August 3rd, 2009

So, you know in your heart of hearts that a large part of  Marketing Resistance Syndrome can be linked back to negativity: negative beliefs, negative self-talk, negative behaviors. I know when I first discover negativity around anything I tend to get down on myself ~ making myself feel even worse.

Here’s something written by Brian Johnson in his Philosophers Notes that is turning my thinking/feeling around. I hope it helps you, too.

Big Idea – Vernon Howard : Detecting Negativity Is Positive

“Encourage yourself by remembering that any detection of negativity within you is a positive act, not a negative one. Awareness of your weakness and confusion makes you strong because conscious awareness is the bright light that destroys the darkness of negativity. Honest self-observation dissolves pains and pressures that formerly did their dreadful work in the darkness of unawareness. This is so important that I urge you to memorize and reflect upon the following summary: Detection of inner negativity is not a negative act, but a courageously positive act that makes you a new person.” ~ Vernon Howard from The Power of Your Supermind

Powerful.

Vernon reminds us that the (often not so) simple act of observing our own negativity is a POSITIVE event.

Why? Because most of the time we’re TOTALLY unaware of when we’re off! We can’t change something within ourselves we aren’t aware of, eh? Having the ability to more and more consistently SEE the negative aspects of ourselves is like turning on a flashlight in a dark room. We need the light of awareness to do the clean-up.

So let’s remember: “Detection of inner negativity is not a negative act, but a courageously positive act that makes you a new person.”

Bonnie’s closing comment: if you like what Brian said, you might want to subscribe to his  PhilosophersNotes.   –> Like CliffsNotes. Only shorter. And cooler. (And a *lot* more inspiring. ) You’re busy. Books are heavy. Get PhilosophersNotes.

You can get the little notes for free – they’re great. If you want you can subscribe to getting the more indepth mp3 and pdf of each author and book he covers. For now, I’ve only been getting the emails. Someday, when I’ve automated everything, gotten my teleclasses going, and created the Valuable Information Products on my plate I probably will subscribe to the whole package… certainly before the price goes up again…

In the mean time, may you enjoy your creative journey to Shatter Your Marketing Resistance.

By the way, be on the lookout for announcements that it’s time to register for the teleclass! My goal: by the end of August… Yahoo!

 

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