First of all, take a real hard look at your life, what have you really lost? A house, a car, those are just material things. Do you still have your arms and legs? If you can still walk and talk, you may have to just survive for a while until the economy turns around, but the point is you can survive!

The economy has taken a toll on a big percentage of Americans. People have not only lost their jobs, their dream homes, their cars, their worldly positions, but their dreams have also been shattered.  So how do you stay positive when you have lost everything?

Stay Away From Negativity

One way to do this, is embed positive affirmations is your mind. Stay out of all the negativity, like the news and people around you that are whining, saying ole poor me! Of course it is not easy, but who said life would always be easy? Life is what you make it, it is your choice to make it good or bad, and YES you do have a choice!

Start thinking about how you want your life to look.  What do you see yourself doing, what type of people are in your life, where do you live?  Then think about what it would take you to get there.  Do not think of it as being an impossible challenge,  think of it as a journey. Use your mind like when you were a small child, everything was possible and you had no fear.

Once you decide exactly what you want, write it down and put it like you already have it. You have to put it in your subconscious like you now have it, not that you want it. If you always think you want something, that thing will never come about, as your subconscious thinks you just want it, not that you have it.

Do not have your affirmations put in a negative way. Instead of saying, I do not want stress in my life, Say, I want peace in my life, otherwise all your subconscious will hear is stress, and you will get more of it.

Be Real

Always make sure your affirmations are real to you.  Do not say, I am going to be rich tomorrow, as that will never happen, unless you win the lottery.  Make them attainable and believable for you, like I will have a car to drive in the next thirty days.

Write your affirmations on notes around the house where you can see them every day.  Read them every morning and every night before going to bed. Reading them out loud will even work better, as when you hear something you retain it more than just reading it.

Staying positive is the only way most people are going to survive the economy that has hit us all so hard.  And always remember to be grateful for what you already have.  If you think your life sucks, then visit a hospital. Seeing someone that has to carry an oxygen bottle around, should make you think twice about how great it is to breath fresh air.  Or a little child dying of cancer, how sad to know they may not even experience life.

Zig Ziglar quoted: “It is not what you have got, it is what you use that makes the difference.”

Think of what you still have, use it to your fullest, be grateful, say your affirmations, stay positive and watch your life change before your eyes even in todays economy!