Focusing on solutions fuels progress.
I think there is little harm in venting here and there about things, as we are all human, and it is good to express emotions.
I recently wanted to exercise more, and instead of trying to remind myself about all the health benefits and designing an effective (but boring) workout routine, I thought of the moments in my life when getting a workout has been the most fun.
For me, I love dancing!
Being in touch with the problems in the world or our lives is important, but even more important is to focus the brain on what we can do about them.
Change your story, change your power.
If you want a particular behavior from someone else, try spotlighting those times when he or she is already doing it.
When someone comes to you to talk about a problem, if you move the conversation on to a discussion of potential solutions, you fuel their creative problem solving abilities on average by 20% - not to mention you make them feel better! You make them smarter and more empowered to tackle challenges.
Starting our day off with a dose of negativity can have lasting effects.
With technology and over-scheduling, we are forgetting to invest time in simple connective moments with others.
There is a compelling case showing us that we actually change people all the time. And when we fully realize this, we start to see how powerful we are to get others unstuck, see that their behavior matters, and start taking steps to create happiness and success in their lives.
Too often we forget how powerful we are as individuals to shape how other people see the world. Each one of us constantly broadcasts to other people - whether consciously or unconsciously - verbally or non-verbally - and those messages influence their brain.
Fun can be a great motivator.
Too quickly, venting can turn into dumping garbage on the people around us.
We are ALL broadcasters.
Know that positive change is possible. It might not happen right away, but if you change your broadcast to them, that can have an effect on how they view the world.
We are all constantly transmitting information to the people around us, and the messages we choose to communicate either create success or hold us all hold back.
Instead of running from the negative, I've started running towards the positive.
There is no greater prediction in the research of our levels of happiness than the breadth and depth of our relationships.
Following celebrities or people you don't regularly see in person often doesn't add to our happiness. The best use of social media is to deepen existing close relationships or create new ones.