The Life Long Disoriented are a diverse group of people sharing many characteristics in common.  At  the most basic level, they don't know who they are or where they are going.  They live by default rather than by design, and they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to make their dreams come true.  When things don't work out, they always have an excuse, and it's never their fault.  They are unable to maintain a sustained focus for the long haul.  They are talkers rather than doers.  They never commit themselves to anything with all their heart, all their mind, and all their strength.

Review this checklist to see how many of the following characteristics you share in common with the Life Long Disoriented.

1.  They believe they can think the same old thoughts, take the same old actions, and still get a new life.

2.  They don't run their own mind.  Someone else runs it for them, and tells them how to think and what to do.

3.  They don't know how to program their own mind.  All of their programming was inherited or done by other people.

4.  They are image-oriented.  They try to change their life by changing their image rather than by changing the way they think.

5.  They don't live as if they are a great person.  They don't act as if their dreams are possible and work each day to make
      them happen.

6.  They tolerate negative thinking.

7.  They haven't selected an area of excellence which they develop and give to the world.

8.  They create and adopt limitations in their own  mind.

9.  The are outcome-oriented rather than purpose-oriented.

10.  They don't control what goes into their mind.

11.  They don't understand that they can change who they are by changing what they put into their mind.

12.  They have never opened their heart and mind to the power of God's love.  They don't have a personal relationship with
       God based on love.

13.  They don't live congruently with their heart, mind, and will all heading in the same direction.

It's easy to become a member of the Life Long Disoriented.  All you have to do is hand other people your dreams, and they will tell you what to do and how to think for the rest of your life.  They will give you a small plot in Nowhere Land in which you can bury your dreams forever.

Excerpt from :

Zero Tolerance To Negative Thinking : Good-by Depression - Hello Positive Mind

David J Abbott M.D.