Table of contents Introduction I. Did you know that, three letters can determine your life’s direction? Its sounds interesting right? I also impressed with the statement of the article. First time I read this statement I feel that I should improve myself starting today. II. I remembered the situation last year where I got a job interview with my friend. Two days before I went to the interview, my friend are not willing to go because he believed that the other applicants were better and more qualified than him. His mind was filled with fears concerning the job and he was sure he would be rejected. His overall behavior made a bad impression, and consequently, he materialized his fear and did not get the job but fortunately, I get the job. But how this kind of thing can happen? Today I would talk to you about how to be a positive thinker, the characteristics of a positive thinker and benefits of positive thinking. (Transition: Let’s start by looking at the way to be a positive thinker. ) Body I. The way to be a positive thinker A. Motivate Yourself Anytime, anyway, and everywhere. Being productive will help you build self-confidence and make you feel better about yourself. B. Leave the Past Behind Remember past successes and leave past failures behind When you focus on your successes, you boast your self-confidence. When you focus on past failures you belittle yourself and make yourself feel inadequate C. Make Positive Thinking a Habit 1. Start each day and each new effort by reminding yourself how truly great you are 2. Taking the time every day to focus on all the positive things in your life (Transition: I know you can do it because if you do so, you can have your own identity. Here I tell you. ) II. There are a few character that we shall know he / she is a positive thinker. A. Try to be an optimist person A person disposed to take a favorable view of things. There prefer to think before made a mind decision about something. See the best in things and expect a successful conclusion. B. People have a better health and always look happy Practice a better life style and prefer to do something that give a benefits to them. Have a better communication with people that create a harmony society. C. Resistant to stress and less prone to depression Looks cool and steady in various condition. Creative in problems solving. (Transition: Now you know who is a negative or positive thinker, let’s look at the benefits that a positive thinker will get. ) A lot of benefits if we practice positive thinking. A. Brings strength, energy, and initiative. Positive thinking brings more energy, more initiative and more happiness. It makes you more relax and ability to make a good decision B. Clear thoughts produce clear results If we practice being a good and positive thinker, we will get what we had to think Chinese proverb: The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it Conclusion As we have seen, there are important for us to practice the positive thinking in our lifestyle because there are benefits waiting for us. Fortunately, we can be a positive thinker by practice a simple way in our daily life. I can be a positive thinker and I believe you too. Now I get the answer to why I can get the job and I hope for more luck for me in the future. Bibliography Internet Sources Awaken The Wisdom And Power Within You. “Quotes on Positive Thinking”. (01 Okt, 2012) Retrieved 16 Okt 2012 from http://www. successconsciousness. com Awaken The Wisdom And Power Within You. “The Power of Positive Thinking”. (29 Sept, 2012) Retrieved 16 Okt 2012 from http://www. successconsciousness. com