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    Positive Thinking Paper

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    POSITIVE THINKING Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of well being‚ optimism‚ belonging‚ meaning and/or purpose from being part of and contributing back to something larger and more permanent than themselves. Positive thinking is a process of choosing positive emotions from stimuli in the environment and applying them to

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    Journey

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    Each person’s life is a journey on a contorted road dotted with bumps and craters. At certain points‚ the bumps could seem as high as mountains and the pits as deep as hell‚ making this journey called life appear quite despondent. Although occasionally‚ your predicaments are entirely fate’s blunders‚ but perchance‚ they are your own. Your personal characteristics roughly resemble a steering wheel for your journey. They could be positive traits‚ which could steer you on a more decent path; or negative

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    Travis Tibbs BCOR 370-002 T/TH 11:30 Mastering Self Leadership Report Self-leadership is a trait that everyone possesses‚ whether they know it or not. During at least one point in their lives‚ everyone has had to take responsibility and lead themself in order to achieve their goal. Not everyone realizes it‚ but everyone has done it. The book Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence by Christopher P. Neck and Charles C. Manz explains the different types of leadership

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    Diary Entry for 1984

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    think of me. You were the person who spiced the storyline up with your love for Winston. You were the person who allowed me to wonder what was going to happen so I am proud to say are a page turner for me. Speaking of page turner your carefree optimism is a similarity we share‚ it is the reason why I chose you. The storyline of the novel was dark and gloomy until you came to the picture. Example would be when you and Winston travelled to the countryside for your first date. Such place did not excited

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    Positive Attitude

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    challenge to push the negative factors to the outer perimeter of your thinking. Those who learn this ’trick’ will reflect it‚ and others will notice. The positive attitude also helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life‚ and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life‚ it will bring constructive changes into your life‚ and makes them happier‚ brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see

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    Secret of Success

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    thethingswesay.com/quotes/failure-is-the-condiment-that-gives-success-its-flavor/ “Optimists enrich the present‚ enhance the future‚ challenge the improbable and attain the impossible”. William Arthur Ward http://www.thethingswesay.com/quotes/tag/optimism/ “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them”. Wall Disney http://4.bdcstatic.com/assets/871727646/52c7439ccc786b42867adb08/quoteoftheday.png “The price of success is hard work‚ dedication to the job at hand‚ and the determination

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    accepting change

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    at change in a pessimistic manner. This happiness‚ due to the change‚ allows room for compassion in his heart. Very few people can still show their care and love for someone‚ when they’re feeling broken inside or lacking the needed happiness and optimism needed to be tenderhearted. However‚ accepting change can lead to happiness which could ultimately lead to the change of heart of somebody and mold them into a more compassionate and understanding person. We also cannot enjoy the beauty and complete

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    History matters

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    Quinton D. Stallworth 8/28/14 "History Still Matters" By: Bill Moyers (Questions) 1. Moyers compares the study of history to “the view in the rearview mirror.”In what ways is this quote an apt comparison? Much like a rearview mirror you always look in to the past with caution. The longer you look in the past the more you understand your situation much like the mirror while you’re driving. Without either you’d be lost. And Finally just like looking into the past‚ it’s a neccessary effort that

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    Vision

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    Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Posted on October 22‚ 2012 at 7:00 PM Do you get a great ideas and then plan and plan‚ and plan some more? After all‚ you want to get the details just right before you execute the ideas. Or are you more like the converse and jump headlong into something without having a clear understanding of it? The details will work themselves out as you go‚ right? If you operate at either end of the spectrum‚ you could be hampering

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    the word about the conflict they faced. This can help other people understand what those people faced during the time of conflict and what not to do. The staff from Mayo Clinic declared‚ “Indeed‚ some studies show that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being” (Mayo Clinic Staff). When people have an optimistic attitude they can help others as well as themselves. If people have an optimistic attitude towards others‚ than that could help

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