Do you believe that by thinking negative will also result to a negative outcome?

Philippines
July 18, 2011 3:39am CST
it happened to me just this month, i thought im one of those top 5 employee who will be rewarded for having good performance at work and i know how big incentive i will have if i will be one of those, my boss already congratulates me a week ago though i told her that theres still 2 weeks more before end of the month. during those days ive been so negative that there might be those who will also be on top of me and more seniors than i am and that theres so many of them whose good than i am. earlier my boss told me my rank lower down and she told me that its impossible for me to make it due to some things change. though i will still be listed as one of the top employee but not one of those top 5. i felt so bad, i was thinking that if i only think positively and do more things to do better than think of those people who do better than i am and compare my capabilities to them. i guess i need to have a positive thinking next month again and this time i know i can do it again.
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@angie20 (191)
• Philippines
19 Jul 11
Negative thinking attracts negative possibilities. Being positive in everything you do will not only lift your spirit into blissful state but also hinder you from limiting your best. Thinking begets action and action begets results. If what you think is quite not good probable certainties will be coming to pull you down. It is because you act things according to what is formulated in your mind. But, the point is do your best and don't waste your ample time about negative or whatever pessimistic things. It's not destructible to linger bad thoughts for it serves as a security warning but too much of it is quite risky too.
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@thetis74 (1525)
18 Jul 11
I think it and so too that I think it depends on your effort. If you think negative the reason why the outcome would be negative is that nothing from inside of you, say for example, determination can drive you to achieving a certain goal. And if you think positive, the positive ideas will be just coming from right out of you thereby giving you more concrete will power in earning something. But no matter what you do, make sure you do it for yourself prior to others.
@anil02 (24688)
• India
20 Jul 11
To success in life one must have positive attitude. A person with negative attitude never success in his life.
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
20 Jul 11
It's that rumored 'secret behind The Secret.' (You know that The Secret is just the Law of Attraction, which is basically 'find successful friends, spend as much time as you can helping them succeed further, and you'll become successful') The 'secret behind The Secret' is the force that The Law of Attraction activates: viral expectation---you expect that you'll succeed, and so do your successful friends, so you're bound to succeed.
• India
18 Jul 11
Noone can oppose the fact that negative thinking creates depression. It creates negative energy in you and gradually decreases our spirit of our performance. So it'll certainly affect on our work. You are always thinking that what'll happen if i failed in exam so negative thinking will affect negatively your results. , on the other hand if exam is over and then you started thinking negatively then i don't know what will happen because its concerned with law of attraction and yet i don't beleive in it completely. I'll have to think over it and read books about LAW OF ATTRACTIONS to reach on appropriate judgement.
• Philippines
21 Jul 11
yes your right i will rather think in positive way by doing more great things than thinking too much about the greatness of others as they they can do more better than me.
20 Jul 11
It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders for a promotion and rather than finding this daunting fou should fing it rewarding that your boss is putting you forward for this opportunity. AS you are internal to the work you are doing it is a good sign as your boss has pointed this out you. It means tyhey are keen to take you on and may well be interested in you over others. Try to relish the opportunity and don't be down about your potention, think possitive!
@catcai (1056)
• Philippines
19 Jul 11
Hi Homeshoppers!i certainly agree with agentgulaman. I believe in the law of attraction just like what was stated in the book The Secret. I also believe that things to happen for a reason. It could also be that there might be something better out there for you. Law of attraction or fate- what matters is that you still continue to do your best in everything that you do. Never tire.. i know it could be tiring to always put your best foot forward and even positive thinking seems just not enough but im sure you can do it. You may not be rewarded for it now but soon you will be. And it would also be best for you not to be pessimistic. Negative thoughts does not only attract negative vibes, it also attracts wrinkles and pimples. =)
@derek_a (10874)
19 Jul 11
I don't think that it is much to do with how you think, but more on how you act. I have known people I have worked with thinking very negatively, but had quite a suprise when everything turned out great, because they carried on doing what was need anyway. On the other hand, I have known people working hard at positive thinking and it hasn't worked out for them at all. As a therapist, I have seen this happen so many times before. I am not a fan of positive thinking, but of positive action, and if you want to make things happen it's best to have a combination of both positive thinking and positive action. _Derek
@kkanaka (886)
• Singapore
19 Jul 11
Yes, I believe that by thinking negative the outcome will also result to negative. I try to be positive all the time, but it doesnt mean that you will achieve everything you want without any efforts and just by thinking positively; its just that sometimes thinking positively will guide you towards the right path. You will have more energy and strength to work harder and make your wishes come true, you will want to reach your goals faster and will do the right things to achieve it. Whereas if you think negatively automatically your energy level will go down, and you will start compromising yourself that anyway I am not going to get it so why work so hard... So obviously you will achieve lesser than if you had had a positive attitude.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
19 Jul 11
Hi homeshoppers, Yes our thinking and our attitude make a big difference in our lives. Positive people look for and expect the best and most of the time they will get it. Others tend to keep their distance from negative people because they not only attract the things they don't want into their life but their negativity is catching. Blessings.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
19 Jul 11
Yes I strongly believe that thinking negative about any situation won't really help you out. Being depressed, stressed, or down about anything doesn't really help your cause and usually the best thing you can always do for yourself is to try and be positive and radiate that positive energy to other people and the world. At the same time though work can be very stressful and it's not always easy to keep your cool when things are going wrong and you look bad at your job. I know how that feels and I have gotten way to stressed about it in the past. I've just tried to make it a point in my life to not bring that stress home and worry about it because I did that way too much in the past. If you feel you are unhappy in your current position another thing that could probably help you to be more positive is too make steps towards things you want to do with your life that you think would make you happier. Now that I'm using my stressful job to go through college and trying to get a better job doiong something I want to do, it's a lot easier for me to think of my stressful job as just a stepping stone to where I need to be. I hope that you can find a way to be happy or feeling good in your life. I would suggest reading some books by Eckhart Tolle, try Be Here Now or New Earth. He's a great spiritual writer and I personally get a lot of relief from reading any kind of spiritual or metaphysics books because they talk about much deeper things than the small things that bother us throughout the day. I've read a lot of books that have instilled strong feelings of love and compassion in me and I think you would get a lot of joy out of reading some Eckhart Tolle books. Good luck with your job for the future
• Philippines
19 Jul 11
Yes, I do believe that thinking negative will also result to a negative outcome. You may not notice it, but what happened to you could probably be the result of your negative thinking. You see, it is a domino effect, you think negatively. With your negative thoughts, you cannot work properly nor be productive. Hence, the result - your performance degraded - a negative outcome.
• United States
19 Jul 11
My grandmother used to say prepare for the worst and be pleasantly surprised when it doesn't happen... I think that using positive thinking as a way to attract good fortune or special benefits might work in some people's minds, yet I can't help thinking that using that concept in the work place might leave one to not put forth a best effort in their work, and that best effort is where those bonuses lie. When you think, at the beginning of the month, I am going to work extra hard and become one of the top five, you work more efficiently, you budget your work time productively, when you begin to think, maybe I am not good enough to be among the elite, your work changes becomes less efficient, you begin to loose time, you create a self fulfilling prophecy of sorts. I think your best bet for yourself and for your employer is for you to go into the month and finish the month simply doing the best job you can do. Others may have opportunities to shine, yet your performance won't be based on opportunities, it'll be based on your abilities and willingness to do your best all the time, and this will be noted at some point.
• Philippines
19 Jul 11
In my opinion, yes it does. If you are an optimistic person you will try everything to extend your boundaries and inject positive feelings and happiness to yourself. Thinking positively results in a favorable outcome and situations, even if you're present circumstances are not as you are expected them to be. Injecting positive things to ourselves affects our mental attitude and resulting to a better life. One of my advices is you go along with your office mates who think positively especially when you are feeling down. Don't give much time listening to the news and those negative things. Have a great day!
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
18 Jul 11
The human mind is an extremely powerful thing and it can shape our reality in any number of ways. There are going to be many times where we are going to be able to do a lot more with a huge degree of positive thoughts. When negative thoughts enter our mind, it is something that is extremely hard for even the most mentally prepared person to properly deal with. We will hopefully be able to think positively but there are times where the people around us are less than positive. When we are surrounded by negative feedback, that does affect our thought process a lot, even if we do not think negatively. Therefore, we might start to be defeated in the arena of our own mind and be subconsciously sabotaged in any number of ways. That just underlines the importance of allowing positive thoughts to flow within the mind. Hopefully this will allow us a better life when we start to think even more positively.
• Philippines
18 Jul 11
Being positive brings positive results, this is even backed up by science.For our body is made of electrical magnetic field.And whatever we think , sends signals to our body and to all other magnetic fields surrounding us.Me , myself was skeptical about this when I was younger.But as I grew older, I discovered so many times that it really works that way.
@naija4real (1291)
19 Jul 11
I do not think negative thinking will result in a negative outcome. This is because we do not have control about things of the future. Future occurrence are being mankind control, we can only pray for the best things of life to come to our way but we can not control them.
• United States
18 Jul 11
I think it does not matter whether you are thinking negative or positive. I think the outcome is still going to be the same no matter what you are thinking. They say that thinking positive helps but I have really tried this and I believe it does not work for me so I think it does not really matter.
@omarfw (50)
• United States
18 Jul 11
I do believe that putting out negative thoughts will ultimately attract negative circumstances to you. You get what you put out.
• Philippines
19 Jul 11
this is the result when man take his own principle.either positive or negative thinker you are still at the end you will failed.God didn't teach us to have positve or negative views in life but by faith.even how hard you work if that thing is not meant for you it will never be yours same also in negative thinker even you will not work if that thing is meant for you it will be yours.we think positive and negative just to make excused in the things we will be encounter or encountered.have faith in God not in your self,relax,enjoy life in a right way,avoid envy and do not think of positive and negative.