Thinking...in different ways!

In a seminar last week, someone asked about "thinking" and "goal setting." In my experience, I've found that there are more or less effective ways of thinking.

Not efficient (just thinking a lot, quickly, about what I've thought about before...) but effective (new thoughts, new innovations, new developments...) ways of thinking.

I know I'm a different kind of thinker. What can look from the outside to be "positive" thinking is really on the inside "directed" thinking.

Is it easy...Good God no! Is it worth it: absolutely, unequivocally YES!!!

"So Jason, how do you do it?"

I love (and I mean I really do LOVE) this question because it puts me in the learning. The real question is not "can you think in a directed why IF you need to," but...

• "When things are tough, when you are down, when it seems there's nothing left to uplift you, WILL you think in a directed way?"

There are a lot of things you could do (please, leave a comment below with your idea!), and I thought I'd just share a couple of my own ideas...

1) When I attend a seminar or watch a presentation, I write many notes in my notebook (for example, just the first 2 minutes and 47 seconds of this is enough to get me going...and writing Bill Strickland ). I realize that I can change my direction of thinking pretty easily! As a matter of fact, many years ago I was one of the only ones taking class notes in multiple colors. I found over time that one of the ways I learn the best is through visual variety.

2) Likewise, making goals attainable, attractive and fun in the process has taken me work and focus. I've tried a few things, including making collages, writing affirmations and creative visualization...I learned a lot of this through this book here: Creative Visualization. When I get a goal, I usually write it out (same goal, usually different words) on my bathroom mirror with a "dry-erase" pen. That way, I'm sure to see it when I'm getting ready for the day, and I'm sure to reflect upon it one more time before I go to sleep!

Finding what will work for you will ultimately be a process of trial and error. Try something; if it works...keep on doing it!