Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Positive Thinking is a Bunch of Crap – and Crap Makes Great Fertilizer
PLANTING YOUR SEEDS
Roots: What's In Your Garden Now?
Self-Esteem: Catching the I-Love-Me Disease
Me-ology: The Self-Esteem Dipstick
The Dark Ages: Childhood Programming and Past Letdowns
Exercise: Connect-the-influences
Getting Back on the Horse
Step Away from the Panic Button: Conquering Fear
Trauma: Breaking the Chains
“It Could Be Worse”: Dramatization and Awareness
For Your Eyes Only: Journaling to Release
Meditation: Connecting Above Pain
Join the Club: Live and Online Support Groups
Drop That Horseshoe: There's No Such Thing as Bad Luck
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Warm-up: Shake Out Negative Kinks
Work Those Mouth Muscles
Do Some Reps
Cool-Down: Feel the Burn
Switching Terminals: Hook Up to Positive Energy
What's In It for Me?
The Buddy System
Knowledge is Power
The First Signs of Your Spring of Rebirth
Conspiracy Theory: The Biggest Threat to the New You
There's Always Tomorrow: Eradicate Procrastination
Just Say No: How Not to Take On Too Much
Take Me As I Am: Kicking the Approval Habit
Blood is Thicker than Embarrassment
The Blame Game: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
Making Your Omelet: How to Learn From Your Mistakes
If Your Buds Shrivel, Add More Fertilizer
When the Door Closes, Go Out the Window
Buried Alive: What to Do When Your Mountain Crumbles
Poppy Fields: Visualizing in Technicolor
Preparation: Boarding the Visualization Train
Guided visualization
Receptive visualization
Altered memory visualization
Worry-Me-Nots and You-Can-Themums
Cross-Pollination: How to “Bee”
FRUITION AND HARVEST
Natural Attraction: Bringing Love, Money and Success
Radiant Relationships
Incredible Careers
Financial Freedom
Dream Delivery
Awesome Aging
THE PHYSICAL POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
Sit Back and Relax
CONCLUSION
Surviving the Winter: Keep Your Garden Alive
CHECKLIST FOR THE POSITIVE THINKING PROCESS
BIBLIOGRAPHY