Many great persons including Swami Vivekananda said
clearly in their own unique ways that what you think you become. If you think
you are weak, you will become weak. If you think you are strong, you will
gradually become strong. Good or bad you are what your thoughts make you.
Thoughts live; they travel far and actually rule the world. That’s why Norman
Vincent Peale asserts that change your thoughts and you change your world. It
would be interesting to discuss here how good thoughts impact your personality
in multiple ways and then how it becomes a new normal for you to achieve
success on an on-going basis in almost every field of activity.
Enhanced Confidence: Your thoughts and level of confidence are
inter-linked. It is said that you win or lose at the level of your thought
first. The feeling of “I can and I will” is the result of your positive
thought. Similarly, the contrary feeling of “I can’t and I will not” is the
result of your negative thought. It is worth noting that the moment you decide
to move forward to do the set task based on your right thought, your body and
mind get involved to accomplish that task and in the process your confidence
gets a significant boost. Wise people assert that those who work with
confidence, they perform very well and also enjoy their life better.
Better Relationship: Everybody knows that inter-personal
relationship is very important and hence wants to maintain it nicely. But is it
so simple for everyone to maintain it nicely all the time? It is normally
observed that due to some misunderstanding or due to ego-related reasons, even
on small matters, the relationship becomes weak or tense. But if you continue
to act with positive thought, it becomes easier not only to build new
relationships, but also to maintain it nicely for ever or for a longer period.
This is because you appreciate the value of a relationship and hence are
willing to lose an argument and say sorry rather than losing a friend or a
relative. The other significant benefit of this positive thought is to avoid
your peace of mind being disturbed. That is the reason, in this highly
competitive world, all great corporate leaders value the importance of good
interpersonal relationships.
Improved Working Style and Efficiency: It is said that
good thoughts have significant bearing on your working style and efficiency.
The thought that if you do good, the result will be good, motivates you to make
the best possible action plan and execute it very effectively. This drives you
to march towards your set goal speedily. Undoubtedly, if you and your
friends-colleagues-relatives, be it at your home or workplace, perform with
positive thought and action, individually and collectively, your productivity
would register a big jump. This further reinforces your faith to move ahead
with good thought in your journey of excellence.
Boost in Happiness: Happiness is extremely vital in life and is
deeply related to good thought. It is true that if you can do any work the way
you want and you get the result as expected which normally happens, then you
feel very happy. Isn’t it? If at all, you fail to achieve the desired result
despite your best of efforts, you don’t panic but analyse the outcome
objectively and finally resolve to try again with more dedication, focus and
hard work. Just imagine, if you think and act in this fashion in your
day-to-day life, you are bound to create an atmosphere of positivity and
happiness everywhere which motivates others around you to do well in their
lives too. Richard Bach rightly says that happiness is that reward which you
receive by living a good life because of your good thoughts.
