Empty Out the Negative: Make Room for More Joy, Greater Confidence, and New Levels of Influence
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- Author：Joel Osteen
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Summary
Release the negative thoughts and feelings that are weighing you down and make room for the good things you should have in your life with #1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen。
You were created to be filled with joy， peace， confidence， and creativity。 But it's easy to go through life holding on to things that weigh you down-guilt， resentment， doubt， worry。 When you give space to these negative emotions， they take up space that you need for the good things that move you toward your destiny。
How much room are you giving to shame， to regret， to being against yourself？ Whatever it is， it's too much。 Life is too short for you to live bitter and discouraged， letting your circumstances hold you back。 Every morning you have to empty out anything negative from the day before and put on a fresh new attitude。 Power up and get your mind going in the right direction， and you'll step into all the new things God has in store for you。
You were created to be filled with joy， peace， confidence， and creativity。 But it's easy to go through life holding on to things that weigh you down-guilt， resentment， doubt， worry。 When you give space to these negative emotions， they take up space that you need for the good things that move you toward your destiny。
How much room are you giving to shame， to regret， to being against yourself？ Whatever it is， it's too much。 Life is too short for you to live bitter and discouraged， letting your circumstances hold you back。 Every morning you have to empty out anything negative from the day before and put on a fresh new attitude。 Power up and get your mind going in the right direction， and you'll step into all the new things God has in store for you。
Reviews
Christine
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Such a timely manner to bring this book on my three day Silent retreat。 Joel Osteen gives us ways in which we let go of our burdens and bad thoughts so we can live a better life for Christ。 This book was highlighted many different times。 It felt like you were sitting across from him on the couch and he was telling you things that had happened to him， or people from from congregation。 If you need help with gaining confidence or eating things go， this book is for you。
Eduardo Diaz Cordero
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Excellent！！Un libro increible que hay que leer para crecer espiritualmente！ Totalmente recomendado 。 Excelente lectura muy sencilla y muy clara。
Karol
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True Joel Osteen spirit to the positive。
Maryalene
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I received this book as a gift， and this is the first time I have ever read something by Joel Osteen。 His theology seems to be a Christian version of the Law of Attraction with God as a magic genie waiting to grant our every wish。While I have serious concerns with Osteen's church teachings， I do think he could make a great self-help/motivational speaker。 I liked his core messages of positive thinking， looking to the future instead of the past and surrounding yourself with positive people。 Unfort I received this book as a gift， and this is the first time I have ever read something by Joel Osteen。 His theology seems to be a Christian version of the Law of Attraction with God as a magic genie waiting to grant our every wish。While I have serious concerns with Osteen's church teachings， I do think he could make a great self-help/motivational speaker。 I liked his core messages of positive thinking， looking to the future instead of the past and surrounding yourself with positive people。 Unfortunately， this book is so poorly written that it was a bit painful to get through。Osteen might have written this book himself， but I would assume it was ghostwritten。 In that case， it feels like whoever wrote it just phoned this one in。 From the rambling， repetitive text， I wonder if the basis of the book was a few Osteen's sermons that had been transcribed。 And I've never read a Christian book where Scripture verses were not cited。 We hear a lot of "Saint Paul says" or "Scripture says" but specific verses are almost never included。 That feels lazy at best。 Sometimes， after a verse is shared， Osteen goes on to explain what God was saying/doing there， and those interpretations often feel like a stretch。After hearing so much about Osteen， I was glad to finally have a chance to read something by him。 Unfortunately， theology issues aside， this book probably could have been condensed to a blog post and been more effective in conveying its message。 。。。more
Tom Kang
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This is my first Joel Osteen book， and will be my last。I bought this book because it was recommended to me on Kindle。 I've read a fair share amount of self help books and I haven't come across one that talks about negativity specifically， so I thought it would be an interesting book to read。 I went on Amazon and checked the ratings and the they were stunning: an average of 4。5 stars。 I was hooked！ I immediately downloaded the book onto my Kindle and started reading。 （I was pretty excited to lear This is my first Joel Osteen book， and will be my last。I bought this book because it was recommended to me on Kindle。 I've read a fair share amount of self help books and I haven't come across one that talks about negativity specifically， so I thought it would be an interesting book to read。 I went on Amazon and checked the ratings and the they were stunning: an average of 4。5 stars。 I was hooked！ I immediately downloaded the book onto my Kindle and started reading。 （I was pretty excited to learn about negative emotions and the ratings convinced me that this would be a great book， and paid no attention to the little reviews it had。 Lesson learned: always read the sample before buying any book）One chapter in， and I just couldn't stand it anymore。 All my expectations were shattered and became fuel for my anger。 I couldn't believe I spent 10 bucks on this book; I probably would have gotten more satisfaction by throwing 10 dollars worth of quarters into a wishing pond。 There was no compelling stories， no concrete examples or data about negative emotions， but just pages and pages about how "god" will help you get through tough situations and feelings。 I am almost certain that the word god appears every two pages。 How do you expect to change readers perspective when the only argument you provide is "have faith"？I don't understand where the good reviews are coming from。 I read through most of the reviews on Amazon， only to realize that a lot of them are just fanboying over Joel Osteen， praising how good his previous books were and this one is no exception。 Reading through the reviews made me feel like I was reading some secret religious cult forum online。 Or maybe I'm too "negative" to absorb anything out of this wonderful book that other people praise it to be。 。。。more
Versala Mabin
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The book was very inspiring。 However， a lot of it was repetitive wording and concept。 I did appreciate the scriptures to support his points。 As well as the motivation in each chapter to keep going。 But， I felt there was nothing really new about each chapter。
Mary
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Nothing much new in this book。 Very redundant and little insight。
Barbara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Positivity。 （1） Empty out the negative - "guilt resentment doubt and worry"。 （2） Power thinking - "think power thoughts - this sickness is no match for me， no virus can stop my destiny， this trouble at work is not how my story ends， the forces for me are greater than the forces against me"。 （3）A fresh new attitude - "am I going to live this day sour， discouraged and with a chip on my shoulder or am I going to live in faith， hopeful， kind， happy and seeing the best？"。 （4） Drop it - "don't carry n Positivity。 （1） Empty out the negative - "guilt resentment doubt and worry"。 （2） Power thinking - "think power thoughts - this sickness is no match for me， no virus can stop my destiny， this trouble at work is not how my story ends， the forces for me are greater than the forces against me"。 （3）A fresh new attitude - "am I going to live this day sour， discouraged and with a chip on my shoulder or am I going to live in faith， hopeful， kind， happy and seeing the best？"。 （4） Drop it - "don't carry negative baggage from yesterday into today"。 （5） The right recording - "here is what I should be playing in my mind 'I am talented， I am valuable， I am attractive， I am blessed， I have a good personality， people like me"。 （6） The power of the soil - "You are a good seed full of gifts talents potential so plant yourself in good soil by listening to uplifting music， limiting your tv viewing， surrounding yourself with positive people - the people that your hang around with are extremely important"。 。。。more
Cynthia Nicola
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I knew Olsteen's writing was religion based which I'm okay with but I was disappointed in this book。 The examples sometimes offended me， you know， the beautiful on the outside girl who has low self esteem。 She just needs to gain confidence for her inner beauty to match。 Really？ Just believe and healing will come for health-related conditions （granted I'm simplifying but still）。 Not always。 Sometimes the trial you are sent is that you are not healed。 Not that there wasn't some good advice but the I knew Olsteen's writing was religion based which I'm okay with but I was disappointed in this book。 The examples sometimes offended me， you know， the beautiful on the outside girl who has low self esteem。 She just needs to gain confidence for her inner beauty to match。 Really？ Just believe and healing will come for health-related conditions （granted I'm simplifying but still）。 Not always。 Sometimes the trial you are sent is that you are not healed。 Not that there wasn't some good advice but these other things carried more weight for me。 。。。more
Candice
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Confession: I listened to this book twice。 It's a short book， and the author talked about things that really resonated with me。 I actually really enjoy Joel Osteen's books。 Confession: I listened to this book twice。 It's a short book， and the author talked about things that really resonated with me。 I actually really enjoy Joel Osteen's books。 。。。more
Mark Roeser
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Audio: 3 stars Very short and very redundant。 However， I do believe he is speaking the truth。 Reminded me of all of the Norman Vincent Peale books on the power of positive thinking。
Margie Whitcotton
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Joel never disappoints。
Reuben Chadwick
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What you'd expect from a book from Joel。 What you'd expect from a book from Joel。 。。。more
Katherine
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Very Inspiring and encouraging。 I was enlighten and I gained helpful insight on how to deal with negative forces and devilish functions within my environment and daily life。
Bookish Devil
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Very Uplifting
Patricia Marty
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Was a good read。 I only wish there had been a deeper look at some of the scriptures used to parallel stories Joel was talking about。 Overall it was a quick read and easy to follow。
Nida
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The message in this book was clear， but it was really repetitive。
Alisha
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This book was amazing！ There are no new concepts here but the presentation and simple examples bring this book to life。 It’s so inspiring， and gave actions that I can apply right now。 Negativity is a poison that you have to work daily to make sure that it doesn’t creep into your life。 Thank you so much for this great read！
Misty Lopez
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Everyone should read this。 A short and simple read， with powerful insight。
Sandy King
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Its just like one of his programs just watch him on TV。
lexie mayewski
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Quick and easy read。 If you like Joel typically， this doesn’t stray too far from his normal messages。
Danisha S
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Love everything Joel Osteen。。。drop it， leave it and let it go！
Brooke Ferris
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God has a plan for our life， but he can’t aid us in fulfilling that purpose if we have no room for it。 Joel Osteen says we need to empty out our negativity to make room for God to to fill us with positive things。 We need to stop letting our circumstances effect our attitude and go into every day with a positive outlook。 There’s no room for negativity in your life！！ Make way for all the positivity to come your way after reading this book！
Joy
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Excellent Inspirational Book！Once again， in his signature straightforward and inspirational way， Joel Osteen brings insight into how to handle internal struggles we all deal with on a daily basis。 I enjoy how he accents lessons of wisdom with real life stories of parishioners and people he has met personally。 His explanations are eloquently put yet at the same time very to-the-point。 This is an enjoyable and uplifting read。 I could not put it down， which is a good thing because it was the perfec Excellent Inspirational Book！Once again， in his signature straightforward and inspirational way， Joel Osteen brings insight into how to handle internal struggles we all deal with on a daily basis。 I enjoy how he accents lessons of wisdom with real life stories of parishioners and people he has met personally。 His explanations are eloquently put yet at the same time very to-the-point。 This is an enjoyable and uplifting read。 I could not put it down， which is a good thing because it was the perfect length to read in one sitting。 I highly recommend anyone who needs motivation to stay in a positive mindset to read this book。 。。。more
Wilma
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I feel blessedGod， has guided me to read Joel's writing often。 Joel keeps it simples。 But so powerful。 I love God and Jesus and I feel at my age 67， great things are coming。 Can't wait🙌 I feel blessedGod， has guided me to read Joel's writing often。 Joel keeps it simples。 But so powerful。 I love God and Jesus and I feel at my age 67， great things are coming。 Can't wait🙌 。。。more
Anita
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This was one of the best books I've read in awhile。 The last year has been very rough for me， and I feel happy that 2020 is over。 But， even though a new year started， I still felt sad and confused about everything that happened。 I needed a new mindset， a new outlook to help me make positive choices。 This book helped me change how I speak to myself， and gave me a better vision of the future。 I have recommended it to family members to assist them in renewing their minds for the new year。 I recomme This was one of the best books I've read in awhile。 The last year has been very rough for me， and I feel happy that 2020 is over。 But， even though a new year started， I still felt sad and confused about everything that happened。 I needed a new mindset， a new outlook to help me make positive choices。 This book helped me change how I speak to myself， and gave me a better vision of the future。 I have recommended it to family members to assist them in renewing their minds for the new year。 I recommend it to everyone。 We need a new mindset， as individuals， families， communities， and as a nation。 Read it！ Thank you， Pastor Osteen！I received an advanced reader's copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Stacy Hudson
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Life is what you make of it！ In this book that is hat Joel outlines。 I listened to it because I needed a reminder of it。。life is for us to live it！ You are not living if you are bitter and discouraged。 I enjoyed this and will mostly like review it often。
Joanne
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Starting 2021 with this nice little pep talk to help battle negativity。 JO is always upbeat and has a seemingly never-ending source of anecdotes。
Jonathan Hess
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This book is a very quick and easy read， yet powerful。 Truly there is beauty in simplicity。
Romantic Rose
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