Hindsight can be 2020, but only when we take the time to reflect on what we’ve been through and tell ourselves the right stories about it.
Here’s what I know: there are at least five BIG reasons the best of the best get stuck, have a nervous breakdown, a mid-life crisis, a dark night of the soul–whatever you want to call the big, ugly breakdown in your life.
We talked about reason number one, two, and three. Today we look at number four:
#4 You decided you hate where you’re at and to be miserable and negative until something better comes along.
PSA: nothing better is coming along until you stop being miserable and negative. ;)
This really should be fairly self-evident. But alas, the general population just doesn’t get it–life has a funny way of always giving us what we ask of it.
It’s been said that when it comes to success, attitude is everything. I don’t agree. Attitude isn’t everything. You still need competence and skill to sustain success.
But attitude is the main thing.
There is a principle in sowing and reaping when it comes to your attitude and it's this: you cannot sow a negative outcome and reap a positive one. If you do happen to reap a positive outcome with a negative attitude consider yourself lucky because it probably means someone around you had a positive attitude for you.
The way to get a less toxic environment to work in is to sow a less toxic environment where you work now. You don’t get to say it’s not up to you.
Yes, it is.
Sow joy and peace and watch things shift in your direction instead of being repelled by you. Do whatever it takes to make your little corner of your little toxic world as pleasant and inspiring and creative as possible. Attitude is the main thing because, good or bad, creation responds to your attitude. And your attitude is determined by your belief.
What do you believe about the world you are surrounded by? Do you believe it is toxic and hopeless? If so, then it is. Do you believe that you can make a positive difference in a toxic situation? If so, then you can.
And you will. It may not be today. It may not be tomorrow. But eventually life has to respond to the belief you exercise over it.
This is the stuff you tell a Christian and they call you a conspiracy freak or lunatic (or heretic). So be it for them but not for you. Let them bask in their fatalism. How’s it workin’ for ‘em anyway?
The word life carries with it capacity, growth, reproduction, function, activity, and continuous change.
Life is always growing, reproducing, activating and changing based on the belief your dominion exercises over it.
There is an incredible amount of research about the energy from our hearts and the impact it has on our environment and the people around us. Your heart isn’t just an organ that moves blood around and keeps you alive. In fact, your heart has more neurons than your brain! It holds information and that information is your belief.
The Heartmath Institute was founded by Doc Childre in 1991. An article from The Behavioral Medicine Report (BMED Report) said this about Heartmath’s research:
“Heartmath researchers report that humans continuously emit energy fields into their environment that can have positive or negative psychophysiological consequences for persons who enter them. The heart is a major source of these electrical fields, but thoughts, attitudes, and emotions also make an important contribution. Amazing too is that these electrical fields can be detected by others up to 5 feet away. This gives new meaning to “I feel your vibe” or sensing “negative energy” from those near you.
Attitudes of coherent genuine love, appreciation, care and compassion change a field environment – both locally – say in a meeting you are in – and throughout the world. Coherence is a highly efficient state in which all of the body’s systems work together in harmony. Increasing personal coherence creates an alignment of mind, body, emotions and spirit through the power of the heart. Heart coherence serves as a facilitator, adding strength and effectiveness to your care, compassion, intentions and actions to help the world.” -Christopher Fischer, PhD
It’s not just Bible, it’s science y’all. What is science anyway but the study of God’s existence?
What I’m saying to you is this: trust the science. 😜
Attitude isn’t everything, but it is the main thing, because your bad attitude is creating a forcefield around you keeping you locked out of a positive solution.
Be sure to check out the latest podcast where I start breaking down Your Purpose, Your Vision, Your Why…And All Of That Other Confusing Stuff!
