Paul McKenna - Positivity: Optimism, Resilience, Confidence and Motivation

POSITIVITY

POSITIVITY

Confidence, Resilience, Motivation

Paul McKenna, DPhil

Edited by Kate McKenna

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First published by Welbeck in 2021

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Contents

Important Notice

Do NOT use this book until you have read these pages.

You have in your hands one half of a system that will positively change your life. In order to use its transformative power, it is essential that you download the other half too audio tracks which will focus your mind through visualisation and trance and set you on the pathway to success. This can be found at the paulmckenna.com website:

www.paulmckenna.com/downloads

The reason you are here, at this point in your life now with this book in your hands, is you want to embark on change. Just by picking up the book, you have sown the seeds of that transformation. This system will take you on to the next step. So, its vital to understand this is not just a book to read, it is part of your life-changing solution. The book itself is the first essential element of the system and part one of your toolkit. The audio sessions that accompany it, are the second part. Both are just as important as each other. So, you must use both the book and the audio sessions together to achieve permanent, transformative success.

The audio sessions contain everything I would do if I were working with you personally, in the same room, one-on-one. They are simple, powerful psychological techniques and a hypnotic trance that strengthen the power of your unconscious mind to guide you towards success.

It is really easy to download onto your computer or smartphone. With just a few clicks, within minutes, you will have me there whenever you need, to help you make the changes you want in order to help you achieve your goals.

Its important to understand that intellectual knowledge is not the same as real, substantive change. So, you cannot expect lasting results if you only read this book. You must download and use the psychological techniques and guided hypnosis to achieve that.

During the hypnotic trance, which is contained in the audio session, your unconscious mind will become highly receptive to positive intentions. It is not the same as sleep it is a wonderful state of deep relaxation like a daydream or meditation. Even though you are deeply relaxed, if for any reason you need to awaken, you will be able to do so, comfortably, calmly and with all the resources you need.

The audio sessions are not just essential, they are also enjoyable and rewarding. Many people use them over and over again to reinforce their new mind-set and enhance their success.

Ensure your success now. Go online to:

paulmckenna.com/downloads

Type in the following password to access your free audio downloads.

Password: Positivity123

Regularly use the sessions as directed in this book.

Enjoy the techniques and relax, knowing you are now on your way to lasting success!

Why will this system change your life for the better?

You hold in your hands not just a book, but a system that has taken years to develop and has been subject to rigorous testing. In the short amount of time that it will take you to read this, listen to the audio, and do the techniques, your life will change for the better. This toolkit allows you to tap into your hidden, transformative power and that power is Positivity. Connecting into it can transform every aspect of your life. Please dont just take my word for it. I am confident that the system that is this book, along with the audio techniques, is the most powerful psychological process I have made to date. Its written in a concise way to give you a fast-paced experience of positive change. As Albert Einstein said, Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

If you are feeling low, demoralized, anxious or unmotivated, if you are doing OK, but just need a boost, if you are doing well, but want to do even better, then the system that is contained in this book is for you. The techniques here are designed to help you keep calm under pressure, have more self-control, feel motivated and optimistic, choose your responses whilst maintaining perspective and feel powerfully confident. In other words, this system enables you to tap into a mindset, a way of thinking and behaving that I call Positivity. That doesnt mean that you feel happy all the time even when bad things are occurring. If something terrible happens, it is normal, natural and OK to feel sad, angry or frightened, or a combination of all three but no-one wants to live in fear, anger or sadness all the time. As you use this system, your natural emotional default setting will be one of confidence, resilience and motivation. And as you become flooded with these positive feelings, and you embrace them, it will shape every aspect of your life from work to relationships and even your perception of your self.

This book and audio system uses the power of suggestion. This powerful technique is something which I have spent my life studying. Sometimes, people tell me they are not suggestible. So, I ask them, Whats your name? And they reply with their name. So, next, I ask, How do you know that? And they usually say, Because I just do. However, the reason they actually know is because somebody once told them that and it was reinforced over and over again. I ask them how they know the sky is blue and they say things like, Because everybody knows. And once again, I say it was because somebody once suggested it to you. Everyone is suggestible, but that doesnt mean that everyone will respond to just any suggestion. A hypnotist is somebody who is good at getting people to respond to suggestions. By the time you have finished reading this book, you will have a useful understanding of the power of suggestion and how you can use it to enhance your life.

The scientific research shows that the fundamental building blocks of our beliefs about what we think about ourselves, the world and our lives are formed in the first seven years formative years of our childhood. This is particularly true of experiences of strong emotional intensity, either positive or negative. Plato famously said, Give me the boy before hes seven and Ill show you the man. These moments create a blueprint of who we believe we are and what we can and cant achieve in life and its stored in the unconscious mind. One strong negative experience of public speaking early in life can create a belief that we are not a confident speaker. On the other hand, being complimented on something early in life, winning at a competition, being praised by an inspirational figure, or turning around a problematic situation, can form a belief that we are good at that particular thing, or even that we are talented. Sometimes, it can take an awful challenge that we survive, that helps form a belief that we are lucky or strong. Indeed, two people can experience similar events and yet have completely different beliefs about themselves and life as a result, because of the way in which they have interpreted that event. One might see themselves as lucky the other, as a victim. One might view the cup as half full, the other as half empty. Its these decisions and thought processes we make at these formative moments which shape our potential to achieve what we want. They act like hypnotic suggestions that create an important template of our core self. All the techniques in this book are designed to help you choose the beliefs that you have about yourself and life and ultimately, the kind of life you want to have moving forward.