Ever wonder about your childhood days, when you think back to the time you were happy? Didn't have anything to worry about in life? Everything just seemed fun? And then you start entering adulthood, start thinking about life, stressed about marks, worried about where you will work in the next 5 years, worried why you can't find a girl, many other problems you have faced so far. The only happiness you find is when you are getting hammered at a party with friends, or you swallow the pill and start improving yourself thinking "one day things will be better"; but deep down, you know those don't matter, you still have to face those challenges sooner or later in life.

So, one day you sit down and ask yourself what you want to do with your life, where you see yourself in the next decade or two. You start going to classes to expand your knowledge, maybe taking up some traits and getting different experiences, start reading books to road map your success. And then the break through, you finally set the ultimate goal and several milestones you want to get past.

A year passes, you fly through your set milestones, still a little away from your ultimate goal, but you've accomplished in a year what most haven't in their lifetime. But why are you not happy? Why do you still think about the days when you were just a little boy, when you were "happy"?

In all the time you were focused on your goals, serious about your life, you stopped having fun. You were so focused for the destination, you forgot to enjoy the road trip. Perhaps the best road trip of your life.

Getting a bit motivational? This is TRP, why do we care about motivation? Give us the tools and knowledge to stay happy, right? Well, as you read it in the title, Positive Mentality. It could potentially mean alot of different things to a lot of different people. But the way that I see it, and use it, is that I try to portray my personality as a fun, upbeat, optimistic-type guy. Making new friends, trying to keep everybody smiling. Alot comes from this, your networks rise exponentially, people have fun around you, you see different perspectives and opportunities to help better shape your own goals and views, and other things you can probably guess.

But, keep in mind, I said "portray". When you are to be yourself (alone, with close friends or when studying/working), you don't have to be pretend to be fun, happy or optimistic. The time and environment requires you to be focused and hardworking. The point of putting this tool to use is to have a wider range of options and opportunities presenting itself to you... And trying to enjoy where you are now.

My apologies if this post is a little stupid to follow at times and strays away or contradicts itself. When I'm tired and find something I need to share, I start typing away without much thought.

TL;DR: I think a quote fits here perfectly: "You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident." (Alfred, Batman Begins)