A New Beginning

Welcome to Positively Driven! 

Dedicated to sharing, learning, and personal growth, this is a community project! So come join us! Share your thoughts, tips, and techniques for living a happy, positive life! 

P.S. If you want to contribute, you'll need publishing rights, so let me know! You can comment on any post or email me at philipjameswoolley@gmail.com to let me know. Thanks! :D

Well, it would be a worthless site if there wasn't at least one positive tip to begin with.

Here is today's thought:

"People are more alike, much more alike, than they are different."

-The Power of Thinking Big

This is a good quote to remember when someone offends you, you approach someone you don't like, or to just put people in their proper perspective. 

Have you ever had a day where you had a whole bunch of homework due the next day, have to work that night, need to pay rent, your car breaks down, and your toy poodle Fifi died? If so, please let me know! That must be quite the story! Or maybe someone's done something that just pushes your buttons (like wear clothes you wouldn't be caught dead in or walk differently than you do.)    

The point is, everyone has a hard life. Everyone has problems with school or at their job or in their family or with a significant other. And EVERYONE gets stressed out every now and again. So cut the other person a little slack. People have the right to be different. You see, we're different, but we're the same. If you show the other person friendship, eventually they'll come around.

And let's talk about the time you've given a presentation or spoken in front of a crowd or approached a "high profile" individual (anything from a judge to a manager at work or anyone else that makes you shake in your shoes a little bit). Remember, it's only a person! They're just like you in a lot of ways! Don't be scared! President Bush has to go to the bathroom just like you do. Tiger Woods passes gas. Angelina Jolie gets sweaty armpits too! (hahaha this is too fun. Excuse me for using such... realistic examples.) 

So don't be intimidated the next time you see that cute guy or gal that you want to talk to. They're just like you. They don't have superpowers. And that goes for anyone else you come in contact with. Put people on the same level and overcome your nervous jitters when interacting with them. 

Hopefully this will get our journey to a greater, more fulfilling life off to a good start. Thank you for joining me in this excursion. It's going to be and adventure!

Remember, think positive and win!

and let me know if you want to contribute! :)