The power of positive thinking

[the village idiot]

I tried to visualise my favourite tescos girl waiting for me at her checkout with no queue, turns out she wasn't even there at all, what did I do wrong?

 

Seriously though I'm all for positive thinking, it does make a difference and does help you succeed, and not just because you're thinking positively. People you deal with will pick up on your general demeanour. Personally I don't enjoy being in the company of negative pessimistic people. That's just one example of how it makes a difference

 

I'm with the gaffer on this one.

[SteveA]

I'm with the gaffer on this one.

 

Positive git

cheers, Steve

[Stefan Palokangas]

Not read all the replies to this but I definitely agree with the title. I never gave this much thought till we had our second child and went for a technique (not as weird as it sounds) called hypnobirthing, in which you both picture yourselves having the birth you want and practice relaxing activities (e.g. listening to chill music) throughout the pregnancy, then when you're in the thick of labour your body instinctively knows to calm down and relax and just do what it needs to do at that time, because you've trained your mind (Jedi style)- and the body follows where the mind leads. In football terms "play the way you're facing". Our daughter's (first child) birth was pretty difficult for my wife; but using these techniques our son was born at home with no intervention and (my wife would say) v little pain.

I read a book by a paratrooper company commander (Russell Lewis I think) who had a really similar technique for visualising himself as a leader on the battlefield- in his mind, putting himself in the shoes of famous generals who had won astonishing victories. I think he called it neurolinguistic programming.

All I can say is from our experience it really works. I try to use the same techniques now in other areas of life. (E.g. if your Instagram account constantly shows pics/videos of arb work - your mind will absorb part of that even though it's not your experience).

 

Dan

 

 

 

It works, actually works really well.

Mix it with a determination and a natural born never give up attitude and it's a win. Folks might think it's over the top, well it might be but it feels good for me. And if it make any sense, it's a natural high constantly.

[Steve Bullman]

if you're happy thats all the matter