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Staying positive is so important. Negativity will eventually kill your focus.

But, let’s be honest with ourselves…

Discouragement will come.
Life isn’t always easy.
You may not see a way out of your situation.
You may even come to a breaking point.

I’ve been there in all these situations. I know, it’s not always rainbows and butterflies.

Negativity comes to be when you focus on these kinds of problems. It comes to steal your joy. In these situations we have a big choice to make. We can focus on us or turn our focus elsewhere.

Focus on others and the magnitude of your problems will quickly diminish. It’s hard to be down and depressed when your focus isn’t on your own issues. Pour into someone else’s life by serving them today and watch how this principle works.

So, we first have to be honest with ourselves and with others…

What’s going on in life for you? How are you staying positive right now?

Adam Kirk Smith
Adam Smith
25 Years in Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality · Author · Speaker · Coach

Adam spent 25 years in retail, restaurant, and hospitality leadership — managing teams of 60, growing a store from $600K to $2M+, and overseeing guest experience at a corporate level. Author of The Bravest You (endorsed by Seth Godin). Host of two podcasts. 170K monthly readers. Grimes, Iowa.

8 responses to “Keep Moving On In Your Journey”

  1. There are a couple of people in my life I know I can talk to when I get discouraged and they will listen and encourage me. That also really helps.

    • That really does help so much. Definitely needed that along the way, too. If you ever need to talk, you know where to reach me. Thanks for stopping by Caleb.

  2. There are a couple of people in my life I know I can talk to when I get discouraged and they will listen and encourage me. That also really helps.

    • That really does help so much. Definitely needed that along the way, too. If you ever need to talk, you know where to reach me. Thanks for stopping by Caleb.

  3. This speaks from the heart. And I’ve been there, back and again. Nonetheless, I will maintain my focus and stay positive. Thank you for being real.

  4. This speaks from the heart. And I’ve been there, back and again. Nonetheless, I will maintain my focus and stay positive. Thank you for being real.

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