Review: Good reference for when you start having negative thoughts and need to get control of them!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2013
Really enjoyed this book...and did a lot of uh-huh's, positive shaking of head in agreement, oh yeah's and basically thinking I can relate.  This author and I are on the same page!He speaks of at the beginning of some personal issues necessary to deal with, such as no job, but not letting that get him down and moving forward instead and his book writing is one way he has chosen to do this.  This almost identically mirrors my situation (I can relate).He speaks of life lessons being learned from setbacks or failure to get a desired result.  I couldn't agree more.  Not all people take them this way, though, as we know.  So, yes, positive thinking is playing a big part here.I had never really thought of a "list" of hurdles to overcoming negative thinking and turning it into positive thinking but I feel this author has hit them on the head and gives you lots of information in each chapter on how to overcome.The hurdles I, myself, have had to overcome are: you are your own worst enemy, ignore minutiae, hating job, fear of mistakes in the opposite direction than he speaks of.  I don't really have a fear of mistakes and too often jump into things without thinking of the cons, so to say.  So, fear of mistakes can sometimes be a good thing too.  As with most things, moderation is the key here.  It would help me to be a little more fearful of mistakes.Some miscellaneous thoughts I really like/d:  Take ownership of your situation; think of what you'll feel like if you walk away from a goal.  I used this, "think of what you'll feel like" tool on my daughter when she was growing up and it was soooo effective with her.  And, when I use it on myself, I get the same results.  Very good way of seeing a situation from another perspective.As you can see, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and feel the author did a fine job. I will keep referring back again and again to my copy I am sure.If you need some help with "stinky" (negative) thinking, you need to get this book too.