I just got sent this compilation of clips from interviews with actor Will Smith and I have to say that the man should have “great thinker” on his passport too! It is one of the most inspirational and motivating things you will see all year.

Click on the link below to check it out…

NowThis Is Some Positive Thinking!

Here are a few positive thinking quotes that I have picked out for you to use to inspire and entertain you. But make no mistake, a few simple words that have a great resonance with your particular personality, or ring true for a certain situation that applies to you or your outlook on life can be an excellent reminder for keeping you on the right track.

If you find yourself in a situation that you find difficult to deal with or rationalise leading to a negative frame of mind or attitude, a positive thinking quote can do wonders in putting things into perspective, and allow you to see the bigger picture in a more positive light.

Here are a few that I like that I have picked at random. Either I consider them particularly good,or they just made me laugh (probably for the same reason!) More will be chosen in the future.

“If you don’t get everything you want, think of the things you don’t get that you don’t want.”  ~Oscar Wilde

“Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”  ~Voltaire

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”  ~Winston Churchill

“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.”  ~Author Unknown

“Happiness is an attitude.  We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong.  The amount of work is the same.”  ~Francesca Reigler

“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.”  ~Mary Engelbreit

“He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.”  ~Samuel Johnson

“The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.”  ~Foster’s Law

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.”  ~Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays

“To everyone is given the key to heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell.”  ~Ancient Proverb

“Life is great.  Don’t let circumstances and society fool you into believing it’s not.”  ~Adabella Radici

“I am an optimist.  It does not seem too much use being anything else.”  ~Winston Churchill

“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.”  ~C.C. Scott

“Either way, things are a lot better – either a lot better than they were or a lot better than they’re going to be.”  ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

“Positive anything is better than negative thinking.”  ~Elbert Hubbard

Affirmations are little sentences that we either think or say out loud to ourselves on a repeated basis at certain times throughout the day. Sounds pretty simple and straightforward doesn’t it? Well it is but the affirmations have to be worded correctly and said with the right positive mindset and belief or they will have no effect. The words themselves need to be imbued with real intention and feeling or they won’t be accepted as fact by the all-believing subconscious mind.

So how should we structure our affirmations? They have to be phrased in positive words in order to obtain positive results. If you mix a positive work with a negative one in the same sentence, the subconscious mind will perceive this as a mixed message and will consequently not be able to work out what it means. It may therefore actually interpret it as a negative affirmation rather than a positive one.

As an example take these two sentences:-

“I am not weak anymore”

“I am strong and powerful”

Both these phrases convey the same sentiment on the face of it but the first uses a negative word, creating a mental image of weakness in the mind. This is an example of the wording being wrong, whereas the second sentence is correctly structured. It conveys an image of strength as it contains only positive descriptive words.

As mentioned above, you also have to use all the tricks at your disposal to embed the message you want into your subconscious. This means creating the appropriate visualizations to accompany the affirmations you make, as well as saying  the words with strength of will, having faith in your desired outcome and persistence.

You also need to make sure that the affirmation you chose is something that you are comfortable with otherwise it may not work for you or might result in an undesired outcome. Make sure the words you choose are positive rather than negative and you will be able to let your thoughts build the life you want.

Here are some good positive affirmations:

Day by day I am becoming happier and more satisfied.

Love is filling my life now.

Healing energy is constantly filling every pore of my body.

I always stay calm and in control of myself, in every situation and in all circumstances.

Loving myself heals my life. I nourish my mind, body and soul.

I am my own unique self – special, creative and wonderful.

When I believe in myself, so do others.

I choose to make positive healthy choices for myself.

I trust in the process of life.

Life is a joy filled with delightful surprises.

These are chosen just as examples to get you started and cover different situations. There is no rule about when or how many times you should repeat them. Just be sure to do them every day using the guidelines above, and positive change in your life cannot fail to be the result.