DESTRUCTIVE THINKING MAKES YOU WANT TO GIVE IN

To me this is a self-evident fact. If I am trying to reach a major goal but deep down I don’t really think I will achieve it, then I am much more likely to give up at the first sign of an obstacle or hardship. After all, why flog myself to reach a seemingly unreachable goal?

Compare this attitude with that of an optimist. Optimists believe passionately that they will achieve their goals, almost irrespective of how many bumps they encounter along the road. As a result they keep persisting and pushing until finally they achieve what they set out to do. It’s entirely logical.

In my opinion people who don’t believe in the power of positive thinking simply have not properly considered the connection between our thinking and our likelihood of persevering until we triumph. This relationship between thought and outcome is best summed up by the simple diagram here.