Think Differently
Positive thinking isn’t pretending everything is perfect.
It is not denying your challenges, suppressing your emotions, or putting on a mask of false strength.
Positive thinking is making a conscious choice to focus on what God is doing in you instead of what the world is doing around you.
It is the daily decision to elevate your thoughts above your fears, to speak life where doubt tries to settle, and to expect goodness even in seasons that feel heavy.
Faith moves you.
Courage grows you.
Vulnerability frees you.
These three work together like gears in a powerful machine—each one pushing the next forward, each one unlocking a new dimension of your influence.
When I wrote R.E.A.C.H., I understood something transformative: Influence doesn’t begin with what you say to others—it begins with what you speak to yourself.
It starts internally, long before it ever becomes external. The way you think shapes the way you act. The way you act shapes the way others experience you. And the way others experience you shapes their own possibility.
Your life—your mindset, your faith, your courage—is showing someone else what is possible. And that is why changing your thinking is one of the greatest gifts you can offer the world.
We often underestimate this truth: Your growth does not stop with you. Your growth inspires families, teams, friendships, classrooms, and entire communities.
Your growth can change a child’s outlook, a partner’s confidence, a colleague’s motivation, or a stranger’s hope. Your elevation can spark the desire for elevation in others.
When you commit to becoming better, you silently whisper to others:
“You can become better, too.”
You give people permission to dream again.
You remind them that change is possible, healing is possible, and a fresh start is always within reach.
But influence—real influence—requires honesty. It requires looking at yourself without filters or excuses. It requires saying, “I don’t have it all figured out—but I’m willing to grow.”
It requires stepping into rooms where you may feel unqualified but choosing to show up anyway. It requires faith that God is not done writing your story, even when you struggle to see the next page.
One of the greatest commitments you can make this year is this:
Keep the promises you make to yourself.
Not the promises you make for approval, applause, or validation, but the quiet commitments that shape your character and your capacity.
Write them down.
Plan them out.
Follow your strategy.
Give your goals the same urgency you give your fears.
Don’t sleep on yourself. Don’t shortchange your potential. Don’t shrink your dreams to make room for doubt. Invest in you—because you are absolutely worth it. The world benefits when you rise. Your influence multiplies when you choose growth. The future shifts when you dare to believe again.
So today, lead with faith. Think with intention. Speak with courage. And live with the kind of vulnerability that invites transformation—not only in you, but in everyone connected to you.
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