5 Powerful Traits to Develop In Your Life

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5 Powerful Traits to Develop In Your Life
You can think of these traits as the building blocks…the
foundation…of your growth into a successful life.  Review
these abbreviated traits and decide which one you want to
start building into your life.

==>The Power of Concentration

People make their own world.  The power of concentration
enables a person to do better work and to produce the best
that they are capable of doing. Concentration is related to
persistence and definiteness of purpose and it arises
chiefly from being deeply interested in one’s focus.  To
cultivate concentration you must think and do only one
thing at a time.

By constantly keeping your purpose before you, by bending
your energies to it, you can eventually attain your highest
goals.  The power of concentration lies in your ability to
stay focused with a clear purpose as to what you want to
accomplish.

==>The Power of Self-Confidence

How you think affects every part of your life.  Letting
your mind habitually dwell upon thoughts of doubt, failure,
and inefficiency will never build your “confidence” muscles.

Indecision is a frequent cause of lack of self-confidence.
People hesitate to move forward for fear that they might do
the wrong thing.  If you are self-conscious or timid, you
are telling yourself that you are afraid.

The building of self-confidence is not difficult, but it
requires patience and intelligent effort. You need to
embrace the desire to build your self-confidence.  Start
small by replacing your negative self-talk with words of
encouragement, compassion and self-respect.  Another focus
is to start working on one goal, creating specific action
steps you will need to take to complete the goal and a plan
on when you will complete it.  Confidence breeds
confidence.  Each step that you take to build your
“confidence” muscles enhances your life.

==>The Power of Overcoming Self-Consciousness

Do you spend too much time wondering what others think and
say?  Are you constantly studying the impression you are
making upon people?  This super sensitivity causes you to
imagine being criticized, slighted, and unfairly condemned
by those who all the while are absorbed in their own
affairs.

Self-consciousness can make you do things you don’t want to
do. Do you say, “yes” when you really want to say “no”?
This behavior robs you of your power and individuality.

Focus your attention firmly upon how great you are…not an
imitator of someone else.

==>The Power of Being Positive

One way to start on the path of managing your thoughts is
to add affirmations to your life.    When you are
surrounded by negative thoughts, take a few minutes several
times a day to focus your attention on your affirmations.

We all have negative thoughts we repeat to ourselves each
day.  Do you say, “I am stupid” when you misunderstand
something or didn’t see the issue right away?  What about
“I am fat or always fail at what I do”?  Whatever negative
statements you create, take the time to neutralize them
with a more positive perspective.    “I am self-confident,”
“I am strong,” “I am capable,” “I am a success.”  These
affirmations can be made both silently or spoken aloud, and
always say them with deep conviction of the truth behind
the affirmation.

==>The Power of Imagination and Initiative

All of us have imagination…it all depends where we focus
our imagination.  Every thing that was created in the world
first came from someone’s imagination.

Imagination is a gallery in which we hang pictures, both of
what we have done and what we intend to do. We may not
always turn these pictures into realities at once, but they
are there to interest and encourage us, and to come to our
aid when needed.

Fear is destructive for building one’s imagination.  It
stops you from playing with ideas or creating a list of
possibilities for your life.

We are all creative…we are imagining something most of
the time.  Imagination plays in a critical role in your
life everyday.  Second in importance to imagination is the
ability to initiate and make happen what we imagine.

==>Final Thoughts

Grab a cup of coffee (or your choice of drink), sit back
and decide which trait you want to focus your attention on
at this point in your life.    Whatever choice you make
will affect the other traits because they are all
interdependent on each other. Start slowly and keep moving
in a positive direction.

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Pat Brill is co-author of “9 Steps to Starting a Women’s
Group”. To download your Free copy of this e-book, go to
http://www.Womens-Group.net .