Positive Thinking Tips
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
When you learn how to think positively, you gain the key to changing and improving your life. It is easier to keep a positive frame of mind when things go well. It is tougher to do so when in the midst of problems, difficulties or obstacles. In such times, you will require to put more effort, attention and patience. However, if you learn how to think positively, when you are not under pressure, stress or strain, it will be easier to do so, when things are tough. It’s like everything in life, positive thinking requires practice.
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1. Take Responsibility:
Take responsibility for your own thoughts, your own attitudes, your own feelings, your own life, and most importantly your own ACTIONS. You’re the only one who has control over your mind, others may try, but in the end you’re the one who has final say, so use that to your advantage, take responsibility and make your thoughts work for you instead of against you.
2. Let Others Rule Their Own Lives:
Nothing will snap you out of a positive mental place faster than trying to control other people. Sure, sometimes someone crosses the line and you need to speak up, but 9 times out of 10 it’s just trifling stuff that get’s us all bent out of shape… You get to have total control over your thoughts and actions, so unless you’re ready to step up and step in, just let it go!
3. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff:
This is similar to number two, but it’s a little different because here walking talking about all the little things, not just people. Here’s the secret, most problems we face are small things blown out of proportion… Think about it, how many times have you lost your positive attitude over something utterly trivial? Just don’t do it, let it go!
4. Bite off Less than you Can chew:
Sure, give 110% that’s fine… But remember, every time you give 110% to something or someone you just created 10% worth of debt. Energetic, emotional, physical and financial, when you give more than you have you aren’t actually helping anyone. So scale back a notch, give as much as you can, but don’t ruin yourself in the process, in the long run you’ll end up giving more to more people this way anyways!
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5. Nurture Yourself:
Okay, this is the big one here, because you simply must maintain, nurture, and cultivate yourself if you’re going to have any long term positivity in your life. You positive thinking is your responsibility, and you grind yourself down and wear yourself, your body will insist you rest and recover, so why not do it before you need to?
6. Meditate or do yoga.
One of the first things I did was head to a yoga class. It took my focus away from my thoughts and brought my attention to my breath. Yoga is also very relaxing which helped ease my mind. Yoga helped me stay present to my experience so instead of jumping to what could happen, it brought me back to the now—the only moment, the most important moment.
7. Smile.
I didn’t do much of this during the weekend so I literally had to bring myself in front of a mirror and force myself to smile. It really does help change your mood and relieve stress. I also felt lighter because it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown.
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8. Surround yourself with positive people.
I called a friend who I knew could give me constructive, yet loving feedback. When you’re stuck in a negative spiral, talk to people who can put things into perspective and won’t feed your negative thinking
9. Have faith in yourself and in your abilities.
Try doing new things or old things in a new way. Doing things differently will help you be more creative and therefore more positive. Go to a different restaurant, eat different food, change the way you dress, start reading a new book or find a new hobby.
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