Thinking Differently…a challenge

It seems to be a day for tagging and being tagged.  I was tagged by Donna Karlin for the “Think Different Challenge“. 

Ironically, just this morning I was having a conversation with someone around how your thinking colors your actions.  If I think that someone is going to give me a hard time (returning something to a store, accepting an idea I have, doing something I want them to do) I write myself a mental script that has been respond to them according to how I assume (bad word) they will react to me.  I’m already coming from a space that is likely to create a negative attitude.  But if I believe that they will respond to me favorably, then the whole way that I approach each situation is different.  Friendlier. More Attractive.

So the challenge for me is to remember to think differently in situations which I ordinarily might find bothersome.  So this week I will think differently.  I will go forth and presume a positive outcome for everything that comes my way.

The Challenge…

The Think Different Challenge is all about finding something in your life you currently have negative thoughts or feelings toward (eg work or your mother-in-law), and deciding to look at it differently. It is about realizing that some things are just a part of life, so we may as well try to find the positives in them.

The rules for this writing project are:

1. Write a new blog post in which you “think different”. Write about the above, or be a bit different and interpret the challenge the way you want .
2. State that the post is a part of the Think Different Challenge and include a link and/ or trackback to this post so that readers know the rules of the challenge. Feel free to use the above banner (inspired, of course, by Seth Godin).
3. Include a link and/ or trackback to the blogger who tagged you.
4. At the end of your post, go ahead and tag some fellow bloggers. Don’t forget to email them to let them know they have been tagged.
5. That’s it! Just sit back and enjoy reading peoples’ responses to the challenge.

So to keep this going, I Tag:

 Jenny and Erin at Jenny and Erin

Andrea J. Lee at Money, Meaning, and Beyond

Alexander Kjerulf at The Chief Happiness Officer

Belle Wong at Abundance Journal

Donald Latumahina at Life Optimizer

If you weren’t tagged, but would like to participate, please go ahead and write a post that fits in with the challenge. Thanks for playing!

Warmly,

 Donna Steinhorn