How to Harness the Power of Positivity

People who accomplish great things are aware of negative situations, however they make a conscious decision not to spend a lot of time and energy focusing on problems. Rather, they look at what is positive in a situation and look for solutions to a problem. These people focus on what they are able to do and that which is in their control. That’s the power of positivity.

We are programmed to live from the outside in.  That programming causes a tendency for us to become the plaything for outside forces. It’s important to observe and be aware of what is going on in our outside world but be capable of creating and maintaining an individualized existence. You can harness the power of positivity by learning to utilize your higher mental faculties: Perception, Will, Imagination, Memory, Reason and Intuition.

Memory

There is no such thing as a bad or good memory. There are only weak or strong memories. It’s our emotional attachment to the memory which determines its impact on our thoughts and feelings. Try to view every occurrence (positive and negative) as a learning experience. Then when you reflect on it, you will remember it in a more positive light for it provided an opportunity to grow.

Reason

Reason is what gives us the ability to think. It is our inductive reasoning faculty that gives us the ability to originate individual thoughts and collect them to form ideas. We are capable of observing what we are doing and then think of ideas on how we can improve our performance. Since we are in control of our thinking faculty, we should not spend time thinking negative thoughts or originating ideas on why something cannot be done.

Perception

Our perception is our point of view. When we encounter something that leads us to believe that something cannot be accomplished, we can change our perception of the situation and originate an idea on how to succeed and get the job done.

Imagination

Imagination creates fantasies. Fantasy is the first stage of the creation process. Every item created by man originated in someone’s imagination before it became a reality. You can use your imagination to envision the kind of person you want to be and the degree of success you want to achieve in a particular area of your life. From there, you can establish a goal and engage in an action plan to transform the fantasy into reality.

Will

Will gives you the ability to maintain a vision in your mind to the exclusion of all outside distractions. It enables you to focus and concentrate and drives you into action.

Intuition

It is with your intuition that you pick up vibrations and translate those vibrations in your mind. Your intuition permits you to know what is happening around you.  Once you ward off the influences of outside individuals and circumstances and gain control over your thoughts, you can tap into your intuition to assist you in responding effectively to any given situation.

Thinking Into Results

These higher mental faculties enable us to choose which thoughts we would like to consider. The thinking produces the feeling, the feeling causes the action and the action produces the result.  Stop permitting the outside world to control your mind. Examine your results objectively. If you are dissatisfied with your negative results, shift your thoughts to the positive thoughts that will create the idea of what you want. These new thoughts will create new feelings which lead to different actions producing more positive results. That’s the power of positivity.

Over To You

Have negative thoughts seeped in from the outside world and impacted the way you view yourself? Have you learned to utilize the higher mental faculties of Perception, Will, Imagination, Memory, Reason and Intuition? Have you learned to harness the power of positivity? We’d love to hear about your experiences in the comments.