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Staying positive in business – Drive away the negatives

Guest post by: Roy Derrick

Article Overview: Do you ever feel that you cannot cope with the pressures or failures that are ruining your business? Do you find it difficult to get into the right mindset to carry on? Here is an article to advise on some measures to help you to stay positive and focused to achieve your goals and make your business a success.

Staying positive in business – Drive away the negatives

It is very difficult to stay positive in business especially in the current recession that we are experiencing.

Being in business can be challenging at the best of times but it is getting harder and harder to stay focused and see a light at the end of what seems to be a dark tunnel.

I have found that the best way to survive and to deal with the pressures is to try to stay positive as much as possible. I believe that staying positive has helped to motivate me to continue in business.

There are several means that I believe have helped me to keep a positive mind.

Firstly I have arranged crystals in areas said to represent wealth and prosperity. Many would be sceptical and claim that when favourable things happen that the crystals have been coincidental in them happening. This is a possibility but I certainly feel that if nothing else they have helped me to stay focused and drive away the negatives. I even wear a black crystal around my neck which is claimed to dispel any negative energy around me.

Another means that I have found effective in helping to engage my mind in positive thoughts is to arrange my home, especially my study, according to some of the Feng Shui principles. I have followed its principles of arranging items at certain compass points to enhance networking and business opportunities. Again if nothing else just a simple process of placing a plant or a ceramic item in a certain location has helped me to stay more positive in my thoughts.

If something negative happens I try to change it into a positive one in my head. Instead of wallowing in the down side of a situation I now try to merely see it as a temporary hitch on the road to success. I try to visualise how wonderful I will feel when I finally achieve a given goal.

The mind is a powerful tool and if conditioned to only think of only the positives elements I believe it is possible to drive away the negatives that hanker success.

The way that I then try to put these positive thoughts into action is by striving to stay ahead in my business. I try to ensure that I promote my brand in the best way so that it stands out from that of my competitors. Many people will sell the same product but your product will sell if it stands out from the others and appeals to your customers. Even well known celebrities promote themselves by being different to other celebrities. Examples of these are Simon Cowell whose famous trademark is his high waist trousers and Brandon Flowers of the Killers pop group who stands out from other singers with his jackets trimmed with feathers. Each of these simple measures helps them to strengthen their brand.

Another thing that keeps me focused and motivated in my business is remembering that even some of the highest paid celebrities and business entrepreneurs have had to encounter adversities on their way to success. People such as again Simon Cowell, who by his own admission was left with just £5 in his pocket to pay for his taxi fare back home to his mother's house after he lost all his money. Despite the fact that he had previously been very successful and wealthy he did not give up when he encountered difficulties but stayed positive and concentrated on starting all over again and became stronger and even more successful the second time around.

Another example is Richard Branson who again has treaded the fine line between success and failure but through sheer determination , hard work and by staying focused on his goals has managed to turn things around to achieve even greater success.

All in all it is possible to becomesuccessful in businessand to achieve your goals. All that is needed is hard work, remaining consistent in your approach and staying focused on your goals even if you encounter difficulties on your way.

It is important to remember that failure is merely something that helps us shape us into the person we need to be, to succeed. When the necessary commitment is given the success will surely follow.

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Article Tags: business, business entrepreneurs, crystals, feng shui, goals, positive mind, prosperity, recession, Richard Branson, Simon Cowell, wealth



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Re: What is your biggest challenge? Today? - Staying healthy is important as I get very little done when I have the flu. I basically shut down for a week to recover properly and continue to work hard.
Re: We are more richer today than the generations before us - [quote="mbrand2222":1hprovke]Ok, David's post is going to make me look as dumb as a post, but I'm posting anyway. LOL To put it in more simple terms, as Zig Ziglar said, "Garbage in = garbage out". Think positive things, be around positive people, read positive books and you'll be a positive person with great things happening in your life. I'm positive of that. Hang around losers, whine a lot, think about all the bad in your life and you'll have a really seemingly long, poor life. 'Nuff said.[/quote:1hprovke] Hi Mary, I don't think your post is stupid, it is completely true. I agree we are blessed today more than the generations before us. It's depend on how you look at it.


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