Hi! I'm new to the forums also and was just looking through the posts in this section when I saw yours.
I've had many of those same thoughts and feelings that you described myself, and am still dealing with some of them. Something I've found very helpful for me is to print out Steve's articles, read them and reread them at least once a day. Some of the greatest helps to me so far are Cultivating Burning Desire and A Better Life. I just go through the archives looking for a new article every day.
Throughout my reading so far of Steve's articles, something that sticks with me constantly is about having positive feeings. You can't just
wish for positive feelings to come along. If you want to be a positive thinker, you must
think positive now. Anytime you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, stop and rephrase it into a positive thought, and then repeat it in your head a few times. Often just thinking about his articles on motivation help me to stay motivated.
I've made a lot of progress, slow but sure, in the past few days by applying Steve's principles to my life. I hope I've helped you at all!
Stephie
