The Easy Step by Step Guide to Being Positive and Staying Positive (Even When the Going Gets Tough) (Easy Step by Step Guides)

"Having a positive atitude has many benefits, not the least of which is better health; but the pace of modern life is such that people are subjected to more negative stresses and strains and sometimes feel that they can no longer cope. So how should people maintain a positive attitude when the going gets tough? This text is designed to help the reader examine the factors which create negativity and therefore stress and then provides tips and techniques to convert negativity into positive energy. The book explores the use of brain power and inner dialogue to change ways of thinking and reaction. Issues covered in the book include: the benefits of being more positive; knowing what creates negativity; recognizing that which can be controlled and that which can not; deciding on appropriate values; the balance of life; learning to let go; and increasing confidence." Having a positive attitude has many benefits not least of which is better health. But the pace of life today is such that we are all subjected to more negative stresses and strains and sometimes feel we can no longer cope. So how do we maintain a positive attitude when the going gets tough? This book will help you examine what creates negativity and provides tips and techniques to convert that negative energy into positive energy. It looks at using the power of the brain and inner dialogue to change the way you think and therefore react. It will help you to examine your life/work balance and provide you with a greater understanding of yourself. Author: Pauline Rowson Pauline undertakes many speaking engagements to audiences of all sizes on a variety of business related and personal development topics. A motivational speaker who helps people to gain greater value from life and to move out of their comfort zones if needed and to become even more positive. Changing work patterns, pressures of this fast-paced life, family problems, life cycle changes, and poor health can leave even the most positive of us feeling negative. So how do we cope when this happen? How do we resist the pressure to be all things to all men? How do we handle the guilt when we feel we are failing and inadequate? How can we learn to be more focused? And importantly, how can we learn to get pleasure out of life when everything around us seems grim, or we have little or no time to appreciate it? This practical, easy, step-by-step guide shows how to find contentment with yourself,how to increase your self confidence, how to cope with negative stress, how to realize your full potential,how to stop being frustrated with life and start living it, how to benefit from being positive and staying positive even when things get difficult, and how to handle difficult people and situations and keep calm. Given the pressures in life and the pace of change today it is not always easy to maintain a positive attitude.