subject: Positive Outlook On Life - You Shouldn't Live Without It [print this page] Life is certain to go better for you if you can learn to acquire a positive outlook on life. Having a positive thinking attitude will not only cause you to feel good, but also the chances of your success in life greatly increase.
If you would like to have more positive outlook on life, consider the following keys and implement them into your life.
1. Make a gratitude list.
What we focus on, we empower and enlarge,so if we find ourselves being negative, we actually invite more things in our lives that will attract negative thoughts and feelings. Negativity tends to distort our reality, and oftentimes we find ourselves thinking irrationally. I mean, really, how many times have we told ourselves, "This is so terrible and I can't handle it!" but in reality, we could and did handle it and it wasn't "so bad" after all. Reality tells us that life isn't normally quite as terrible as we think.
To become more positive, I encourage you to sit down and make a gratitude list. List the things you are grateful for in your life, whether it is attributes, people, relationships, material things, etc. Everyone has at least one thing to be grateful for. Making a gratitude list and looking at it frequently will help you to focus on the positive things in your life.
2. Get inspired.
As creatures of habit, we can get trapped in a "think/belief rut" as I like to call it. What this means is that we can get in the habit of allowing negative thinking to dominate us and as a result, we sink lower and lower into disappointment and frustration. One way to replace the negative with positive is to read and/or listen to encouraging literature. There are plenty of self-help, inspirational, motivational books, videos, and audio programs, so finding resources is easy. Listening to positive information over and over again can help you change your thinking from negative to positive, giving you hope and inspiration. I like to find a variety of inspiring quotes, print them out, post them around my house, and memorize them. This helps me to redefine my mind and not allow negativity to camp out in my mind.
3. Realize tough times and pain can help us to grow.
I like the quote, "The pain passes, but the beauty remains" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He tells us that the pain that we encounter in life does not have to be a lost cause. No one likes to go through tough, painful times, but it is inevitable along our journey in life. As painful as certain seasons or situations in life can be, we tend to gain some invaluable insights, lessons, strength, and humility during those times. Think back to a tough time in your life and remember the lessons you learned while persevering through it. Take note of the positive traits, lessons, or relationships that came as a result.
4. Make a plan.
A traveler without a map or driving directions usually ends up lost. In the same way, if we don't have some sort of plan of action for our lives, we can end up frustrated and lost as well. Sit down and write out what your short and long term goals are. Develop a plan toward achieving those goals. If you are unsure of what to do, seek out someone who can help you or hire a life coach if possible.
5. Practice meditation/enjoy nature
Get out into nature and enjoy the beauty and serenity. Breathe deeply and enjoy a time of rest from everything. Learn the art of meditation and prayer. Life can get busy and our minds have a tendency to run at a hundred miles an hour with thoughts whizzing by left and right. It is important to take time daily, even if just for a few moments to go to a quiet location and quiet your mind. Take a walk in the woods or sit outside on your deck. Take a vacation to the beach or somewhere within nature. Meditation, silence and prayer are all ways to refresh your spirit and to become a more pleasant, positive person.
6. Use positive affirmations
Positive affirmations are simply positive sentences about yourself and your life, and they help develop a positive attitude! Take time daily to repeat positive affirmations. Some examples include, "I am confident, beautiful, positive, happy, blessed, healthy, etc." I have affirmations on my desk where I work so that I can see them and speak them frequently. You become your thoughts and what you speak, so make sure you are thinking and speaking positive things!
I encourage you to take some time to listen to your internal dialogue. Are you thinking more negative or positive? You can train yourself to think more positively, but it does take practice and persistence. In the end, it is well worth the effort.
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From Edmund Lee and EntrepreneurSuccessPrinciples.com
