Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 6Positive Thinking is a Bunch of Crap and Crap Makes Great Fertilizer..................... 6PLANTING YOUR SEEDS.......................................................................................... 10Roots: Whats In Your Garden Now?........................................................................ 12Self-Esteem: Catching the I-Love-Me Disease .......................................................... 12Me-ology: The Self-Esteem Dipstick......................................................................... 14The Dark Ages: Childhood Programming and Past Letdowns.................................... 25Exercise: Connect-the-influences .............................................................................. 27Getting Back on the Horse......................................................................................... 29Step Away from the Panic Button: Conquering Fear.................................................. 31Trauma: Breaking the Chains.................................................................................... 37It Could Be Worse: Dramatization and Awareness................................................. 39For Your Eyes Only: Journaling to Release ............................................................... 41Meditation: Connecting Above Pain.......................................................................... 46Join the Club: Live and Online Support Groups......................................................... 50Drop That Horseshoe: Theres No Such Thing as Bad Luck ...................................... 52Change Your Mind, Change Your Life...................................................................... 54Warm-up: Shake Out Negative Kinks........................................................................ 563Investing In You The Power Of Positive ThinkingWork Those Mouth Muscles ..................................................................................... 57Do Some Reps .......................................................................................................... 59Cool-Down: Feel the Burn ........................................................................................ 61Switching Terminals: Hook Up to Positive Energy.................................................... 63Whats In It for Me?.................................................................................................. 64The Buddy System.................................................................................................... 66Knowledge is Power ................................................................................................. 66Sign on the Dotted Line............................................................................................. 68Dangle Your Own Carrot .......................................................................................... 69Surrender .................................................................................................................. 71SHOOTS AND LEAVES ............................................................................................. 73The First Signs of Your Spring of Rebirth ................................................................. 74Conspiracy Theory: The Biggest Threat to the New You........................................... 76Theres Always Tomorrow: Eradicate Procrastination............................................... 77Just Say No: How Not to Take On Too Much............................................................ 80Take Me As I Am: Kicking the Approval Habit ........................................................ 86Know Your Code ...................................................................................................... 87Graduate from High School....................................................................................... 88Weed Your Friendship Garden.................................................................................. 90Blood is Thicker than Embarrassment ....................................................................... 91The Blame Game: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway? ......................................................... 944Investing In You The Power Of Positive ThinkingMaking Your Omelet: How to Learn From Your Mistakes........................................ 95Give Yourself Permission.......................................................................................... 96Make Interesting Mistakes......................................................................................... 97Fess Up.................................................................................................................... 98Pinpoint Your Error................................................................................................... 99Talk About It........................................................................................................... 100Keep Good Records................................................................................................ 101If Your Buds Shrivel, Add More Fertilizer .............................................................. 103When the Door Closes, Go Out the Window ........................................................... 104Buried Alive: What to Do When Your Mountain Crumbles..................................... 106Using Your Lifelines............................................................................................... 107OPENING YOUR BLOSSOMS ................................................................................. 110Poppy Fields: Visualizing in Technicolor................................................................ 110Preparation: Boarding the Visualization Train ......................................................... 112Guided visualization................................................................................................ 115Receptive visualization............................................................................................ 117Altered memory visualization.................................................................................. 119Worry-Me-Nots and You-Can-Themums ................................................................ 122Cross-Pollination: How to Bee............................................................................. 126FRUITION AND HARVEST ..................................................................................... 141Natural Attraction: Bringing Love, Money and Success .......................................... 1435Investing In You The Power Of Positive ThinkingRadiant Relationships.............................................................................................. 144Incredible Careers................................................................................................... 147Financial Freedom................................................................................................... 151Dream Delivery....................................................................................................... 153Awesome Aging...................................................................................................... 154THE PHYSICAL POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING.............................................. 156Sit Back and Relax.................................................................................................. 159CONCLUSION........................................................................................................... 164Surviving the Winter: Keep Your Garden Alive ...................................................... 164CHECKLIST FOR THE POSITIVE THINKING PROCESS...................................... 166RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 168BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................................................................................... 171