The Power of Positive Thinking
By bokal2703
@bokal2703 (802)
Philippines
December 4, 2010 9:01am CST
I just finished my final board interview at my school. I wasn't able to study long to prepare for it, and I am not that confident with interviews or any oral examination. Then a friend of mine told me about conditioning oneself into positive thinking...so this whole week, I concentrated and when I study, I keep telling myself, that it's gonna be fine, that I can fully understand and give the answers correctly and defend my answers as well...and it worked! I was still nervous, but it was lesser than the usual nervousness and anxiousness that I feel whenever standing in front of people...but earlier, I answered the question and luckily I satisfied the panelist with my it. =)
How about you? do u have any tips or things you do so you can be confident at times like that?
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8 responses
@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
4 Dec 10
I believe you deserve to be congratulated for this one Bokal. :)
With so much things that is going on in my life which are not really so good, you would hardly believe that I used to have a positive mindset and was triumphant when it comes to situation like that. :)
Believing in yourself and in God was my armor during such situation. Knowing that I did my best, prepared hard for it , there's nothing I should feel inferior of . When the judging day came, I was thinking and telling myself 'who are these people and why you feel insecure? If they were in your shoes right now, they will also feel as scared as hell, more than what you feel. They are just human and you know you prepared hard for this.God is on your side. You can do it'...
Self motivation helped a lot for me, then... Again, congratulations!:)
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@bokal2703 (802)
• Philippines
4 Dec 10
thanks. =) and yes, aside from my self-motivation, I also lift up everything to God...let's continue inviting good vibes through optimism. =) take care
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
4 Dec 10
Positive thinking has more power than we can ever imagine. it can guide us to places we didn;t believe were possible. Anything can happen if positive thinking leads the way.
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@bokal2703 (802)
• Philippines
4 Dec 10
Yes, somehow I am more inclined now to think how it really gives a favorable result. =)
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
5 Dec 10
At times one is forced to recognize the turning out of events and happenings in their favor without one's own awareness. There really is something mysterious attached to this phenomenon.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
4 Dec 10
With goals and overcoming hardships, I think your mentality is 99% of the struggle. (Okay, maybe 75%). This has kind of been a constant struggle for me lately, believing that i deserve a better life - more than just working a crappy 9-5 job (not exactly 9-5 but you know what I mean). I think a lot of it is just that we have to have faith in ourselves and have motivation to actually do something.
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@bokal2703 (802)
• Philippines
4 Dec 10
yeah, you are right...one of my friends also told me to have a positive mind set even at the most boring part of our lives, and like you, I also think I deserve a better life, a life I can't have with just my job, so I guess we should just think that things will improve soon..
@gengeni (3308)
• Indonesia
26 Jul 11
The same thing often happens to me, this is not easy for me to overcome, but everyone has their own way in dealing with this case. Maybe out there there are many methods to overcome. But as I said everyone has a different way. Until I am always disgusted at myself that often are not able to overcome some of the important moments. For me, if I hesitate on something, then I would not take the risk.
@didi13 (2926)
• Romania
10 Apr 11
Positive thinking is primarily an attitude. One way of looking at things so you always expect a positive outcome from any situation. To expect positive consequences and the glass half full look at any situation. Positive thinking is an attitude that helps us make the most of resources available. By thinking positively that not only do you impose limits! And this is very important. Because most people are frustrated and unhappy in that situation because there are still alone. Blame all sorts of external factors (school, family, money, parents, country) instead of thinking about how they could solve the problem, they just stop and focus on the barriers, say those external factors that they are responsible for their failure, instead focus on their problem solution, namely on their thinking.
Positive thinking helps us to focus our mind on the solution, and eliminates the psychological state of apology.
If you think positively not going to say to yourself "I can not, it's too hard, I'm tired, I have no money, are too weak, the country is to blame", etc, but tell yourself "I can, I always fail , try again until they succeed, it's simple, I'll handle it, let me plunge that counts that are small, we have instead a fine humor. "Tell me when you are most powerful when you have full confidence in you? When you know it's simple and it will succeed or when you expect to lose? There is no simple or difficult, there's just the way you look at it, attitude and meaning you assign things in your life.
@Elixiress (3878)
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4 Dec 10
I am lucky in the respect that I do not get nervous until after the advent. So when it comes to exams, I am confident because I know that there is still a chance that I can ace it. Sadly I do worry after the event because by that point there is nothing I can do to change the outcome.
I do not know if this is a positive thinking approach or just adrenaline.