Member-only story
How to Be Positive Without Being in Denial
Find your Locus of Control
I am a negative person, or so I’ve been told.
I have a tendency to see the danger, the flaws, and the inconsistency in everything.
I guess you can call me skeptical.
Some of it it’s based on fear and cynicism but some it’s based on past experiences and reflections.
But also I can be very positive. I can see potential, possibilities, and hope, in people and systems.
How come I am positive and negative at the same time?
Locus of control
Locus of control is the degree to which we believe we have control over our lives. An internal locus of control means that we believe events in our lives derive from our own actions.
At the other end of the spectrum, a person with an external locus of control thinks that most events in life are outside their power, shit happens and there is no point in doing anything about it other than complain.
I have a strong internal locus of control. I am convinced that everything that’s happened to me in life, good and bad, is down to me, my thinking and my actions ( or lack of thereof)
