Being deliberate is making each iteration land nearer to the destination, focusing on positive thoughts and positive actions.
Psychologist Albert Bandura of Stanford University has written extensively about the connection between positive thoughts and better sports performance, demonstrating that belief in oneself improves motor skills.
Byrne argues in The Secret for the power of positive thoughts, which she says will act like magnets to bring things your way, helping you identify and externalize your internal strengths and capabilities.
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However, by the end of the study, those who had prayed for their partners showed stronger beliefs that their relationships were sacred than those who had just had positive thoughts about their partners, with average scores of 3.7 and 2.8 respectively.
In a follow-up experiment they therefore asked 23 undergraduates who had romantic partners, and who stated that they prayed at least occasionally, either to pray for their partners daily for four weeks or to think positive thoughts about them every day for the same amount of time.
In the search for independent business owners who might have positive thoughts on how big box stores can be countered, I discovered a blog post at Inflow Inventory , an inventory system for small to midsize businesses, about how Virgilio Rubini, owner of ChocoStyle, a small chocolate manufacturer and retail store owner views big box competitors.
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Tell yourself, "this is not my stress, " and try the same techniques recommended for stress-reactive people: Breathe deeply from the diaphragm and try to replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
Human beings are particularly good at rearranging and restructuring our thoughts to create the most positive experience possible in any situation.
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And the positive element of that is that our momentary thoughts can be replicated and remembered.
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So our oldest daughter said to him, daddy, I must say, you know, you always tell us to be strong, you know, and be positive and, you know, think of good thoughts and be thankful for what we have already.
The negative thoughts, feelings and performance they trigger in others are far larger and longer lasting than the positive responses generated by more constructive colleagues.
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