Staying positive is not that simple, especially in our current world of weather issues, financial and job uncertainty, and the possibility of global sanctions with other nations. With all of the chaos, it’s can lead to negativity and ‘doom and gloom’ thinking.
Life is never easy, but there are ways to develop a positive outlook so you don’t wake up feeling hopeless, have anxiety, or however you respond to stressors in your life.
Staying positive is never that easy, especially if you are going through tough times. However, if you do stay positive even during these instances, you will reap the benefits of your efforts. You will be able to deal and cope with your daily routines easily. You will become more optimistic and you will be less likely to think negatively, which will just add up to your worries.
Life is never easy, but there are ways to develop a positive outlook so you don’t wake up feeling hopeless, have anxiety, or however you respond to stressors in your life.
Staying positive is never that easy, especially if you are going through tough times. However, if you do stay positive even during these instances, you will reap the benefits of your efforts. You will be able to deal and cope with your daily routines easily. You will become more optimistic and you will be less likely to think negatively, which will just add up to your worries.
If you make an effort to have a positive outlook in life, you will notice that you will become more efficient, more successful and happier. This is the type of state of mind which you should start developing.
You might ask, what are the characteristics of a person who has a positive
outlook in life?
Here are 10 traits that distinguish one as a positive thinker:
You might ask, what are the characteristics of a person who has a positive outlook in life?
- These people are much more motivated and dedicated to reach their
- They are optimistic when it comes to all the things which are
- happening to their life.
- These individuals are capable of thinking creatively.
- These people are capable of taking everything, either good or bad,
- These individuals choose to be happy rather than worry about all of
- the bad things that are currently happening in their life.
- They continuously seek for new opportunities.
- They exude self-confidence and they feel good about themselves as well as their abilities.
- They find solutions to problems rather just complaints.
- They always find inspiration in all the things which they do.
- They strive hard to achieve their goals and attain success.
Over these next five days, you can learn ways to develop and maintain a positive outlook
- Your Expectations in Life Must Be Realistic
As with any goal, being realistic will lead to more success. While you can have those high, lofty goals, looking at them realistically, such as with time, money, people, will make them more achievable. For example, saying you want to lose 10 pounds sounds achievable but if you set the goal at losing those pounds in a two weeks to a month might not be reachable without a good diet or exercises program.
- Your Past, Present and Future: Learn How to Handle It
Looking at regrets in your life won’t lead to happiness; neither will the future. Neither are areas you can control. Making peace with your past will, as will being hopeful about your future. Focus on the only area you can control, which is the present.
- Be Hopeful Even During the Bad Times
Being hopeful even in times when you are facing a negative situation takes courage and strength. Being positive tells you that there are ways to manage through challenging times so you don’t get stuck there. You have been through adversity before – focus on what you did to make it through to where you are now.
- Be True to Yourself
This means that you know yourself and why you do the things you do, which includes complete honesty. This is not easy but you won’t make it through if you are living for others and not yourself. This includes knowing your boundaries, accepting and loving yourself, despite your flaws, and doing what is right for you.
- Use “Positive Word Only: Rule
If you are truly serious in finding your way towards having a positive outlook in life, you must learn its foundation. The use of positive words alone during your daily conversations is the foundation of having a positive attitude.
This is simple, choose the words that you use and avoid saying “you can’t”. The words that you use play an important role on how you view things. By using positive words alone, you can express yourself better, attract positive vibes; improve your mood as well as being able to appropriately express all the things which you desire. It’s helpful to create a positive words only jar, where you put a penny (or amount you choose) to drop in when you don’t say positive words – it’s a great way to change the brain, develop a good habit, plus you can save money as the jar fills up.
- Make an Effort to Avoid Negative Feelings and Thoughts
If you are on a negative state of mind, you will see the world as a place which is distorted. Plus, you will always have negative emotions which will likely result to taking negative actions towards almost everything that is happening on your life. You have to break free from this cycle and start living a life which spins around a positive attitude towards everything.
Practicing thought-stopping is a good way to retrain your brain to positivity; you can put a rubber band on your wrist and snap it when a negative thought occurs, which you must then replace with 3 positive thoughts to override that negative thought.
- Stop Making Excuses If you Want to Be Happy
When something negative occurs, it’s easy to place blame on others mainly to avoid self-blame. Stop the blame and take responsibility for your thoughts and actions. It is actually freeing to do so.
- Positively Deal With Change
Change is a constant and inevitable. You may not realize that change occurs from small areas in our lives daily, such as getting up at a different time to go to work. As humans, we actually do not life change which is why we tend to avoid hard areas we deal with.
Dealing more positively with any change will lessen stress around the issue, make you feel safe and valued and aid in your personal growth.
- Accept Your Imperfections
When working towards self-improvement, you may notice your imperfections, or those challenge areas, that make up you. We do tend to focus on those negative aspects, as how our brains are formed, which can lead to anxious or depressive feelings.
A more positive way to look at them is to see how they make you a unique person; don’t be afraid to stand out versus fitting in. Look at your strengths and skills and work on using them to live a more fulfilling life.
- Smile Often
You may have heard that it takes more facial muscles to frown than to smile. The very act of smiling releases positive hormones into your body so you feel better and more connected to others. Smiling can also be contagious so others smile back. If you don’t feel like smiling, put a pencil in your mouth as it will raise the corners and release those positive hormones so you feel more positive in your mood and outlook.
Start using these today. Ten more will be posted tomorrow, so look forward to it. A positive outlook leads to a positive life.
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results” —Willie Nelson
