Today Live On Purpose TV. The importance of positivity and 5 ways to increase
it. Possibly you've pondered that perhaps a program or a process could predictably
propel people to unprecedented personal power. Productivity, profit, prosperity.
That's what I call Pathological Positivity. Now, perhaps you picked up on
this point that our planet is plagued with a pandemic of poisonous pessimism.
The popular perception of painful or perturbing problems is pathogenicly
paralyzing. The predominant population places pessimism on a pedestal.
Pathological Positivity programs and positions people to perceive positive
possibilities in painful problems. It inspires and provokes people to apply
positive principles and practices even in paralyzing predicaments. Now,
Pathological Positivity is not just a program or a fluffy philosophy. That's
spelled with a P-H if you're taking notes. It's a personal preference. A programmed
and practice proclivity to purposefully opt for the positive from a plethora of
possible perceptions. This promotes powerful personal and professional
prosperity. Pernicious, pandemic, poisonous, pestilent pessimism is pummeled into
powder as professionals, parents, all people permit apply promote and
popularize pathologically positive paradigms. The payoff is powerful.
Personal and professional prosperity. Now, maybe that was just a little
preposterous for me to do that. But you get the feeling, right? I use that little
alliteration thing at the end of keynote presentations that I give at big
conferences or for corporations. And it always gets a similar result. As people
connect to the importance of positivity. It
changes the outcomes for everything. So, I promised you 5 ways to increase your
positivity. And it's going to take a little bit of practice. Man. I can't quit.
All the P's are just flowing today. Your brain is created for efficiency. And one
of the ways your brain does this efficiency is through what we call
neural pathways or programming. It's like cruise control or autopilot. So, if you
want to change your programming, it's going to take some intention and you're
going to have to do this intentionally. So, the first thing that is required is
an intentional decision on your part to increase your positivity. It's absolutely
possible. I can even help you with that. But it's going to take a decision on
your part. Here's how I can tell if somebody is really serious about a
declaration or a decision that they've made. It shows up in 2 specific places
in their life. It shows up in their calendar and it shows up in their
checkbook. They are willing to spend their time and their money to make this
happen. If you're not at that level then you probably don't even have to finish
watching the video. If you're ready to make a serious difference in your
positivity and you're ready to invest the time and the money to do that, then
keep watching because this is going to change your life. Now, if you're serious
about this, let's get the tools on board. I would suggest that you read this book
next or let me read it to you if you'd like. It's on Audible. And if you've got
some audible credits, just go find Pathological Positivity. Spend one of
your credits on it I'll read it to you. Let me tell you a little bit about why I
wrote this book. And at the end of the video, I'll get you a way that you can
actually get it for free. I wrote this book because I was going through a time
that was probably the darkest most negative time in my life. And I've been
teaching these principles in my practice but do they really work for me? And as I
was going through that dark time, in fact, chapter one is called Lightning Strikes.
It's about a time when I hit a financial low. My career, my job it was just at a
place that I never anticipated that it would be. And as I was dealing with that,
I realized something. And what I realized is that positivity is a choice. But until
you see it as a choice, it's not. You have to be able to understand 2 processes
that are going on in your mind in the book I label those evaluation and
creation. Evaluation and creation. They're 2 separate processes that both have
something to do with how we process our experiences. So, you need to understand
what's going on up here first. Because that's going to give you the tools that
you're going to need to do the other steps. So, I would strongly recommend read
pathological positivity or let me read it to you. Let's get you familiar with
the processes that are going on in your brain so that we can take the other
steps. What if we go up a step from there? So, beyond the book... Okay, the book is great.
And it's going to give you some tools. Take a course. I got to tell you and I
told you up front. People who are serious about something, you see it in their
calendar and you see it in their checkbook. Where is this showing up in
your calendar right now and how much are you willing to spend on it? Now, I'm not
saying that you have to spend a lot of money. I'm saying that you have to be
ready to incur whatever cost is necessary. And I see far too many people
saying, "Oh, I can't afford it." Well, that's something that I was dealing with when I
was going through my bankruptcy. I remember thinking I can't afford certain
things. And here's a quick personal experience of something that happened:
The experience that I shared in the book as I was going through those financial
challenges, I had an opportunity to hire someone to do something really important
for me for a couple of thousand dollars. Well, I didn't have a couple thousand
dollars at the time. One of my business associates was going through a similar
thing at the time and had the same opportunity. We were both feeling like,
"Wow, we can't afford to do this." I chose to do it.
Now, this is interesting because when I chose to do it, it put my brain in a whole
different mode because now I got to figure out, "Okay, how am I gonna afford
this?" Listen to the difference. "I can't afford it", "How can I afford it?"
Very different questions. One of them shut your brain down. When you say I
can't, what's the next step? Well, there isn't one. Curl up in fetal position in
the corner, I guess. I don't know. When you say "How can I", what's the next step?
Get figuring out how you're going to do it. And we took those separate routes. Well,
here's the short end of the story: Because I chose to do this thing and
figure out how can I afford it, it saved me about 10 times what I paid. Because he
chose to not afford it and he kind of took that, he missed out on the
opportunity for a tenfold return on his investment.
Now, without sharing all the details about it, you get the picture, right?
Instead of saying "I can't", say "How can I?" Now, I'm prepping you for that because
there are courses available. In fact, I would love to recommend my personal
favorite which is the Positivity Power-Up. Why? Because I teach that course. It's
like you get to take a private psychology positive psychology course
from me. And you can do it anytime you want. I don't care if you're watching it
2 o'clock in the morning. Because it's all recorded and there's downloadable
workbooks and you get digital copies of my books. Now, I'm not saying you have to
do that one. I'm saying find something that engages you at the level of your
calendar and your checkbook. Because if you're not investing the time and the
money to do this, then you're not serious about it.
And I'm talking very boldly with you and I'm not saying you have to buy my
program. I'm just saying that it's available to you as an option that I
prefer because I created that one and I know what's in it. PositivityPowerUp.
com is where you can connect to that. Look/find one that suits your needs and
engage at that level. If you're still thinking about it,
then you taking action. And to take action means
it's going to hit your calendar and it's going to hit your checkbook. So, get real
about that. Now, I'm up to number 4. Engage a coach. Don't try to do this in
your own mind. I think taking on a self-improvement project without
engaging other people to coach you and to mentor you and to guide you through
the steps and to save you the time and money and energy that you don't have to
expend reinventing the wheel. I think it's kind of like doing yourself
dentistry. Don't try this. Get the professional help that you need to
really move this forward powerfully. Now, you know that I offer coaching too.
Again, let me reiterate. I'm not here on this video to sell all my products and
services. I want you to know that they're available because if that's a good fit
for you, I'd be honored to be on your team. I'm talking about overcoming the
barriers in your own mind so that you can move forward with power and purpose
toward creating that outcome that you're hoping to create. Engage a coach. I'm
speaking from experience here because I've been a lone ranger far too many
times in the past. I've been in that position where it's like, "Well, I should
be able to do this myself." Like, what else? What else in your life do
you do by yourself? Getting dressed in the morning? That one comes up. Yeah,
I'd do that myself. Really? With what? Clothing that you made
from materials that you harvested? I don't think so.
Probably over 100 people helped you get dressed this morning. Let's get
past the lone ranger mentality into a community kind of a mindset. Skills and
talents and abilities that other people have are sitting there waiting to
enhance your life. Engage them at that level. And whatever coach you engage
should be experienced in the kinds of outcomes that you're trying to create
for yourself. So, if you want a health and fitness coach, hire someone who's healthy
and fit. If you want a positivity coach, find someone who's pathologically positive.
You engage at that level. I've got another offer for you here again not
because I'm trying to sell something to you. Because I want you to know that it's
available. A free discovery call with a member of my coaching staff. Just go to
drPaulJenkins.com/breakthroughcall. All one-word. DrPaul
Jenkins.com, spelled with a D-R. forward slash breakthrough call. There's a link
down in the description. If you forget, that's available to you. Where you can
spend a half hour with a member of my team. It might even be me to talk about
whether that's a good fit for you or what's available in terms of our
coaching programs. Find somebody whether it's on our team or somebody else. You
engage a coach. Obviously, a lot of what we've talked about today can be applied
to any aspect of personal development or professional development. We're talking
about becoming a more positive person. And so, for this last strategy, I want to
take it out of the selfish place, okay? Why do you want to be more positive?
Because your life gets to be better when you are. But that's the selfish part.
Becoming more positive puts you in a position to increase other people's joy.
Particularly those who are closest to you. Your family, your spouse, the people
that you work with. Their life improves as soon as you become more positive.
Which is the unselfish reason to do this. And so for this final strategy, I want to
encourage you to share. Share with other people what you're learning about
positivity. Share these videos with people that you think would resonate
with it. Become an ambassador of positivity and positive thinking. This
also increases your power and influence. And your life gets better. But that's
just the selfish part. Focus on those other people and less shift our
awareness to how what we're doing here can improve and enhance their lives and
then yours gets to be a strategic side effect. Well, I got pretty bold for some of
that. But you know what? I'm passionate about this. Let's get you connected. First
of all, if you haven't got this yet, I told you I'd give you a free way to get
it. I'll pay for the book, you pay for the shipping. Sound fair? drPaulJenkins.
com. Click on the big orange button. You pay for the shipping, I'll get it right
out to you. Let's get this started.