Secrets to Making Your World a Better Place
By Brian Norris, ©2001February 14 is about more than red roses and chubby cherubs shooting arrows. Rather, it’s a testament to the power of applied love and appreciation and mastery over the powers of negativity. So what would it take to make everyday a day of passion, positivity and love?
The most important thing you can do is to engage in positive thoughts. This may be difficult when clients, bosses and spouses are testing your nerves. However, positive thoughts harvest positive outcomes and negative thoughts attract negative outcomes.
Unless you and I actively envision a world where good things happen regularly and people aren’t out to stab us in the back, we can’t realistically expect anything to the contrary.
Second, stop reading tabloids that talk about how the world is going to end tomorrow or publications that write about how every one is fooling around on each other. Pay attention to your loved ones and validate them with affection and your time daily. Everything will be just fine.
Third, actively filter out the negative stuff you’re exposed to in the media. Crime and drugs happen. Stock values go up down. But more good is happening at any one time that bad. So turn off the tube and plug into positivity more often. People are much nicer than TV often portrays.
Fourth, monitor your self-talk. Refrain from phrases that are packed with negative energy. (you know which ones I’m referring to). Instead, focus on words and phrases in the language that lift the human spirit. These include words like: "Love" "Thank you" "I appreciate you" "Let’s make it better" "Today’s the beginning a great week."
Fifth, recognize diversity as a strength and learn to respect people who may not look or think like you. Always remember that the body is just a shell for the soul; Ugly is only skin deep but beauty is to the soul.
Sixth, love yourself. You are beautiful just the way you are. You don’t need plastic surgery, implants or reductions. You don’t need to starve yourself or take pills or wear certain types of clothes or makeup or drive a certain kind of car. We are defined by our uniqueness. Celebrate who you are, a human being with the ability to act, think and live as you want.
Finally, like the people around you. Even if your co-worker is a bona fide jerk, find something you like about him or her and exercise the Golden Rule, which asks that we do unto other as we want done unto ourselves. Better still, try the Titanium Rule; it says that we should treat others as they want to be treated.
Do what you can to eliminate the political correctness that prevents us from communicating with passion. Instead be honest and express how you feel without attacking an individual.
If someone makes you angry, focus on their actions and discuss your emotions. Laugh, vent and cry more often. Feelings make us human. Stop looking for ways to sue each other and instead, for ways to assist, teach, motivate and inspire each other.
Brian Norris is an internationally recognized expert who speaks, consults and writes on building better relationships at work and at home. Call 414-899-1905 or email us at info@briannorris.com.
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