Comments on: Being Positive Brings Good Things To You. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/03/02/being-positive-brings-good-things-to-you/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Sun, 20 May 2012 17:23:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tight Fisted Miserhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/03/02/being-positive-brings-good-things-to-you/#comment-1494 Tight Fisted Miser Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:46:01 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/03/02/being-positive-brings-good-things-to-you/#comment-1494 I don't buy into the idea of "The Secret." It seems cultish to me. You are not going to change things just by thinking positively about them. If you want to change things you have to take action to change them. I don’t buy into the idea of “The Secret.” It seems cultish to me. You are not going to change things just by thinking positively about them. If you want to change things you have to take action to change them.

]]> By: Juan Millon (1mil)http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/03/02/being-positive-brings-good-things-to-you/#comment-1487 Juan Millon (1mil) Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:26:23 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/03/02/being-positive-brings-good-things-to-you/#comment-1487 I've had a lot of uphill battles in the last couple of years -- and the only way I've been able to pull through them was by: 1. Being ambitious despite any disappointment 2. Being as positive as possible (e.g. finding the silver lining) I really do believe these things work for anyone. Though I'm still trying to figure out the "happy" part. Some folks say to "force yourself to smile" and you will be happy. That hasn't necessarily worked, but what has worked partially is recognizing that if I want to be something tomorrow I have to start being that something today. For example I wanted to be more athletic and play basketball. I told myself that I would do it next year when I got back into shape. Soon I realized this wasn't the right approach. I should start playing now. Well suffice it to say I'm glad I didn't wait another year. Juan I’ve had a lot of uphill battles in the last couple of years — and the only way I’ve been able to pull through them was by:

1. Being ambitious despite any disappointment
2. Being as positive as possible (e.g. finding the silver lining)

I really do believe these things work for anyone. Though I’m still trying to figure out the “happy” part.

Some folks say to “force yourself to smile” and you will be happy. That hasn’t necessarily worked, but what has worked partially is recognizing that if I want to be something tomorrow I have to start being that something today.

For example I wanted to be more athletic and play basketball. I told myself that I would do it next year when I got back into shape. Soon I realized this wasn’t the right approach. I should start playing now. Well suffice it to say I’m glad I didn’t wait another year.

Juan

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