In my last article I wrote about, “The Turbulent World Effect” and the challenges of strategy making in a turbulent world. The ultimate effect this has on people is to create worry, so let’s tackle the concept of worry this month. What if I told you, I had a way to reduce worry in a turbulent world? It involves a process I call, “Positive Thinking – Positive Habits – Positive Results.” Let’s put this model to the test, and see if we cannot only address the concept of worry, but what we can do about it.

The process of worrying can really be defined as – the process of moving to the negative. In other words, when we begin to worry, we aren’t worrying about what is going to go right, but what is going to go wrong. The more we worry, the easier it is to look at the negatives. Soon we are immersed in worry, and often, unconsciously, we see everything that crosses our path as negative. For instance, look at these three examples:

• The economy is sluggish, at best.
• Property values keep dropping.
• The last three client meetings resulted in no sales.

We can’t argue with those three. Once those thoughts cross our mind, we can move in one of the two directions. The first and easiest direction is to worry, and here comes the “What ifs…”

• The economy is sluggish at best. “What if it gets worse?”
• Property values keep dropping. “What if I can’t sell my house?”
• The last three client meetings resulted in no sales. “What if I’ve lost my touch?”

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