5 steps to staying positive and productive

1. Keep Dreaming Big. As soon as you commit to a big dream, visualize it daily, and really go after it, your subconscious creative mind will come up with big ideas to make it happen. It will also help you to problem solve your way through challenges and create positive outcomes beyond your temporary struggles.

2. Believe in Yourself. If you are going to be successful in maintaining your emotional health and creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen.

3. Stop Complaining. Look at who you are blaming and what you are complaining about. I'm fat. I'm tired. I can't get out of debt. More than likely, you can do something about them. Decide what you want, and create a plan to get it.

4. Turn Paranoia on It's Head: Imagine how much easier it would be to succeed in life if you were constantly expecting the world to support you and bring you opportunity. Successful people do just that.

5. Use Affirmations to Build Self-Confidence: One of the most powerful tools for building worthiness and self-confidence is the repetition of positive statements until they become a natural part of the way you think. Create a list of 10 to 20 statements that affirm your belief in your worthiness and your ability to create the life of your dreams. Here are some examples of affirmations that have worked for others in the past:

* I am worthy of love, joy and success.

* I am smart.

* I am loveable and capable.

* I can create anything I want.

* I am able to solve any problem that comes my way.

* I can handle anything that life hands me.

* I have all the energy I need to do everything I want to do.

* I am attracting all the right people into my life.