What to Do With Your Worry, Guilt, and Negative Thinking
Do you ever hold onto disappointments, resentments, or worries?
It’s so easy to let negative thoughts linger.
Maybe you doubt your ability to lead your company or organization, and thoughts of inadequacy are never far from your mind.
Or maybe you’ve long felt guilty about how you squandered your personal finances earlier in your life, and you continue to beat yourself up, even as you work to improve your financial situation today.
Or maybe you feel jealous of a competitor who seems to land new clients so easily, and anytime you lose a client or don’t land a new one, envious thoughts take you down a dark path.
Here’s the problem with this negative thinking…
Your thoughts take up time. When you’re thinking negative thoughts, you can’t simultaneously be thinking positive thoughts.
So you have to ask yourself, what percentage of time am I allocating to negativity? And how much time does that leave for positivity?
All of that negativity is taking up mental and emotional space, leaving too little room for the good thoughts that should take up brain space – confidence, creativity, productivity, achievement, prosperity, and gratitude.
We all have negative emotions from time to time, and bad things happen in life and in business. I’m not asking you to whitewash any of that. But you can make a choice.
You control what you think about.
Just like emptying the garbage, it is imperative that you empty those negative thoughts and emotions because otherwise, they’ll pile up and begin to take over.
If you’re working under extreme stress, for instance, that stress will rob you of your passion for what you do.
If you feel sorry for yourself frequently, that self-pity eats away at your confidence.
If you hold onto bitterness for a competitor or colleague, that bitterness doesn’t hurt them, it hurts you and your overall outlook.
You’ve got a limited amount of room in your mind, so take stock of what you’re giving space to. If you make room for the good stuff, you’re making space for good things to fill your business, your career, and your life.
If you can let go of the regrets and grudges, and forgive yourself and other people for what has gone wrong in your life or with your business, you’ll find that you’re happier, more productive, and more grateful.
There isn’t a limited supply of positive thoughts.
But if you’re holding on to negative thoughts, there’s no room for the positive.
Sometimes people think, “Well, I keep those times I didn’t measure up in the back of my mind so that I’ll do better next time.” But thinking negative thoughts won’t improve anything.
What will improve your choices next time is what you choose to do. Here are my tips for taking positive action rather than thinking negative thoughts:
- Recognize the negative thought pattern – The first step in breaking it is to acknowledge it. Stop yourself next time you start to mentally beat yourself up.
- Look for the opportunity – Somewhere within every “can’t” thought is a “can.” In other words, if you find yourself thinking, “I never get clients from discovery calls because I’m too nervous,” find the opportunity, which is, “I can improve my discovery call skills so that I get new clients from them all the time.” Then take action to make that happen.
- Make it right – When you make a mistake, whether it’s disappointing someone important to you, or feeling bad because you blew it with a potential lead, don’t hold onto it and let it eat away at you. Make it right, and then let it go, knowing that you’ll do better next time.
Tell yourself, “I’m making progress,” and keep moving forward, positively.
To operate at your full potential, which I know you are capable of, you have to spend most of your time in a positive headspace. That’s the way to achieve your goals and build the prosperous legacy business you want.
If your mindset includes doubt, guilt, worries, or resentment, contact me today so we can turn that negativity around and set you on a path toward positive self growth before the year ends. You’d be surprised how shifting your mindset can shift your business into overdrive, allowing you to Double Plus your income in 2021.
Celeste Giordano’s mission is to help business owners develop the skills, knowledge and attitude necessary to “DoublePlusTM” their income and become effective and inspirational leaders in their fields. Whether it’s taking your successful business to the next level or starting a new venture, she will teach you the exact skills and strategies you need to enroll more quality prospects, build a rock-solid team, and break through obstacles to achieve real profit and lasting success. Celeste is a professional business growth specialist, a master sales strategist, and dynamic speaker with 40 years experience in direct sales and managing high-performing teams.
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