Discover Your Positive Mental Attitude

  

What is PMA?

 

   What is PMA? PMA is positive mental attitude. It is the way you deal with anything in your life. Some people discount the importance of a positive attitude. Don’t let this be you. PMA gives you the foundation to handle everything life throws at you. As Jeffrey Gitomer says, “A positive attitude is paramount to your success, and the foundation for everything you want to achieve in life.”

   PMA does not mean that nothing bad will happen to you, or that you should paint a rosy picture anytime you have problems and challenges. What PMA does mean is that you go into a problem thinking the right way in the beginning.

   Having PMA will give you an advantage over someone who does not use PMA. How many successful people have you met that were negative? The answer is probably not too many. The reason is because successful people have PMA. They also use PMA to their advantage, so they aren’t afraid to step out of their comfort zones and take risks.

   They go into projects believing the best is going to happen. When you use PMA you can almost will the right result to happen. How many times have you begun a project and thought it would succeed? Usually when you expect a project to succeed in the beginning it usually will. Conversely when you are negative before a project what happens?

  

“Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.” - Brian Tracy

 

   It’s true. Winners do make a habit of being and staying positive through their lives. Negativity is dangerous. It causes stress, anxiety, sadness, you name it. Nothing good comes from negativity. According to The Little Gold book of Yes Attitude only 1% of people have a positive attitude. That means 99% are negative!

   Most people believe the glass is half empty. They follow the phrase “expect the worst, hope for the best.” That phrase is dangerous because when you expect the worst you start with that attitude of expecting bad things to happen. There is nothing wrong with preparing for the worst. In fact that is very smart. However, you should always expect the best. Go into everything in life with the right attitude.

   PMA changes how you think, changes what you do, and leads you where you want to go. It’s that simple. Are you ready for PMA? Are you ready to change your life? PMA will do that.

   One thing that is important to mention is that PMA takes work. PMA won’t be something that happens overnight. There will be things in your life that will need to be changed in order to achieve PMA, but it will be worth the effort. Utilize the discipline to discover PMA. Having PMA doesn’t mean you won’t fail as W. Clement Stone says, “Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.” PMA means you will keep trying until you get the best result. You won’t quit!

  

How do you get a Positive Mental Attitude?

 

   There are three things you can do to have a positive mental attitude. Obviously as you progress with your PMA you will find other things that help strengthen your foundation. These three ideas will help you build the foundation and get you to PMA. The reason there are only three is because these three will help you change your environment from negative to positive. It will give you the structure you need and help you discover PMA and allow you to use it for the rest of your life.

“You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.” - Deepak Chopra

 

   As you change your environment PMA gets easier and easier. As you get used to using PMA then it becomes a habit. These three ideas will get you there.

 

 

Three Steps to a Positive Mental Attitude

 

1.     Spend Time Thinking and Writing Positive Thoughts

      Spend thirty minutes each morning thinking and writing positive thoughts. These thoughts should be kept in a personal journal. Don’t trust yourself to remember everything you think about. You need to record these thoughts, ideas, information, quotes, or whatever else needs to go in there. Your journal should be used all the time. Anytime a good idea strikes you write it down. The great Jim Rohn says, “Be a collector of good ideas, but don’t trust your memory. The best collecting place for all your ideas and information is your journal.”

   Use your journal to record your positive thoughts. When you think in the morning use it as meditation. Think deeply about your life and where it can go. I meditate on quotes so they sink deep into my soul. Quotes are ideas and strategies from the world’s most influential people.

   Meditating on quotes keeps me focused and I use my thinking time to really understand the quote I am studying.

   Since you do such deep thinking you need to make sure you do this in a place where you are uninterrupted. This will allow you to take the time you need to get comfortable and relax. This should be an opportunity for you to wake up to the world and get ready for action.

   Another thing to record are your accomplishments from the previous day. Go over the day before. What did you do, who you saw, and what did you learn should all be questions you ponder during your thinking time. Make a habit of writing down what you accomplished. The success will motivate you to continue to accomplish more.

   Thinking will become a valuable part of your life. Most people don’t take the time to think. Don’t be part of the 97%. Stand out! Make the mornings valuable, and get started right.

 

2.     Spend time Reading and Listening to Positive Books and Lectures

    Jim Rohn said “That the only thing worse than not reading a book in the last ninety days is not reading a book in the last ninety days and thinking no harm was done.” Reading and listening are paramount to success in life. Reading should be done on a daily basis. I know the idea of reading a book may freak you out. Maybe you just finished school and the thought of studying turns your stomach, but in order to make real life change it’s critical.

   What you will learn in books are tips and strategies to improve your life. The most influential people in the world have written books telling you how they got there and still people don’t read them. It’s a mystery really. Spend the next year reading 30 minutes a day and only positive books. No trashy novels. Read only books that inspire you. Read biographies of people you admire, read personal development books, and of course positive attitude books. Check the side bar for recommended reading.

   Your study should take you somewhere every time you do it. If this doesn’t happen then you need to study more, or more effectively. Look for the value. Figure out what the person is saying to you and how you can use it in your own life. This is very valuable.

   By reading you will develop the thought patterns of the authors. They can provide a template for you to create life change. Develop the discipline to read every day. Miss a meal, but don’t miss reading.

   You can also turn your car or office into a classroom. Downloads, CD’s, DVD’s, and youtube are just a few ways you can have a world class lecture at your fingertips. Your car becomes a mobile classroom. You can get valuable ideas and strategies as you begin your day, or make a road trip. Don’t waste time just listening to music and talk show drivel. Use this time wisely. It’s a much better way to deal with a traffic jam.

   Understand that one of these doesn’t replace the other. They both need to be done. Stay focused on your own life change. Spend time thinking and reading on how you can improve each day of your life.

 

3.      Spend time with Positive People

   This one is so important. The worst thing you can do while discovering PMA is to spend time with negative people who seem like it’s their mission to bring you down. Get a piece of paper and on one side write positive and the other side negative and draw a line down the middle. List the people in your life who are positive and those who are negative.

   Really think about it because it’s important. The positive people should become a focal part of your life while you should spend as little or no time with people who are negative. The reason is because negative people do nothing but take from you. They bring no value. Have you ever spent time with a negative person? How do you feel afterwards? Probably exhausted. That’s because they dump their negative life on your shoulders.

   Usually no matter how good your mood is before you see them it is destroyed within minutes. That’s why you need to stay away from them. The time you spend with negative people should always be in an environment that you control. When the conversation gets negative you can get away immediately or talk to someone else.

   Take special care with who you spend your time with. Keep your distance from anyone who could ruin your PMA.

 

 

Are you ready?

   So are you ready for PMA? Are you ready to begin changing your life? When you discover PMA your results will change. The way you live your life will be different. As you read you will learn new ideas on what you can do to move forward in life. Your self-education will change everything you do. You will be excited to tell people how you have discovered PMA. PMA will lead you in so many different directions of self-education that you won’t want to stop learning.

   As former New York Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs said, “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” PMA will change how you treat people and will improve your relationships. You will be amazed what happens just by creating a positive mental attitude. Jump out. Make the decision to live life differently and discover your positive mental attitude.