{"id":26,"date":"2016-08-22T01:51:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T01:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinkbelievemanifest\/?p=26"},"modified":"2016-08-22T01:51:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T01:51:48","slug":"getting-back-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinkbelievemanifest\/2016\/08\/getting-back-track.html","title":{"rendered":"Getting Back On Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while life will throw us a curve ball. We\u2019ll swing, miss and maybe even hit the ground. It happens to the best of us. Let\u2019s face it, sometimes things just don\u2019t work out the way we planned.<\/p>\n<p>When that happens it\u2019s even more important to not dwell on what went wrong or try to figure out why things didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n<p>Your mind will want to analyze and figure things out. But if you let your mind have its way, you could end up analyzing and figuring things out for a long, long time. In the process, you\u2019ll never move forward and worse, you\u2019ll end up missing out on some spectacular opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>So just how do you get back on track when you can\u2019t stop thinking about what went wrong or what didn\u2019t quite work out the way you wanted?<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Steps To Overcome Setbacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the years I\u2019ve come up with a simple system that\u2019s helped thousands of people and it\u2019s one you can use right now or at anytime to get back on track and move forward.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step One: Accept What Happened<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>First accept what has happened. You can\u2019t change the past, you can\u2019t change what happened. It\u2019s done. You\u2019re here now and from this point forward you can start building the kind of life you want. This realization gives you tremendous power because it puts you back in control of your life.<\/p>\n<p>That means you can no longer dwell on the past or try to figure out what happened or why. Since you can\u2019t undo the past, there\u2019s really no point trying to solve the mystery of why something didn\u2019t work out. Sure there are lessons to be learned from mistakes and failures. Absorb those lessons and let\u2019s move on to the next step.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 2: Focus On What You Want<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next think about what you want next and this means focusing on the outcome or end result you want.<\/p>\n<p>If you lost money, it\u2019s easy to say you want your money back and that\u2019s fine. Just be open to receiving that money you lost in many ways. It may not all come back in one lump sum. You may get small amounts over time. The end result is still getting back what you lost.<\/p>\n<p>If you lost your job, you may feel like you want your old job back. That may not be possible for a number of reasons. However, you could get a better job or one that is just as good as the job you lost, so be open to any possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>You may have had a relationship end, and your knee jerk reaction is to get your ex lover back. But that may not happen so what do you really want? The end result here would be to be in a great relationship with the right person that doesn\u2019t end. It could mean getting back with your ex\u2019 or it could mean meeting someone new and wonderful, just be open to all possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The important part of step 2 is to focus or think about the outcome or end result that you want. Don\u2019t worry about the how, that will unfold over time. Just be clear on what you want.<\/p>\n<p>By being clear on what you want you send out a new instruction to your subconscious mind, and your higher power. They can then work together to help you achieve your desired outcome as long as you stay focused and clear on the end result you want.<\/p>\n<p>That brings us to the third step \u2013 this is the important part and you can\u2019t get to this step without going through the other steps.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 3: Get Rid Of The Negative Thoughts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Step 3 requires that you keep the negative thoughts out of your mind. Your mind will come up with all kinds of reasons why you can\u2019t succeed or why you can\u2019t get what you want.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s only because that\u2019s what it\u2019s used to thinking: it\u2019s just used to having negative thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>So when you hear thoughts that say something like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201cYeah, right; you can\u2019t do that\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cYou\u2019re not smart enough\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cYou don\u2019t know how\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cThat will never happen\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cYou\u2019re not good enough\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or anything similar, recognize that these are just negative thoughts and should be removed and replaced as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>You can replace them with the opposite or with any other positive thought about anything. By simply replacing them you\u2019ll cut off the negative thought, preventing it from attracting more negative thoughts and in the process develop new positive thoughts and create more positive energy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not about simply being positive or saying positive thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>You have to push yourself to constantly think about the end result that you want and eliminating the negative thoughts that can trip you up.<\/p>\n<p>This means paying more attention to what you\u2019re thinking about and having a clear idea of what you really want.<\/p>\n<p>At first this may be challenging, but the more often you work with these 3 steps the sooner you\u2019ll get back on track, move forward and enjoy the success you want.<\/p>\n<p>Even the most successful people in the world will tell you they\u2019ve had more failures and setbacks than success. Yet they always focus on what they want next and push themselves to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Use this simple 3 step process and you\u2019ll get back on track and recover from any past setback or failure. Now you can start moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while life will throw us a curve ball. We\u2019ll swing, miss and maybe even hit the ground. It happens to the best of us. Let\u2019s face it, sometimes things just don\u2019t work out the way we planned. 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