Seven Positive Things You Should Say Today

1  “I have a choice.”It is not your talents or abilities, but your choices that ultimately decide your fate. You are your choices. Until you can look at yourself in the mirror and honestly say, “I have a choice.  I am here now because of the choices I’ve made in the past,” you will never be able to say, “I choose differently.”

2  “Let’s get started!”A goal is far more than a mental exercise.  In fact, without the intent of action a goal is nothing more than a lie.  Make your decisions real and present in your life; give them the time and attention they deserve. In the end it doesn’t matter what you’re thinking, it matters what you’re doing.  Whatever you want to accomplish, it’s time to get started.

3 “I have what it takes.”The worst enemy of today is your self-doubt.  The moment you doubt whether you can do something is the moment it becomes impossible for you. You have to believe in yourself.  You have to trust yourself. You might be nervous, but don’t you ever let any source of negativity in the world convince you that you don’t have what it takes.

4  “Hello, how can I help you?”In life, you get what you put in. Happiness is always attained by giving it away without expectation.  Those who help others are eventually helped.  You have two hands, one to help yourself and the other to help those around you.  If you can lie down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone’s day just a little brighter, you have something to smile about.

5  “Look how far I’ve come.”The way you move a mountain is by moving one stone at a time.  Every stone you move, no matter how small, is progress. Sometimes it may be hard to see your progress.  Sometimes it will be frustrating when the results you seek don’t appear as quickly as you had hoped.  Still, you are advancing.

6  “I have more than enough to be happy.”The happiest of people aren’t the luckiest, and they usually don’t have the best of everything either.  They simply make the most of everything they do have. The reason so many people are unhappy is because they tend to look at what’s missing in their life, instead of what’s present.

7  “… “That blank space denoted by “… “ is no mistake.  That space represents silence. Silence is soothing.  Silence is peace.  Silence is divine. The more silent you are, the more you can hear yourself think. Leave enough space in your day to enjoy the space between the commotions.  Say nothing, think quietly, just be and breathe.

— Marc Chernof