Module Three obstacles to our goals. obstacles are encountered every day of our lives. But what we do and how we react during these events will determine the outcomes of such events. Our reaction to these obstacles will determine if the situation becomes a minor annoyance to a major event. overreacting to a small annoyance can magnify the issue and make it larger than it actually is. These are the types of reactions that should be kept in check.
But what is an appropriate response for each obstacle that we encounter? Like many things, the obstacles will determine the response. Types of negative thinking. negative thinking is the process of thinking negative rather than positive thoughts. Seemingly positive thinking requires effort while negative thinking is uninvited didn't happens easily. A person who has been brought up in a happy and positive atmosphere where people value success and self improvement will have a much easier time thinking positively.
One who was brought up in a poor or difficult situation will probably Continue to expect difficulties and failure, negative thoughts center on the individual others and the future. negative thinking causes problems such as depression, pessimism and anxiety. Typical types of negative thinking are described below. Type types of negative thinking continued over generalization make a general universal rule from one isolated event. Global labeling automatically used disparaging labels to describe yourself. filtering, pay attention selectively to the negative, disregarding the positive, polarized thinking group things into absolute black and white categories assuming that you must be perfect or you are worthless.
Self blame, persistently blame yourself for things that may not be your fault. personalization. Assume that everything has something to do with you negatively comparing yourself to everyone else. mind reading, feel that people don't like you or are angry with you without any real evidence. Control fallacies. Feel that you have total responsibility for everybody and everything or that you have no control as a helpless victim.
Emotional reasoning, believe that things are the way you feel about them. Personal application, we all have situations in our personal lives where the ability to be assertive helps us achieve our goals. Now will each practice the opportunity to develop assertive responses. Standing up for yourself will translate into success throughout your personal and professional lives. It will help grow a person's self confidence and make the challenges that we encounter every day that much more easily to overcome