How To Develop A Positive Thinking in 10 Steps
Positive thinking and positive thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude.
Let me ask you a question. What are you thinking right now? Would you label your thoughts as positive, or negative?
Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance too — unless, of course, you are a great actor.
Positivity is a choice. YOUR choice.
By pulling more positivity into your life, you’re going to feel better, and even like yourself a whole lot more. You’ll be more productive and experience less stress.
With all that on the line, don’t you think it’s time to think positively?
1. Start Each Day With A Smile
The way you begin your morning sets your entire day in motion. If you welcome the day with good energy, positive thoughts, and elevated spirits, you’re already one step ahead.
Begin each day with gratitude and a smile. It’s a free action that is worth the world.
2. Love Yourself
Remember, before others will love and adore you, you must love yourself first. Commit to caring for yourself in every way necessary. Commit to learning, finding fulfilling work, surrounding yourself with quality friends, getting enough exercise and time outdoors, donating time to worthy causes, and engaging in hobbies that bring you joy.
Praise yourself as much as you praise other people. When you look in the mirror, compliment the good things you see. When you build self-confidence and self-love, positive thoughts flow. And remember, positive thinking is a result of positive habits.
3. Stay On Top Of Your Health
Keeping a positive mindset is much easier when you are in excellent physical and mental health. Stay on top of your doctor appointments, seek additional services to maintain your mental health if you need them. If you have any aches and pains, show yourself enough care to get things checked out — you deserve to inhabit a body that works and feels good.
Eat healthy and fresh food, sleep well, drink enough water, and your mindset will rise in return.
4. Plan Each Day
Enter your day with clearly defined goals and write them down. Go beyond your “to-do” list, however. A better idea is to write how you want to feel, then think of ways to achieve that feeling all day long. Do you want to feel productive? What actions can you take today to make you believe that you’re making strides in productivity? Do you want to feel abundant? What can you do today to increase abundance in your life?
Positive thinking is a positive feeling.
5. Be Realistic
We all have desires.
And going after your dreams is one of the best ways to stay motivated and fulfilled in life. However, make sure that your dreams are possible to realize. Spending energy, hoping for something impossible to manifest only yields disappointment down the line. For example, if you wish for extra money, make sure you choose a reasonable amount and method of attaining it.
Throwing all your efforts into winning the lotto is unrealistic — but starting a side business or updating your resume to get a higher paying position is more likely. You likely won’t become a millionaire overnight, but with a positive and realistic attitude, the sky is the limit.
6. Detach From The Outcome
Life is like a Ferris Wheel.
Sometimes you’re on top, and then sometimes, you hit the bottom. No matter how lucky you are, there will be times when you’ll give your best effort and things still won’t turn out the way you desire. When this happens, don’t be discouraged. Accept it as part of life and just move on. Make sure you create a consistent habit of giving your best effort each time but detach from the result.
Focus on what you can control — your actions effort.
7. Focus On What’s Important
Set goals and priorities for yourself. Visualize making your goals a reality. Strategize problem-solving. And concentrate only on what matters. Leave the rest behind. This way, you can experience favorable results.
8. Challenge Yourself Often
Keep your mind open to opportunities. See challenges as opportunities to learn new things, test your strength, and grow as a person. Every problem is a chance to improve who you are. While it may be tempting to stay in your safe zone, you will have more positive outcomes when you do and try new things.
Examples of new things include meeting people from different places, inquiring about the thought process of those who hold opposing viewpoints to yours, and learning new skills that you find difficult.
9. All Things In Moderation
In our relentless pursuit of happiness, many people fall victim to overindulgence. Too much of anything yields negative results.
Adopt an attitude of moderation, and you stand to have more optimistic perspectives on everything.
10. Laugh As Much As Possible
Finally, enjoy your life! Have fun. Look at the bright side of everything. A few laughs and giggles help relieve negative baggage like anxiety, disappointment, nervousness, and fear.
Find ways to laugh at everything — even yourself.
Follow these tips regularly, and you’ll be on your way to developing a positive thinking habit that carries you your whole life long.
Listen to our podcast at https://softskillsgrowth.com/podcasts/
Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/SoftSkillsGrowth
