My Union Journal

Are you the type of person who likes to blame everyone else or other external forces for everything that is going bad in your life?  Maybe you don’t even realize it, but just think for a moment.  When something goes badly at work, do you say “Why does that always have to happen to me?”  Or, do you say something like, “When am I going to catch my big break?”  Maybe you are setting yourself up for failure and a life of disappointment just in the way you think and talk. 

Why don’t you try this first.  Write you your journal about the good things going on in your life and write about some of the things you would like to accomplish.  This will start putting you in a positive frame of mind and it will also give you an opportunity to see in writing what you really want out of life.  Maybe you have never really thought about it, but we all really want something.  So go for it.

Next, change your bad habit of negative talk and negative questioning.  When you go to work and something goes wrong, for example, with a co-worker.  Ask yourself, “what can I do to make this situation better”, and then do it.  If you are passed over for a raise, ask yourself, “how can I increase my job performance to make sure I am the next in line for promotion?”  Never assume that just because you are there and have been loyal to your job for a long time that everything is going to go your way.

Practice positive thinking and positive questioning outside of work too.  How about in your personal finances.  Instead of asking yourself why you never have any money, ask yourself what you can do to stretch your dollar further, and then act on it!  Do not ever assume anyone around you is going to take responsibility for making sure you are best served.  You are really responsible for your own destiny and anything good and/or bad that may come your way.

Sure, we all have bad days, but just always pick yourself up and begin asking yourself, “how can I make tomorrow better?”  Enjoy life, it is but a fleeting moment, and don’t forget to practice some of these techniques in your journal just to get in the habit of thinking and questioning in a positive manner.