If your life feels like it lacks the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view.
By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.
Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Don't leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control the situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.
Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt. Turn your “worry hours” into “productive hours”. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.
【助读词汇】
-incentive n. 动机 adj. 激励的
-negative adj. 反面的，消极的
-enhance vt. 提高，增加
-perspective n. 透视画法，透视图，远景，前途，观点
-aspiration n. 热望, 渴望
-routine n. 例行公事，惯例，常规
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改变自己
如果你感觉生活缺少你需要的动力和激情，或许你就要改变一下自己的观点。
如果你让自己的想法集中在事情好的一面，你将有更大的动力去达到你的目标，而不会让消极的想法限制你的能力，让你停止不前。
如果你选择变换角度，你的生活会豁然开朗，幸福快乐会接踵而来。不要把自己的未来任凭机会摆布，也不要等待局面会不可思议地自动变好。你必须与内心希望与热情步调一致。建立自信，敢于与困难斗争，而不是选择逃避困难。记住，生活的动力未必能使你把握局势，你处理问题的应变能力才是最重要的。
要相信美好事情的发生总是可能的，记住失败可以成为教训，它能引领你作出新的发现。将你的害怕转变成信任，学会越过忧虑和彷徨。将你的“焦虑时间”换成“创造时间”。把你浪费了的精力用在你能涉及的有意义的事上面。当你尝试经历生活的快乐时，你会发现会发生许多美好的事情。当你采用积极的想法去应对日常事情，并让这些成为你的世界里的重要的部分时，你会找到幸福和快乐。
【人生启迪】
有位哲人曾说过这样一句话：“生活是无可选择的，对它，你们必须接受。唯一的选择就是如何生活。”改变自己是一种成熟，一种勇气，一种修养，同时更是一种睿智。改变自己的结果常会丰富人生的内涵，完成自我的超越，获得人生的成功。