How Positive Thinking Helps You To Do Your Best

KRISTIANSAND, Norway — Positive thinking is one of the metrics that contribute to success in life, says former Norwegian Paralympian, Marianne Fredbo.

Fredbo was speaking as a guest lecturer to Bachelor and Master’s students of the NLA University College at Gimlekollen in Kristiansand, Norway.

Elaborating on the topic for the Lecture: “How to do Your Best,” she said everyone including students should manage their lives through positive thinking.

“Being positive in whatever you do helps you to do your best. Renounce prejudices and stereotypes about yourselves and others, so you can build in yourself the best whilst you help others too, in collective efforts to bring out the best in them,” said Fredbo.

On discrimination, she said that one needs to be focused in life whether schooling or working so as not to fall victim to acts of discrimination.

Fredbo advised workers or students who discriminate against others to also be mindful of their behavior, so they do not impede others from succeeding and building a productive society.

Fredbo cited her life experience as an example to buttress her point. Although she had lost one hand, she said she was able to use the other hand to swim and take part in other sporting activities as well as creative arts.

The United Nations aims to transform the world for Persons with Disabilities by making the world an inclusive society by the year 2030.

“A disability is not an inability,” said Fredbo as she concluded her talk.

Hilde Kristin Dahlstrøm, Director of the Journalism Department at the NLA University College and Associate Professor, commented that it was important for students to stay focused in their studies and continue with the same work ethic when they graduate and enter the workforce.

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Joseph Kyei-Boateng is a Ghanaian journalist and communication consultant based in Norway. Read other articles by Joseph.