Positive Action Always Beats Good Intentions

It is important to understand that you are conditioned to think and operate within a to-do-list mindset that gives you a false sense of accomplishment and significance. Civil rights activist and American poet Maya Angelou said, "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." It is important to be sensitive to both positive and negative information, as long as the input is used for constructive actions. Changing your internal monologue from judging to one that is growth-oriented will enable you to set and pursue your goals more effectively.

All you need to be a happier you is a results-oriented mindset that comes from tackling some of the challenges listed below:

• Identify Your Counter Mindsets - There are many biographies of inspiration people that may serve as a role model for boosting your self confidence by mimicking their thinking or advice regarding what they did.
• Accept the Need and Get Started - To eliminate your negative thoughts, flip the switch to identify your flaws and start practicing the opposite to change a negative way of thinking into positive affirmations.
• Believe You Can Change - Recent advances in neuroscience have shown the brain is far more malleable than originally thought and people can accelerate neural growth by the actions that they choose to take.
• Understand and Focus on Your Why - Learn and adapt from your own experience and take a deeper look to uncover the real reasons why you got the results you got.
• Don't Talk About It... Take Action - Research studies have proven that a person can indeed change his or her mindset from fixed beliefs to a more flexible mode for growth and achievement.
• Not a Race so Self Pace - Some people mistakenly proclaim that motivation and willpower is all that's needed to affect change. This explains why so many give up and abandon new goals after a few weeks.
• Invest in a Winning Mindset - Never associate happiness with what you expect to accomplish in the future.

Immediately following a decision to change your life around, it is easy to get stuck at "GO". Change your mindset and avoid the need for white-knuckling your way forward. With a fixed mindset, you are more focused on the risks than the rewards. A growth mindset is needed to proactively confront the same risks you've been avoiding. Don't worry about all the things you should have as habits. Instead, tool your habits towards your goals and those things that personally motivate you. It is a sound investment in your future, when you seek contentment in the present.