Often talked about but seldom understood is the emotion of positivity.   It's an emotion that everyone wants. Who can blame you for wanting to feel hopeful, inspired and motivated (all synonyms for when you think of positivity)?   However, the reason our pursuit of positivity falls flat, to be brutally honest, is because we are going about it the wrong way.   We have sayings like "fake it 'til you make it" that trick us into thinking there are shortcuts to the emotions we want to feel.   Nothing could be further from the truth.    The purpose of this podcast is to give you a realistic and true definition of what being a positive person is like and help give you some practical steps on how to achieve positivity.    What we covered:

• What Life By Design means by the phrase 'staying positive.' Positivity is an outlook towards your future, it's not a spur of the moment forced emotion that you attempt to make yourself feel no matter what the circumstances. Life is challenging, especially if you decide to pursue your values. One of the great challenges of life is what happens when one of those values (your wife, family, career) die or become impossible to attain? It would be crazy to feel 'positive' about that situation. But you can remain a positive person.
• How becoming positive is a choice that you get to make. Remember emotions are results of actions; not the cause of actions. Meaning the genuine feeling of positivity is caused by the actions you take. When you take actions that will create a better future for you, will help you meet a goal, or pursue a value - it's natural to feel positive, but you can't 'fake it 'til you make it.'
• Practical and tangible steps on how you can increase the positivity in your life and become a happier person.