That's a quote from Albert Einstein...What a brilliant guy. Some people just don't realize that words have power...including the words you tell yourself! If you have an attitude of disbelief about yourself, then things will rarely work out right.The smallest failures will be magnified in your mind until your outer self matches the inner picture you have already created of yourself in your mind's eye.
Fortunately for us, the same thing will happen with positive affirmations, as long as they have some basis in reality. For instance, I am an introvert, yet most people believe I am a type A extrovert. When I was younger, I always worried that people would think I am strange because I was quiet. Since I didn't want people to think I was shy or weird, I would listen to what was being said, and then try to add to the conversation with my own thought on the subject. If I did not know the topic well, I would instead make a witty comment about something that was said or ask a question to help increase my knowledge on the subject. Soon, I was making conversation easily and I lost the feeling that people would think I was a little off. Am I still an introvert? Yes. I love my alone time and I am still not a big fan of small talk. Still, I like to talk about serious subject matters, and once I get to know people I can do the whole small talk thing too. In fact, when I go to the store or out somewhere I usually go out of my way to make people smile. My secret is is that I usually say something funny to make myself laugh. If someone else laughs too, then that's just a bonus. So what is the best attitude to have? Why a positive attitude of course! If something goes wrong, as they sometimes will, look at it as a learning experience, not as a personal failing. Life is too short to bring yourself down worrying about something that has already happened.The best thing to do is to acknowledge that something went wrong and then take steps to make sure that they don't occur again. If what went wrong hurt someone else, then apologize if it is your fault. Particularly if the relationship with the person you hurt is more important than whether you were right or wrong. It's all about attitude. You can have the right one or the wrong one. Which one is yours?
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