MODERN LEADERSHIP
Positive Thinking Doesn’t
Work…Useful Belief will get
you out of the “Rut”!
By Chris Helder
P
ositive thinking doesn’t
work. Not really. Imagine
if I walked up to someone
who was struggling or who had
the worst year of their life and I
tried to encourage them by saying,
“Come on, just be positive!” What
would be the result? I imagine
they would want to punch me
in the face. Not only that, but
there are numerous studies that
show that if you lay in bed in
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the morning and say to yourself,
“Come on, try to be positive today.
You can do it.” When 10 o’clock
rolls around and you don’t feel
positive anymore, you actually feel
worse than when you started! Let
me introduce you to the ideas of
Useful Actions and Beliefs.
USEFUL ACTIONS AND
BELIEFS
If you had the worst year of your
life and you needed clarity on how
to pull yourself out of the rut, ask
yourself simple questions. “What
is the most useful thing for me to
do to get from ground zero to two?
What is the most useful thing for
me to do to get from two to five?”
If you had a great year, “What is
the most useful thing for me to
do to get from seven to nine?”
Instantly, you begin to identify
the actions that you need to take