{"id":779,"date":"2013-03-21T20:08:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T20:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/?p=779"},"modified":"2013-03-21T20:08:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T20:08:54","slug":"negative-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/home\/negative-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Negative thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although country music is not my favorite genre, I couldn\u2019t agree more with <strong>Willie Nelson\u2019s<\/strong> words:\u00a0\u2018Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you&#8217;ll start having positive results.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Self-doubt, stress and resentment stop many people from <strong>living happy, fulfilling lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent study published online in the journal <strong>Psychological Science<\/strong> it says that researchers found that when\u00a0people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the\u00a0thoughts as well.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if people wrote their thoughts down on a piece of paper and <strong>tucked it in a pocket they were\u00a0more likely to use them when making judgments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever you tag your thoughts \u2014 as trash or as worthy of protection \u2014 seems to make a difference in how you\u00a0use those thoughts,\u201d said study co-author <strong>Richard Petty of Ohio State University.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe findings suggest that people can treat their thoughts as material, concrete objects, Petty said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is very interesting and surely worth trying.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Positive or negative thoughts have<strong> a great impact on how you see yourself,<\/strong> how you behave and may even affect\u00a0your health.<br \/>\nIf you could learn to <strong>manage stress<\/strong> you would have many health benefits and even an increased life span.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Negative.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-780\" alt=\"Negative\" src=\"http:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Negative-300x187.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Negative-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.success-academy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Negative.png 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>So I challenge you to experiment with writing all negative self-talking down and throwing it in the bin.<\/strong><br \/>\nAfterwards replace those thoughts with positive ones, write them down with some action steps and put the paper\u00a0in your pocket.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I know for sure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>if you make a <strong>conscientious effort to minimize the negative aspects of any situation<\/strong> and replace them with\u00a0a positive perspective<\/li>\n<li>if you manage to <strong>find an effective way of not suffering by anticipation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>if you can<strong> identify ways to put a positive spin on things<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>if you <strong>design a plan and move into action\u00a0<\/strong>you will be amazed by the results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You will feel happier, less stressed and more confident.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>You will see life for what it really is \u2013 an incredible journey to be enjoyed to the full!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although country music is not my favorite genre, I couldn\u2019t agree more with Willie Nelson\u2019s words:\u00a0\u2018Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you&#8217;ll start having positive results.\u2019 Self-doubt, stress and resentment stop many people from living happy, fulfilling lives. 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