Having A Positive Attitude Is Good, But Actually Taking Action Is Better

Let me start this off by stating that I am not trying to bash the idea of positive thinking

. It definitely can be a good thing to try and think more on the optimistic side as opposed to being pessimistic. However, one of the many pitfalls that people can find themselves trapped in, is thinking that just by thinking positively that they can achieve the things that they want to. You can't just rely on positive thinking as being the magic bullet that is going to make everything better.

Let me give a hypothetical example of what I mean:

John is a single guy and he feels like he is ready to get his life in order and have the things that he wants to have. So, he decides to become more positive in the way that he thinks and he starts to feel a little bit better. That's good and it sounds like John is off to a good start. However, he doesn't do much more than just think optimistically. Do you think that things are really going to get better for John?

Probably not. He might feel a little better, so that is good. However, when it comes to the things that he wants to have and experience in life, there will probably be little to no change at all just by adopting that new attitude. He might seem some little improvements here and there, but probably not any big ones.

Let's now add something else into the mix: ACTION.

Now, John doesn't just think optimistically and feel good, he takes action.

So, he goes out and applies for that job that he has had his heart set on and that will provide him with more money and a much more fulfilling work life. He gets it. He then rides that wave and feeling good about life, he goes out and he actively looks to meet women so he can have that relationship that he always wanted.

He does meet someone and she is not just impressed by his attitude, she is also impressed with the fact that John has turned himself into an action taker. The kind of guy who sees what he wants and does what he has to in order to get it.

See how it wasn't just the positive attitude, it was also the ACTION that he took?

Some people will say, "well, of course you have to take action." What's funny is that so many who try to think more optimistically don't do anything more than that and then... they wonder why things are not changing the way that they wanted them to. If you want things to really bet better and you want to experience REAL CHANGE... you need to do both: think positive + take action.

by: Andrew Grimsley

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