5 Tips for Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude
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5 Tips for Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude
I have been reading a lot of books lately that deal with the subject of mindset. It’s very interesting because it seems for me, that over the past few years, all roads have been leading back to mindset training and the importance of not just maintaining, but fostering a positive mental attitude.
I have so appreciated this journey that I have been on…especially within the past 4 months.
In fact, I can’t help but wish that I had started this decades ago.
I can only imagine where I would be right now.
But the topic of having a positive mental attitude is at the forefront of my mind…NOW…and I guess that is the only thing that matters.
Why is Having a Positive Mental Attitude So Important?
Back in January, one of my mentors suggested I read a book called…Ask & It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks.
I am actually reading it for the third time this year, as I write this!
I highly recommend that book for everyone too. For they very thoroughly and eloquently breakdown the science of having a positive mental attitude.
Whereas I am going to very briefly sum it up like this:
You get what you think about.
It’s taken me awhile to really appreciate the magnitude of this concept.
(After all, I am on my third reading in less than a year.)
It’s crazy how often and how effortlessly we let our minds wander off into dark and negative places. And then those thoughts spark feelings of negativity that can spiral out of control if left on their own.
Then, those negative feelings attract more of the same…and then one day you wake up and wonder why you haven’t made the progress in life or realized the accomplishments that you set for yourself.
But if you make the conscious decision to keep a positive mental attitude and only allow positive and supportive thoughts to enter in….
THEN
It’s a whole new ballgame!
THEN…
You are on the way to deliberately creating the life of your dreams.
How to Keep a Positive Mental Attitude
Like I said, I highly suggest reading Ask & It is Given…for the information contained within those pages will truly change your life.
But in the meantime, here are 5 things that you can do to maintain a positive mental attitude:
1. Be Happy…whatever it is you need to do to put yourself in a good mood…DO IT! For me, it’s looking at pictures of my dog or listening to my favorite dance music!
2. Help someone else…it is amazing how uplifting it is to help someone in need. Look for small ways to help someone during the day…perhaps helping a person with their groceries or volunteering for a cause. Opening your heart to others will keep you in a positive frame of mind.
3. Make a list of stuff that makes you laugh! There’s nothing better than the healing power of laughter. Make a list of some great comic moments in your life and carry it with you. Pull it out and look it over and have a laugh if you feel your mind traveling in a negative direction.
4. Make a gratitude list! We all have something that we are grateful for. Make a list of 5 things that you are grateful for each day. It can be something small like finding free parking to something of major significance like your family and friends.
5. Have something to look forward to. Schedule an outing with friends, go to a movie or treat yourself to dinner at your favorite restaurant. The anticipation of something fun, will do wonders for creating a maintaining a positive mental attitude.
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