Building an optimistic attitude to life should be a major personal development for any grown or growing individual. It should be done consciously too. A character needs to be maintained with optimism whether in tough times or in good times in order to be resourceful and constructive. In this article, we will share with you simple and efficient ways to develop, build and maintain positive attitude.
- Ask Helpful Questions: First and foremost, one has to find the optimistic point of view in a negative circumstance. An easy and more operative way to build a positive outlook is to ask helpful questions, as often as possible, about thoughts and ideas that pop up. Questions like: what is particularly positive or good about this situation? what kind of opportunity can spring out of the situation? Such questions would make one not to be sucked up in the situation and become pessimistic thus causing things to go worse or wrong. Time is needed to process these thoughts that arise when one is in an emotional turmoil. Discovering the answers to the questions does not actually take little effort and it makes mind-suffering easily avoidable. Most people really need this approach in order to step out of their comfort zone or to take risks.
- Accept Criticism: Another working tip to staying positive is accepting criticism. It has been discovered over time that people detest criticism. But what people are oblivious of is the fact that criticisms can be used to their advantage when absorbed in a healthy way. Certainly, criticism stings and hurts! But inasmuch as it is inevitable, it can be put to a good use by handling it wisely. Some wise ways of handling it are actively ignoring it and remaining levelheaded while trying not to be angry as it can cause inferior and helpless feeling. Also one should learn to pay attention to the criticism and understand its message. It can send a positive message and reduce the hurtful feeling.
- Begin A New Day Positively: Beginning every new day in a downright positive way is one sure way to ramp down negative thoughts very quickly. One should try to get into an uplifting and inspiring conversation or even listen to one such conversation. One can also tune into cool music or read interesting novels, write-ups and articles. These have the potential to calm the nerves. Moving mindfully through each daily activity can help to easily access positive emotions and help one to stay pleasantly with oneself. It is healthy and inspiring to be happy with good things around oneself. It has been proved that negative thoughts and emotions dampen one’s spirit and bring no positive effect or change to an existing challenging condition.
- Live And Foster Positive Energy: It is important to live and foster a positive energy. Choose who to spend your time with, how to spend it, where and when to spend it. If possible, stay as far away as you can from internet sites or TV programs that can dampen your emotions, have a negative effect on you and likely pull you down. Stay away from or spend less time with negative people and negative information. Most importantly, think about how to meet up with positive people, how to get pleasant information and you will find out that the outcome will be different from the previous diminishing feelings.
- Tread Slowly And Cautiously: Another tip for upholding positivism is to tread slowly and cautiously. Do not move in circles as that would mean that you have no bearing. Going too fast does not treat anybody well – many things might be overlooked. It is just like driving at an over speed for which there is a possibility of falling into a ditch. Moving too fast causes stress hormone to build up which will instigate negative thoughts and in turn make the individual to be powerless. This is why slowing down even for a few seconds has a calming effect on the nerves, mind and body, and projects coherent thinking with clear and concise viewpoint. In this state, it will be easier for one to think things through clearly.
- Avoid Blowing Things Out Of Proportion: Another tip is to avoid turning a minor issue into a major issue – blowing something way out of proportion. Of course life always brings its problems on a daily bases. Some problems are big while others are small and yet one needs to determine which problems should be addressed or which should be dismissed. Making this decision is very important. Otherwise, one will waste a large part of one’s life dealing with unnecessary things. It is very easy to lose focus when one is extremely tensed due to worrying about many problems. But the situation can be handled by concentrating on problems that matter.
- Control Your Thoughts: Basically, what is paramount is controlling one’s thought whenever a negative idea enters and begins to spin round in the head. Once it lingers for some seconds, it moves on and within minutes, one’s mind is saturated with the thought and getting it out can be a difficult task. The best way to control the thought is by simply changing it immediately it pops in. Shove it aside by focusing on something else – preferably an activity that engages the mind or start a thought process.
- Think Of Worst Case Scenario: It has been proved that when the mind runs amok, fueled by anxiety and scenarios, asking oneself what is the worst that could happen helps one to scale through difficulties. Being in some funny anxious situation and staying exactly calm after asking the question about what incited a difficulty, one could find out that the difficulty is not as bad as it originally professed to be.
- Start A New Lifestyle: Letting slight fear hold one back from doing what should be done will definitely affect one’s chances in life. Sometimes, it is necessary to start a new positive habit – one that is completely new. One could try a new business in a new location or go on vacation to a new destination. Lifestyle changes help a whole lot in making someone stay positive. The normal temptation of getting lost in the new lifestyle might spring up. But one can take action by killing the temptation straightaway.
- Volunteer To Help: Another tip on cultivating positive attitude is by extending a helping hand to other people. Helping others is a way to feel good about one’s self. It is very practical and resourceful in building a positive opinion of oneself. The help can just be lending a listening ear and trying to solve other people’s problems by encouraging them through rough times. This is more like caring for others and it can boost one’s mood and bring out the positive traits that were once hidden by abject worry and negativism.
- Exercise And Rest: Doing body exercises regularly, feeding properly and resting are necessary to staying positive. Breathing exercise, if properly done, calms the mind and body and generates positive feeling. A wonderful night rest will boost the immune system the next morning and make the mind fully ready to absorb the day’s activities. Some people skip breakfast, laying claims to lack of time and heavy workload without knowing that a proper breakfast will sharpen the mind and keep it going robustly. One should keep in mind that proper sleep reduces tension in the body and makes one feel ready to take on the challenges of the world. Bottom line is to shed negativism and develop, build and remain positive throughout our lifetime.
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