Are Negative Emotions Really Negative?

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Those feelings we know to be negative emotions can powerfully serve you once you understand why they are there.

I was starting out kinda slow and needed a quick pick me up from one of my favorite books.

In my reading this morning, I chose Giant Steps by Tony Robbins. Short passages that can impact you immediately.

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I usually just open it up anywhere and start reading whatever is on the page in front of me, and today, low and behold out came the negative feelings and emotions page.

I was in the midst of wondering if I was really getting to where I wanted to go in life. (Yes, I have these thoughts too, I just don’t dwell on them. I’ve learned to turn them around quickly.)

I sure needed the passage this morning though as I spent half the night working on my site and am going short on sleep and energy, a sure time when negative can seep into your mind.

Anyway, what I read that made a huge difference for me today was this:

“Understand that all emotions serve you. Those you once thought of as negative emotions are merely calls to action.FailureQuote

ie. If you are feeling frustrated, it really means that you believe things could be better and they’re not.

This is a call to action telling you that you must do something to make it better right now.”

The negative emotion is really a gift if you use it effectively. (That is if you don’t choose to wallow in it instead.)

So, from now on when you think of what you used to call a negative emotion, think of it as a call to action, an ‘action signal’.”

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According to Tony Robbins, there is always something you can do to master your present state. It is quite amazing how your energy can be turned right around by just a short but impactful bit of positive information.

rp_TAGR-free-ebook1-1-209x300.jpgBy the way, two of the many success authors that Tony studied was Jim Rohn and Napoleon Hill.

During those down feelings, cultivate positive energy from negative emotion by really analyzing why you feel the way you do.

Sometimes this is all it takes to turn your positive attitude up a notch by searching for solution.

What does it for you? How do you turn yourself around when you need it?

Download your free copy of Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill to help you get started.