Power of Positive Thinking

Do you practice positive thinking everyday? The art of positive thinking is a simple one, but one that is practiced and learned with time. Test yourself to see where your positivity lies.

A Sample Test to Test Your Positive Thinking

To find out how positive you are, answer the following questions as honestly as you can using this scoring system:

Answers Points:

• Always or almost always - 5
• Usually - 4
• Sometimes - 3
• Rarely - 2
• Never - 1

Put your score in the block on the right:

When something unexpected forces you to change your plans, and you are quick to spot a hidden advantage in this new situation? [ ]

Do you like most of the people you meet? [ ]

When you think about next year, do you tend to think that you will be better off than you are now? [ ]

Do you often stop to admire the things of beauty? [ ]

When someone finds fault with you or with something you have done, can you tell the difference between useful criticism and 'sour grapes', which is better ignored? [ ]

Do you praise your spouse / best friend / lover more often than you criticize him or her? [ ]

Do you believe that the human race will survive well into the twenty first century [ ]

Are you surprised when a friend lets you down? [ ]

Do you think you are happy? [ ]

Do you feel comfortable making yourself the target of your own jokes? [ ]

Do you believe that, overall, your state of mind has had a positive effect on your physical health? []

If you made a list of your 10 favorite people, would name be there on it too? [ ]

When you think back over the past few months, do you tend to remember your success before your setbacks and failures? [ ]

Total Points [ ]

Scoring:

If the sum of all the scores is:

• Above 55: Consider yourself a superstar - someone whose optimism is a powerful
  healing force.
• 50 - 55: Excellent. You are a genuine positive thinker
• 45 - 50: Good. You are a positive thinker, sometimes
• 40 - 45: Fair. Your positive side and your negative side are about evenly matched
• Below 40: You tend to be pessimistic. Think of ways to improve your pessimistic
  Approach to life.

About the author:
Pradeep Aggarwal is a renowned Hypnosis & NLP guru with career spanning two and half decades He is also a much sought after speaker and peak performance consultant for organizations and sport teams . Visit Hypnosis Global for free 6 part mini course to learn Self Hypnosis and Personal Transformation.
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