Act only after everything is in place and ready to go.  Don’t move forward until you can do it with courage, conviction, and enthusiasm.  When you are ready to counter attack, the time for doubt and fear is past.  There must be no wavering or ambivalence in the counter attack.

Wavering and ambivalence will stop you in your tracks before you even get started.  It’s a mistake to venture out on the ocean of your dreams if you can’t do it with enthusiasm and a positive attitude.

It’s impossible to do anything when ambivalence, doubt, and fear are in control.  I was involved in a training program in Saudi Arabia in which we taught people to perform eye surgery.  I worked with one particular aspiring doctor who wanted to be a retinal surgeon.  The problem was he was tentative in everything he did.  Every surgical maneuver was a problem because he continually listened to the voice of doubt and fear.  He couldn’t commit himself to a single course of action and follow it through to completion.

Operating with him was like a trip to the dentist; he would drive me crazy as I watched him flip flop from one surgical approach to another.  Needless to say, he never became a retinal surgeon.  There’s no such thing as an ambivalent surgeon.  If you are going to perform surgery you have to commit yourself to a course of action, and you can’t do it in a half-hearted manner.  You must have a positive attitude and take fearless action tempered by good judgment. 

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

David J Abbott M.D.