Comments on: Are You Turning Into The World’s Biggest Liar By Being Overly Optimistic http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/ Unleash your maximum potential Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How To Have A Pleasant Personality | HealthMoneySuccess.com http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-34525 How To Have A Pleasant Personality | HealthMoneySuccess.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:23:19 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-34525 [...] and optimistic people are well liked. Their cheerfulness and optimism is contagious. When you can make others happy, they will like you [...] [...] and optimistic people are well liked. Their cheerfulness and optimism is contagious. When you can make others happy, they will like you [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-23955 Chris Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:47:06 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-23955 no, this article is spot-on. positive thinking = lying everyday. it really doesnt change anything but your attitude towards the current situation. you cannot say that having positive thoughts only creates positive experiences, because positive things happen to negative people...just like negative things happen to positive people. for example: *Ohio Woman Celebrates Lottery Win, Then Killed by Car http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584108,00.html?test=latestnews the woman won the lottery, then gets killed by a car the same day... why god? was she not positive enough? *being overly optimistic or "only seeing abundance" does indeed mean lying to yourself everyday. "the secret" does indeed turn people into habitual and pathological liars, and also when others ask "so where are all of your manifestations?" you have to lie again. *its all about selective lying. there is no scientific evidence that says this type of lying will change a persons physical reality in any way, shape or form...but there are testimonials from people who cant explain why it works for them every time... but then again they could just be lying. *there definitely is harm in being overly optimistic, take a look at the stock market and current economic crisis...all due to optimism. *you cant just "imagine an abundance of jobs" when you already know that jobs dont exist. you have to lie about the abundance, and lie about what is actually in front of you. thats just what it is in order to be a follower of the "law of attraction" or of "the secret" you need to become a very good liar and storyteller - so good that you begin to believe your own lies, and then you will start acting in a certain way and doing things that will habitually attract you to certain people, places and events. no, this article is spot-on. positive thinking = lying everyday. it really doesnt change anything but your attitude towards the current situation. you cannot say that having positive thoughts only creates positive experiences, because positive things happen to negative people…just like negative things happen to positive people.

for example:

*Ohio Woman Celebrates Lottery Win, Then Killed by Car
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584108,00.html?test=latestnews

the woman won the lottery, then gets killed by a car the same day… why god? was she not positive enough?

*being overly optimistic or “only seeing abundance” does indeed mean lying to yourself everyday. “the secret” does indeed turn people into habitual and pathological liars, and also when others ask “so where are all of your manifestations?” you have to lie again.

*its all about selective lying. there is no scientific evidence that says this type of lying will change a persons physical reality in any way, shape or form…but there are testimonials from people who cant explain why it works for them every time… but then again they could just be lying.

*there definitely is harm in being overly optimistic, take a look at the stock market and current economic crisis…all due to optimism.

*you cant just “imagine an abundance of jobs” when you already know that jobs dont exist. you have to lie about the abundance, and lie about what is actually in front of you. thats just what it is

in order to be a follower of the “law of attraction” or of “the secret” you need to become a very good liar and storyteller – so good that you begin to believe your own lies, and then you will start acting in a certain way and doing things that will habitually attract you to certain people, places and events.

]]> By: Vincent http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-13890 Vincent Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:54:31 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-13890 Hi Devin, I get what you mean and I'm trying to bring attention to people who thought that just pure positive thinking will help them to create the success that they want. Anyway I love your detailed comment and thanks for sharing with us. :) Cheers, Vincent Hi Devin,

I get what you mean and I’m trying to bring attention to people who thought that just pure positive thinking will help them to create the success that they want. Anyway I love your detailed comment and thanks for sharing with us. :)

Cheers,
Vincent

]]> By: Devin http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-12684 Devin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:55:12 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-12684 I think you got the idea of the secret all wrong dude... but I can't blame you the movie doesn't do the best job explaining. The law of attraction is not about mindless positive thinking. It's about aligning your thoughts with what you want then acting as much as possible to bring it into your life. Think about jack canfields story of how he got rich. He aligned himself with what he wanted, but then he still had to act on all the ideas and opportunities that presented themselves to him before he made it big, its just when he aligned himself and thought positively towards it he manifested ideas and opportunities to help guide him. Thinking positively and being an optimist does not mean denying reality. it means accepting your current reality, and then aligning yourself with the new reality you want to create and then working towards it. In no way does it say bury your head in the sand and deny whats true... you just bring your focus from resiting and stressing over what is, trapped in your situation, to working towards your new situation with positive energy and motivation. You acknowledge your problems then focus on the solutions. Believing you can overcome something will bring into your reality ways to overcome it... Check out the believing is seeing article on my site! I think you got the idea of the secret all wrong dude… but I can’t blame you the movie doesn’t do the best job explaining.
The law of attraction is not about mindless positive thinking. It’s about aligning your thoughts with what you want then acting as much as possible to bring it into your life.
Think about jack canfields story of how he got rich. He aligned himself with what he wanted, but then he still had to act on all the ideas and opportunities that presented themselves to him before he made it big, its just when he aligned himself and thought positively towards it he manifested ideas and opportunities to help guide him. Thinking positively and being an optimist does not mean denying reality. it means accepting your current reality, and then aligning yourself with the new reality you want to create and then working towards it. In no way does it say bury your head in the sand and deny whats true… you just bring your focus from resiting and stressing over what is, trapped in your situation, to working towards your new situation with positive energy and motivation. You acknowledge your problems then focus on the solutions. Believing you can overcome something will bring into your reality ways to overcome it… Check out the believing is seeing article on my site!

]]> By: The Dark Side of Positive Thinking | A Boundless World http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-10982 The Dark Side of Positive Thinking | A Boundless World Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:38:57 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-10982 [...] Bud on October 26, 2009 The other day I came across a post on positive thinking and it really made me think. Today I’d like to share my thoughts on the [...] [...] Bud on October 26, 2009 The other day I came across a post on positive thinking and it really made me think. Today I’d like to share my thoughts on the [...]

]]> By: Nea | Self Improvement Saga http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-10739 Nea | Self Improvement Saga Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:47:43 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-10739 Interesting article. It is the exact opposite of my last article. I have studied Law of Attraction immensely, so I understand it much more than what you'd learn by watching the hype in the Secret. With that said, I believe that the only limits are those you allow to exist in your mind. Most people prefer to be realistic because it is safe. It is reasonable. It is what you know. It looks certain. However, people who achieve greatness are usually those who have a poorly developed sense of realism & limitation. Law of Attraction is much more than being optimistic. It is about changing who you are at the core, which isn't an overnight process. Changing your belief system is very different than lying to yourself everyday. When you can truly get to the bottom of your limiting beliefs about a subject, about yourself, or about life in general---you can create magic. Interesting article. It is the exact opposite of my last article. I have studied Law of Attraction immensely, so I understand it much more than what you’d learn by watching the hype in the Secret.

With that said, I believe that the only limits are those you allow to exist in your mind. Most people prefer to be realistic because it is safe. It is reasonable. It is what you know. It looks certain. However, people who achieve greatness are usually those who have a poorly developed sense of realism & limitation.

Law of Attraction is much more than being optimistic. It is about changing who you are at the core, which isn’t an overnight process. Changing your belief system is very different than lying to yourself everyday. When you can truly get to the bottom of your limiting beliefs about a subject, about yourself, or about life in general—you can create magic.

]]> By: Carnival of Positive Thinking : Widows Quest - Redefine Yourself and Rediscover Life after a Loss http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-10662 Carnival of Positive Thinking : Widows Quest - Redefine Yourself and Rediscover Life after a Loss Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:15:26 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-10662 [...] presents Are You Turning Into The World’s Biggest Liar By Being Overly Optimistic posted at Hit Your [...] [...] presents Are You Turning Into The World’s Biggest Liar By Being Overly Optimistic posted at Hit Your [...]

]]> By: lindsay macvean http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-10644 lindsay macvean Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:27:16 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-10644 when i was a kid I would play this strategy game called red alert. I started out getting minced everytime I started playing a game, and it got quite frustrating. But after a while I started to win victories. The tougher the scenario the more excited I became at the thought of overcoming it. So perhaps it is not the optimism we should embrace, but the excitement of challenges. I wrote a post on management of life areas inspired by T.R. (Tony Robbins). I simplified it a little bit anyway: 1. Complacency & dissapointment – into frustration 2. Frustration – into fascination 3. Fascination - into energy 4. Energy - into momentum Lindsay when i was a kid I would play this strategy game called red alert. I started out getting minced everytime I started playing a game, and it got quite frustrating. But after a while I started to win victories. The tougher the scenario the more excited I became at the thought of overcoming it.

So perhaps it is not the optimism we should embrace, but the excitement of challenges. I wrote a post on management of life areas inspired by T.R. (Tony Robbins). I simplified it a little bit anyway:

1. Complacency & dissapointment – into frustration
2. Frustration – into fascination
3. Fascination – into energy
4. Energy – into momentum

Lindsay

]]> By: Vincent http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-10542 Vincent Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:11:41 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-10542 Hi Oscar, You are right buddy. :) Hi Diggy, Action is crucial but it is sad to see so many people ignoring this simple advice. Hi Jen, I believe positive thinking alone is just like trying to clap with a single hand. It takes 2 hand to clap and action is needed to go with positive thinking to make things work. Hi Bob, Thanks for sharing the story with us. It is a great illustration to show us that positive thinking alone will not get us anywhere. Hi Javier, I totally agree with you. Nothing is going to be done with just positive thinking. Awareness of reality and being able to take action will help us to achieve more things instead. Hi Faye, It is great to be positive but do not allow it to mask the reality. Hi Adam, "Optimism + No action = No results" This formula said it all. :) Cheers, Vincent Hi Oscar,

You are right buddy. :)

Hi Diggy,

Action is crucial but it is sad to see so many people ignoring this simple advice.

Hi Jen,

I believe positive thinking alone is just like trying to clap with a single hand. It takes 2 hand to clap and action is needed to go with positive thinking to make things work.

Hi Bob,

Thanks for sharing the story with us. It is a great illustration to show us that positive thinking alone will not get us anywhere.

Hi Javier,

I totally agree with you. Nothing is going to be done with just positive thinking. Awareness of reality and being able to take action will help us to achieve more things instead.

Hi Faye,

It is great to be positive but do not allow it to mask the reality.

Hi Adam,

“Optimism + No action = No results” This formula said it all. :)

Cheers,
Vincent

]]> By: Briefcases http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/1564/overly-optimistic/comment-page-1/#comment-10525 Briefcases Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:21:39 +0000 http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/?p=1564#comment-10525 I agree that we should limit our optimism. It definitely can blind you from reality when you are always assuming things will work out. Eventually you have to accept reality and work at actually changing things. I agree that we should limit our optimism. It definitely can blind you from reality when you are always assuming things will work out. Eventually you have to accept reality and work at actually changing things.

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