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How to Develop a Positive Mindset

God is bigger than our dreams. Look at the blessing. Look at what’s there.

Winners have a positive mindset. They look at what’s there. They appreciate their blessings.

If You Have a Positive Mindset:

1. You will have a greater self-worth. "I’m beautiful." "I’m great." "I’m victorious."
2. You’ll grow in endurance. Your blessing is coming.
3. You’re gonna enjoy your relationships more. Look for positive friends. You look at what’s there, your family, your friends. It’s easy to forgive and forget.
4. You’re gonna have more success. You’ll see the opportunities that are there for growth, for abundance.
5. You’ll be a happier person.

How to Develop a Positive Mindset:

1. Focus on the blessing! Celebrate your goodness and successes.
2. Always have a grateful heart. Gratitude makes a person rich in spirit.
3. Get positive friends. Hang out with them.
4. Feel the Love!
5. Keep Dreaming! I’m still growing.
6. Confess the good. Affirm your life and yourself.
1. Affirmations should be stated in the positive.
2. Affirmations should include your name.
3. Affirmations should be stated in the present tense.
4. Affirmations should be specific. "I (name) am a patient mother." "I (name) am a terrific wife."

7. Trust in God. In the midst of our trials and difficulties, God is at work. God is building His roots into us.

God is Bigger Than My Dreams Dreamboards and Dreambooks

Last month I learned about Dreamboards; last night I learned about Dreambooks. And now I realize that I probably should make something like a cross between both. Only now do I realize that I am a person of both images and words. I like learning from videos but I also like reading books. This is why I have decided to create my own dreambook-dreamboard. Sure this task may take a while to accomplish and I may need to revise this from time to time but I already have the basics ready. Just have to be more specific. Now that I know what God has intended for us – to go back to how He made us – good and beautiful and created in His image and likeness, I think it’s much easier to visualize a bright and lovely future. No stopping us now!

I’d like to share with you one of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read. “How to Know If Your Dreams Are God’s Dreams” written by Bo Sanchez. This is the part that really spurred me into action. I wrote down 5 dreams the same day. This is what Bo had to say about our dreams an how to make sure we achieve them.

Here are the three most important things you need to become a great success in life: Desire, Belief, and Action.

1. Desire

You need to want your dream from the depths of your soul. How intensely do you desire your dream? How deeply do you want it to happen? Many people don’t achieve their dreams because they don’t want it bad enough.

2. Belief

Belief is nothing else but a feeling of certainty. The more certain you feel that you can accomplish your dream, the faster you can make them a reality. Many people don’t achieve their dreams because in their heart of hearts, they doubt they can really do it.

3. Action

Albert Einstein said, “Nothing happens unless something moves.” Successful people aren’t the most knowledgeable people on earth. But you can be totally sure that all of them have a bias for action. Many people don’t achieve their dreams because they know but they don’t act.

To be honest, most of the stuff I’ve written have come true. I just didn’t realize it cuz I was shying away from this truth – God is good and He loves us equally and wants us to be happy. I guess finding fault, especially in yourself is not that fun. It brings you down and makes you think you’re mediocre. Which is exactly the opposite of what God intends us to be. He does have great plans for us. And as I’m writing this, I feel it in the depths of my soul that God IS making my dreams come true. Step by step, moving forward, little by little, day by day.

This is a bit personal but I’d like to share this anyway just in case it might help you and others like me who are seeking their purpose. My first goal is spiritual maturity and the second one is helping my family and sharing my blessings. At first, I found it difficult to get started on these goals. It felt like I was literally walking a tightrope. And it’s such a silly feeling, cuz loving God and my family should be so easy right? But no, my dreams of perfection, well my perfectionist nature kept me from proceeding.

Only now do I realize that God does not give us a deadline for loving Him and our family. It’s part of our everyday life. And it should be an integral part of our daily life until the day we meet our Maker and are reunited with the loved ones we have lost. So for now, I’ll keep planting seeds of love, in my heart and in the hearts and lives of the people around me. Yes, the desire is burning. I want love to keep burning. All the goodness of God reflected in me and in others. Yes, I believe and I am certain that I can achieve this goal and I won’t stop reaching for the stars, with God’s help, of course! I am taking action and I won’t stop loving and serving God and my family. The goal is the treasures in heaven and I’m never gonna stop. That’s how much I want this dream to come true! J

The third dream has actually been there all along. It has just been dormant. I want to write for a living and for fun. Only of late do I realize that I have put this on hold and I didn’t even realize it. This is my core gift and for that I thank God every day. But of late, I was a bit like chicken little, running around saying “The sky is falling!” I didn’t realize what was wrong or missing in my life. And now I know. I stopped writing. And I stopped blogging. I’ve been so worried that God will take away this gift that I failed to appreciate the other gifts He has given me. I also forgot that nothing has really changed. I was just going through growing pains. Sure, it’s not an easy cross to bear, especially since I’ve been worrying about minor stuff that I didn’t even realize that I’ve been forgetting about what really matters. More on that in the next few blogs. For this dream, the desire is definitely alive and I believe that with God, all things are possible. I won’t stop writing until God takes me back to heaven. Yes, now I am confident that God put me here for a reason, we all were, and I will continue to live out that reason (which is LOVE)!

The fourth dream is a bit long-term and it involves travelling to other places in the Philippines and other parts of the world. I can’t go into details just yet but yes, the Desire and Belief is there. I’m still planning out the strategy and action plan for this part of my journey but I know in my heart that I do want this and I am certain God will provide. Period.

The fifth one is more of a learning dream. I want to learn so many things that I think I’ll make another blog solely about that. Well, the good news is, I finally achieved one, which is to join the Internet Marketing hands-on Workshop by Mr. Jomar Hilario (a gift for which I am so grateful). As an added bonus, I met so many wonderful people during the actual event called “Freedom Weekend” which also features the Virtual Assistant Seminar. What an amazing experience that was! Until now I’m still learning. The best part was meeting Jomar himself. It was such a humbling experience to know that there are people like him who are kind enough to share their knowledge with the world. Another learning experience that I am grateful to be a part of is “The Challenge”. It’s such a great opportunity for self-improvement and growth. I’m really into learning more about Internet Marketing and SEO right now so these two opportunities for growth really fit into the dreams that I have written. Yet another ongoing learning program that I am a part of is the Truly Rich Club and more recently the Relationship Reborn program by Bo Sanchez. This is more of a holistic learning so I’m really quite enthused about this. All in all, things are going quite well and I am absolutely certain that all of these combined will make me a better person. Period. Fun!


Of course, I still dream of learning other skills like maybe a musical instrument or two. My first choice is really the keyboard and the second is the guitar. What I really want to learn is the violin, honestly. It's a childhood dream. But hey, gotta start somewhere, right? Also, I still need to get started on my plans to go swimming or maybe try something new like yoga (I've been putting this off for so long cuz I don't want to be a vegetarian), also I'm thinking about kickboxing and I'm still trying to convince myself to take that leap. Soon, I hope! Again, fun, fun, fun!

“Action Agad” and “Thinking Twice”

The past few weeks have been eye-opening. And that’s an understatement. First, what I thought was information overload were actually opportunities for growth. Second, I learned the hard way that keeping my personal and professional life separate is vital for my peace of mind. Also, I learned that sometimes I need to let go and let God.

What’s really funny is that I just realized that I’m one of those people who thrive and grow in an environment where deadlines are met on time every time. Plus, I discovered that I was the last minute “action agad” kind of person, which is an irony on its own. The answer to that? Change! More than that, Change my Focus! I also learned that follow-through is important; without it, your efforts are cut short.

You see, I used to think that procrastination is my number one enemy and that I should do something “right here, right now.” Now I realized that in forgetting to look at the bigger picture, what I thought of as “action agad” turns out to be moot and academic when the action you take is wrong! Seriously, when you make one small mistake, whether it’s in your personal or professional life, you don’t see it that way. But when the mistake is already “out there” so to speak, that’s when you realize that your “boo-boo” has become a glaring error in judgement and it has a way of coming back to haunt you. Aside from taking a step back and putting things into perspective, the best thing to do, imho is to find a middle ground, a balance of some sorts.

Without going into specifics, I realized several things. First, “action agad” or doing things right away has its merits but so does “thinking twice”. The former is good for simple things like calling someone or sending an email but when it comes to major projects, the latter is the best way to go. The thing is, they should go together. The best way to handle problems and manage projects is to have a plan. It’s as simple as that.

I learned so many things the past few weeks that it’s all been a jumble of information in my head. But now that I’ve taken a step back to evaluate things, I realized that I am growing. And it’s so much fun! The best part about it is that it’s not just my personal or professional life that’s experienced that growth. My spiritual life has also grown by leaps and bounds. I guess all I really have to do now is keep writing thoughts down as they occur so I don’t lose momentum. I realize that I’ve been focusing on the wrong things. Like what went wrong or what could go wrong. From now on, I will focus on the blessings. I believe that is the secret for growth.

I now realize that life is too short to spend moping around wishing for what could have been. Honestly, I simply miss writing. Period. Now that I know better, I’m going back to my favourite habit – writing, writing for a cause, writing straight from the heart, creative writing, writing to inspire. Praise the Lord! Thanks for Your instruments dearest Father. Now I realize that life is so much more than it really is. I’m moving on! J