3 Ways To Develop A More Positive Outlook

3 Ways To Develop A

More Positive Attitude

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The Benefits Of A Positive Outlook

Our minds are constantly plagued by subconscious thoughts that we are not even

aware of, but which determine our actions and our thinking. You may think your

conscious thoughts control your life, but it is actually your subconscious mind which

dictates your emotions and thus your response to every situation you encounter.

The basic division of our emotions is either positive or negative, and an important

thing to be aware of is that these emotions reinforce themselves. Thus a positive attitude

becomes more positive and a negative attitude becomes increasingly negative.

For example, the person who focuses on negative thoughts quite quickly eliminates

all positive thoughts from their mind. This person will begin every task expecting to fail

and invariably will do so, becoming more and more negative with each failure.

Now consider the person who thinks positively and always expects to do well. You

know people like this, (we all do), and you know that they almost always succeed. But

the important thing is even when they don‟t succeed they still seem to take the positives

from the experience and learn from it, becoming more positive for the next time.

So, it seems there are obvious benefits to having a positive outlook. A positive outlook

determines and affects every action or decision you undertake. A positive outlook makes

it easier to identify the positives in any situation, even when those positives aren‟t

immediately obvious. This leads to the creation of more positive thoughts and feelings,

further reinforcing your positive outlook.


Where Do Negative Emotions Come From?

There are always going to be some circumstances that do not work in your favor and

which can generate negative emotions and feelings. This is only natural – it‟s the way of

the world. Everything you experience will trigger different emotions at different times in

your life.

Whilst there are many different emotions, they fall broadly into just two categories –

positive or negative. Most of us are aware of the things that make us happy and trigger

our positive emotions, but we don‟t so readily identify the things that trigger our

negative emotions.

Yet there are various kinds of negative emotions like anxiety, anger, panic and fear

that can prove to be harmful for our emotional and physical well-being, especially if

allowed to flourish and fester. These negative emotions can also drastically affect and

hamper our decision-making skills.

It makes perfect sense then, if we really wish to encourage the development of

positivity into our lives, to try to identify which situations cause negative reactions and

either learn how to deal with them in a positive manner, minimize their impact or avoid

them altogether.

Your first step is to identify which situations or which people cause you to suffer

negative emotions. Make a list of people/situations and the emotions they cause. If

you‟re finding that difficult, try it the other way around - make a list of negative

emotions you suffer, and try to identify what triggers these feelings.

Be aware that during this process you cannot avoid thinking about negative situations

and this could cause you to stray into a negative mindset. To minimize the effect, keep

telling yourself that you are carrying out this exercise for a very positive reason, and

keep focusing on the positive outcome you will achieve at the end of the process.


Turn the Negatives into Positives

Now, take each item on your list and objectively analyze it to identify exactly why you

suffer a negative reaction to it, and what you can do to neutralize that negative effect.

For example, if you know someone who is constantly complaining about all the

negative aspects of their own life, it is likely they will leave you feeling negative about

your own life - this happens because we tend to absorb the energy around us, in this case

negative energy! The solution here is to avoid this person until you are better equipped

with your own positivity.

Maybe there is a situation you have to face which leaves you feeling uncomfortable.

Perhaps you have weekly staff meetings where you have to make a small presentation

and you feel uncomfortable doing this. Change the way you view this situation - instead

of focusing on how uncomfortable you feel, focus on the fact that making this

presentation gives you a chance to demonstrate your positive contribution.

By looking for, and focusing upon, the positives in any given situation, you can reduce

and eventually replace your negative thoughts with positive thoughts. You may well be

surprised to find you are enduring some things through habit and that they can actually

be eliminated from your life altogether!

Clear thinking is necessary to make this process really effective - the last thing you

want to do is allow yourself to avoid a situation that has to be faced. Putting something

off in this way creates an even greater negative emotion.

A good example of this is the person who stops going to the dentist and develops a

fear of dentists. A much better way to deal with that particular situation would be to try

and embrace the positive aspect of visiting the dentist (your oral health). If necessary

talk to your dentist – you will be surprised to find that can actually help you!

Identifying the exact origins of your negative emotions is really useful in helping you

to understand the importance of your thoughts. Another thing to bear in mind is that

not all thoughts deserve your attention. You will be surprised to find that some of your


negative emotions are being spent on things that just don‟t matter and are a complete

waste of your time and energy.

By going through this process, you can eliminate a surprising amount of negative

thinking from your mind, allowing positive thinking and all it‟s benefits to become the

dominant force instead.


3 Ways To Develop A Positive Outlook

Developing a positive outlook will further help to reduce the negatives that can affect

your life. Having a positive outlook enables you to focus upon achieving your dreams

and fulfilling your various wishes.

It‟s about creating your own world and living such a life is truly a magical one, but it

doesn‟t happen on it‟s own. Here are three simple strategies that can help you to get

what you want in life.

1) You should always be prepared to dream, so that your goals and aims become clear

in your mind. Write down your dreams and focus on achieving them. This way you

always have a point of reference to ensure you follow a sensible direction should you feel

your life is not shaping up the way it should.

You can also break your goals into smaller parts to help you achieve them more

easily. (Question: how would you eat an elephant? Answer: one mouthful at

a time). This is one strategy that will never let you down provided you show conviction

and put in honest efforts. You will find that as you achieve each step you will become

further motivated to move on to the next task.

2) Bringing your will power to bear is another effective strategy you can use. Will

power is behind the strength of many people. Many times you may feel you are let down

by circumstances and this can lead to a loss of energy and enthusiasm and a dip in

motivation. At such times, you will feel low and you may start to doubt your abilities.

Utilizing your will power will rescue you from these negative feelings. People with a

strong will power know that it sometimes takes sheer persistence to achieve success, but

they always manage to maintain belief in themselves and their capabilities.

3) You should learn to make best use of your time if you want to succeed in life. Time

management is essential if you really want to achieve a happy balanced life and be

successful. Achieving dreams is not always easy and using your time effectively will help


you keep everything in perspective and enable you to accomplish all your tasks

effectively yet maintain balance.

You must make time for the things and people that make you happy and for pursuing

your hobbies and passions. This is very important for rejuvenating yourself and

charging up for the workload ahead of you.


About The Author

Peter Ford regards himself as the king of self-doubt,

having suffered from the problem for almost all of his 60

years, and even now, despite all his knowledge of the

benefits of positive thinking, he still sometimes suffers it‟s

effects.

Just a few short years ago, Peter‟s self-doubt became so

bad he was left with zero self-confidence, no self-esteem

and a total lack of self-belief. The complete Mr Negative, he lost his job, business, home

and friends….

But, fortunately for him this became a turning point in his life and he‟s now on a

mission to help anyone out there who feels they too want a better life, but somehow

never quite seem able to achieve it.

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