How do our attitudes toward the past and future shape our actions?

Staying positive is a good to look at the future. We should never be negative about what might happen but instead of what could happen.

Example:

Conner has live his life in terrible decisions, but he wants to change. He wants a brighter future. He wants his past to be behind him at wants to start a new chapter in his life.

Elaboration:

Now Conner could live his life terribly and not try to change his life or he could forget what has happened to him in the past and move forward towards becoming a good person.