Change Now To A Positive Frame Of Mind

Change Now To A Positive Frame Of Mind

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If our perceptions ' the way we see the world around us ' is controlled by our deletion, distortion and generalisation filters, understanding how they work and adjusting them to allow more input is the key for improving our opportunity-generating potential.

Well it is true that in a slow economic climate opportunities can be hard to find BUT that is different to there being no opportunities at all. Many people have their greatest successes in times of recession. Exploring how they do this will help you use new positive opportunities to achieve your goals, whatever they may be.

"How many opportunities present themselves to man, without him noticing?"

- Arab Proverb

So how can you train yourself to 'think positive' and spot more opportunities? Knowing how you have trained your brain to actually miss opportunities is a good place to start.

All our sensory input is filtered in various ways by our central nervous system. This filtering mechanism limits our input via a set of neurological filters: deletion, distortion, and generalisation. Without them, we would be overwhelmed by a deluge of irrelevant information, but whilst these filters make it possible for us to function they also restrict the information that is allowed into our conscious awareness. This explains how we can come to miss various aspects of our daily experiences, including opportunities.

So, if our perceptions - the way we see the world around us - is controlled by our deletion, distortion and generalisation filters, understanding how they work and adjusting them to allow more input is the key for improving our opportunity-generating potential.

Deletion - this is about deleting memories or experiences which would contradict a current belief or view; e.g. people who have made some poor decisions recently can find it hard to access memories of good decision-making, effectively deleting their history of having made some good decisions. This has a negative influence on their current ability to assess and seize opportunities.

Distortion - this is when we distort meaning to fit with a current belief; e.g. responding to an opportunity by saying "Sounds like an opportunity, but with my luck it will never work." distorts the opportunity into something negative, which is therefore easily rejected.

Generalisation - this is applying a single rule to all situations, using language such as "always" or "all"; e.g. saying "whenever I have taken a risk it has always gone wrong" which generalises the situation and prevents the person from looking at the current opportunity on its own merits.

To adjust your filters:

Develop your awareness of distortion, deletion & generalisation;

Notice your limiting language, are you using words like all, always, never, everyone, nothing, no-one, etc? Encourage yourself to think of the times when the opposite was true and stop your limiting generalisations;

Create a list of times when you have been successful, made good decisions, spotted opportunities, taken risks, etc. Use this to jog your memory when you catch yourself slipping into Distortion or Deletion. Use your positive history and positive thinking to reframe negative thoughts created by Distortion or Deletion.

"Once you realize that you can alter your thinking and beliefs, it changes the way you behave."

- Richard Bandler (2010)

Think Positive and create better and multiple opportunities for you to achieve your goals.

About the Author:
Dr. Antonio Marsocci founder of Think Positive and now well known motivational coach and speaker invites you to be a part of his world. Why not change your emotional outlook on life today, Antonio and the brand itself believes that by seizing your opportunities and mixing around positive energy anyone can achieve. Find out more at : => www.thinkpositiveliving.co.uk



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