Why Positive Thinking Is A Waste Of Time

ANDREW D. WITTMAN, PHD is a former bodyguard to Sir Elton John, Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Netanyahu and many other prominent politicians. He’s also a former U.S. Marine, Police Officer, Special Agent and the Founder & CEO of The Mental Toughness Training Center in South Carolina. As a Keynote Motivational Speaker and “Agent of Change” he is hired around the world to help the likes of corporate executives to elite athletes better deal with stress at work and at home. Here he reveals how positive thinking isn’t necessarily a positive thing…

- Andrew D. Wittman

In my line of work, positive thinking will get you killed faster than negative thinking will because it denies risk and is driven by emotions rather than by logic. And this is true in every situation. So, instead of trying to always think positively, focus on how to always think critically – it will help you in all areas of your life. Here’s how to do it:

If you’ve ever played golf then you know that there’s a physical process for every stroke that includes factors related to grip, stance, body position and the mechanics of the swing. You can become a critical thinker with these same golf-swing-like process to your decision making. The Golf Swing of Thinking is the four-step process through which to run every thought. I call it thinking like CRAP — Clarity, Relevance, Accuracy, Precision. Funny, yes, but most importantly it’s memorable.

STEP 1

CLARITY