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Too often today, we feel like our lives are out of our control. Someone else is calling the shots, and we’re just doing our best to get by. We have to work to make a living, take care of our families and just do what needs to be done. There’s very little time left over for personal fulfillment. Life is the way it is and there’s nothing we can do about it. What if someone told you that wasn’t true? That our lives are our responsibility and everyone has the power to change their life for the better, regardless of their current situation? That is exactly what Kara Lane shows us in Wake Up to Powerful Living: 12 Principles to Transform Your Life. In simple terms, she explains the principles that can help anyone stop sleepwalking their way through life and start living the life of their dreams. Peace and happiness are available to all of us; we just need someone to show us the way. With principles like “take control of your thinking” and “let go of fear,” Kara provides guidance on how we can significantly improve our lives…today. This is a book you’ll want to refer to again and again as you begin your personal transformation. It’s the guide you wish you’d been given at birth, full of timeless wisdom to help you live your life to the fullest. You’ll be able to begin making changes immediately as you come to realize you have the ability to create a life that is personally fulfilling. Wake Up to Powerful Living inspires us to be our best, teaches us that our lives are full of possibilities and helps us discover that we control our own destiny.

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There is a perhaps overly-simple definition that describes the primary difference between negative and positive feelings. It states that negative feelings yield negative results and positive feelings yield positive results. If this is true, and it does appear to be so, then positive thinking should yield positive results and negative thinking the converse. Thus, the value of positive thinking becomes apparent.

Negative thinking throws up barriers between you and others; stops you from trying new things, blocks your success in business and personal relationships and, perhaps most important, makes you unpleasant to be around. It also makes you look at things from a pessimistic perspective. These thoughts come from fear, uneasiness, apathy, and self talk filled with negative expressions like I can’t, I won’t, I shouldn’t, Why should I care, I’m a loser, I look terrible and many more. The cure comes from positive thinking but it doesn’t always come easily after years and years of negative thinking habits. The easiest thing would be to never start thinking negatively in the first place. However, if that were the case, you’d never be reading this article.

Positive thinking opens the doors which are closed to negative thinkers. It gives you the confidence to try new things, take advantage of business opportunities, make personal relationships more rewarding and makes you a nicer person to be around. You tend to look at things from an optimistic point of view and are characterized by self talk with words like I can, I will, I should, I care, I’m a winner, I look good today and others. People with this frame of mind constantly think about the possibilities of growth, getting ahead, succeeding and solving challenges. They work to build good relationships and sustain them over time. Perhaps most important, they ‘like’ themselves, admit weaknesses and find positive solutions to problems rather than throwing up their hands in despair.

Predominantly negative thinkers who are committed to changing their way of looking at things, have to learn how to focus on positive thoughts and attitudes and to act on them. They must also stop giving themselves excuses as to why things won’t work, can’t be done, or are beyond their abilities, and begin taking some positive steps toward telling themselves why not and giving things their best shot. Doing this isn’t usually easy and requires a lot of practice, so they must really be determined to become positive thinkers. Fortunately, there is a lot of help and really good step-by-step instruction available through positive thinking programs that are readily accessible on the Internet.

There are many positive thinking activities available that are designed to train participants in various ways to shift their thinking and attitudes into a positive framework. Some are general and apply to the positive thinking concept no matter where it is applied; others are specifically designed to reinforce particular types of thought processes applicable to business, personal relationships, school or others.

For example some positive thinking training resources:

* Help participants determine their values along with any differences between their career objectives and goals so that they can take positive steps to resolve differences;

* Introduce participants to the ideas behind determining ‘excellence’ strategies from other people;

* Show participants how to problem solve by utilizing their inherent strengths and abilities;

* Detail how to alter an undesirable view of their behavior and replace it with one that they will see in a more positive light;

* Help participants to identify and explore negative beliefs that are keeping them from achieving success and replace them with positive beliefs that they can implement for better self esteem and behavior.

These are just a few of the positive thinking training activities that are readily available on line via the Internet. There are also a significant number of training exercises that build skills; compete fairly; resolve conflicts; and more. These generally include standard tests that enable participants to assess their progress toward positive change. Free downloads of these materials are also available online.

Conflict resolution is greatly aided through positive thinking and there is even a Conflict Resolution Network that can be reached online from http://www.crnhq.org They offer many free downloads including a very-thorough conflict resolving game that is a challenging new alternative to normal debating. In this game, participants deal with an issue selected from numerous possibilities including domestic violence, immigration and development and the environment, with the aim of resolving the conflicts inside it. The end goal, of course, is to teach people how to resolve real conflicts occurring in real-life situations that will almost certainly be faced. Three primary role tasks of the game are analysis, options and solutions.

Most positive thinking activities are intended for adults and high-school age teenagers, although there are a few available for younger children. In any case noone is too young or too old to seek help on positive thinking for a happier life.