Comments on: Don’t be too positive! http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-be-too-positive Fresh ideas on personal development Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Critchett http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-3313 Ryan Critchett Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:28:30 +0000 http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/#comment-3313 Great article! In my experience, it's served me to be careful when talking about this. What is being positive? Some people will say, kind of what you're saying not to do, which I agree with. The misconception is that being a positive person, or a positive thinker means that you don't face reality (which isn't static anyway, reality is how human beings individually process information in their heads), and you just HOPE things will work out. That's completely ineffective and potentially dangerous! To me, always being positive, or what I would probably call intelligently resourceful, means framing all life situations into something you can either benefit from, use, learn from, contribute or create. There are thousands of ways to interpret incoming sensory data, and thousands of filters human beings have in their minds from which to judge. Simply identifying the things that can move you towards solutions, getting what you want in your life, creating good emotional states and having a great degree of control over your own brain, is being positive. Not mere false hope! Great article, all great points! I wouldn't want to be driving down the highway with my wheel about to fall off thinking, "it's ok.. it should be ok, I know it will." NO!!!!! Take Care - Great article! In my experience, it’s served me to be careful when talking about this. What is being positive? Some people will say, kind of what you’re saying not to do, which I agree with. The misconception is that being a positive person, or a positive thinker means that you don’t face reality (which isn’t static anyway, reality is how human beings individually process information in their heads), and you just HOPE things will work out. That’s completely ineffective and potentially dangerous! To me, always being positive, or what I would probably call intelligently resourceful, means framing all life situations into something you can either benefit from, use, learn from, contribute or create. There are thousands of ways to interpret incoming sensory data, and thousands of filters human beings have in their minds from which to judge. Simply identifying the things that can move you towards solutions, getting what you want in your life, creating good emotional states and having a great degree of control over your own brain, is being positive. Not mere false hope! Great article, all great points! I wouldn’t want to be driving down the highway with my wheel about to fall off thinking, “it’s ok.. it should be ok, I know it will.” NO!!!!! Take Care -

]]> By: Robert http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Robert Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:33:32 +0000 http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/#comment-2781 Good article. Too much positive thinking can sure be very detrimental to one's life. I let Lw of Attraction stuff lull me into a fall sense of security for years, and it's made my life go from ok to bad. Used the wrong way, personal development technologies and philophies can be quite effective in helping you ruin your life. Good article. Too much positive thinking can sure be very detrimental to one’s life. I let Lw of Attraction stuff lull me into a fall sense of security for years, and it’s made my life go from ok to bad. Used the wrong way, personal development technologies and philophies can be quite effective in helping you ruin your life.

]]> By: Richard http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 Richard Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:46:30 +0000 http://personal-development.com/blog/103/dont-be-too-positive/#comment-2776 It's not a clear-cut subject. 'If you’re going along through life with only positive thoughts of “everything is wonderful”, then you are not giving yourself the motivation to change something that should be changed.' The "everything is wonderful" thoughts are what everyone wants, hence personal development. I think it would be bad for many to diminish or sacrifice that state of mind for pursuit of development. It can lead to better things, but a break from "everything is wonderful" should come about naturally. Fear motivates but with fear it's always 'the end justifies the means' - no-one likes being afraid, or self-hating for that matter. With positive motivation the means is great just on its own - and you get the end too. Richard www.reachingabetterplace.com It’s not a clear-cut subject.

‘If you’re going along through life with only positive thoughts of “everything is wonderful”, then you are not giving yourself the motivation to change something that should be changed.’

The “everything is wonderful” thoughts are what everyone wants, hence personal development. I think it would be bad for many to diminish or sacrifice that state of mind for pursuit of development. It can lead to better things, but a break from “everything is wonderful” should come about naturally.

Fear motivates but with fear it’s always ‘the end justifies the means’ – no-one likes being afraid, or self-hating for that matter.
With positive motivation the means is great just on its own – and you get the end too.

Richard
http://www.reachingabetterplace.com

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