucks because of it.
To go the other way, we have to start with positive thinking. You can do it. You see the best in people. And you enjoy being around them.
Simple right? Just not easy.
Start with thankfulness and saying good things about the people around you. Then move onto institutions, like your work. Say good things about them. There is always something good to say about them or you wouldn’t be there.
Then start doing the things you know will get you where you want to go.
Identify that location, and do the little things everyday. Again, simple, but not easy.
You can do it. Just get up and get after it.
If you aren’t dead, you can still achieve things you want in life.
No go after it.
Ben Branam