“A change in nutrition will not benefit someone unwilling to modify his beliefs.
When a person purifies his ideas, he no longer craves unclean food.”
– The Way a Man Thinketh
We all have a lot of ideas going through our brains all the time, both good and bad. Good thinking normally produces positive results, while negative thinking produces bad results. Both thinking styles are constantly at odds in our brains, and the concepts that win will be reflected in our behaviors and perspective. Positive thinkers face life obstacles with confidence and are more likely to succeed than negative thinkers, who tend to see things in a negative light.
Obviously, we would love to wear our optimistic thinking hat most of the time, leaving no place for negative ideas. However, whether we like it or not, numerous concepts, including failure and other destructive aspirations, keep racing through our brains. We can teach our brains to concentrate on the positive rather than the negative, on the joyful rather than the sad, and on what we have rather than what we lack.
It is frequently claimed that we never really appreciate what we have until it is gone. So, should we wait for certain things to go before appreciating them? No, we can teach our brains to concentrate on the positive aspects of life, no matter how little, so that negative ideas do not distort our future vision. Here are 20 positive thinking strategies to help you get started:
• Be kind to yourself. Before expecting others to love and appreciate you, you must first love yourself. Make a positive commitment to bettering oneself in the study, career, family, friendship, nature appreciation, and charitable giving. Praise yourself just as often as you do others. Positive ideas will simply flow once you begin to feel secure in yourself.
• Understand yourself. No one on the planet can tell you who you really are. Understand your emotions, desires, interests, and convictions. Set aside sometime each week for introspection in isolation. Knowing yourself well will make you aware of your physical, mental, and emotional limits.
• Keep your desires in check. We live in a world of duality and opposites: gain and loss, pleasure and agony, light and dark, masculine and female, love and hatred. This is the way life is. We can never have everything we want in life at the same time. Someone is occasionally harmed in love. There will always be people wealthy and poorer than you in the world. One of the most important keys to happiness is moderation.
• Be practical. Check to see whether what you desire is feasible. Hoping for something that would never come true in real life will only lead to disappointment. For example, you could want to lose weight. As a result, you must define a goal and implement necessary actions within a certain time frame to attain your objectives. Nobody can lose weight overnight. Expect miracles or rapid remedies since they are seldom genuine.
• Learn from your mistakes. Learning in a classroom is not the same as learning in the real world. Before taking an exam in school, students must first master the material. In real life, the exam comes first, followed by the lesson. In real life, our experiences serve as the litmus test. If we fail that exam, i.e., has a bad experience, we research the incident and learn from it. We can avoid making the same error repeatedly by starting here.
• Remove yourself from the result. It’s been said that life is like a Ferris wheel; sometimes you’re at the top, sometimes you’re at the bottom. There will surely be instances in our life when things do not go as planned or desired. Do your best in essential matters, but don’t be too disappointed if you don’t receive what you want since some things aren’t meant to be. Don’t become overly focused on outcomes alone since this might lead to disappointments and upsets. The travel and experiences may sometimes be cherished and treasured.
• Make a list of your objectives and activities. Set objectives for yourself and make a strategy to attain them. A stronger mind and willpower normally follow when you are certain of what you want to achieve and carry out in your life.
• Keep your thoughts on the vital things. Visualize yourself achieving your objectives. Create a plan for coping with hurdles and challenges. Concentrate on critical matters that must be treated seriously while also taking time to relax and enjoy yourself. A fresh and uncluttered mind has a better probability of success.
• Make a plan for the day. Reduce preventable errors that result in lost productivity and bad outcomes. Plan your job first, then execute it. Have clearly defined objectives for today, the medium term, and the long term. Even before you leave the bed, you may adjust your daily objectives to prevent firefighting difficulties that might have been avoided with appropriate thinking and preparation.
• Begin your day with a smile. Your attitude toward the remainder of the day is heavily influenced by how you greet the morning. If you approach it with enthusiasm and optimism, chances are that things will move well, and you will be able to concentrate on attaining your goals.
• Seek advice. Only God knows what awaits us on any given day. A few minutes of prayer will undoubtedly be appreciated by him. In your everyday prayers, seek His direction. Believe that He is more than happy to fulfill our requests if they are for our own welfare and in line with His Will. With God as our guide, negative thoughts will be far less likely to dominate our day. I’ll get through the day. Nothing is beyond reach. After all, God is on my side.
• Take on new experiences and challenges. Consider learning and change to be opportunities rather than threats. It is good to alter your attitudes and habits as long as they benefit you and others around you. Doing new things might involve examining additional project possibilities, meeting new people from other areas, and asking more questions. This directs the flow of the mind toward progress while minimizing negative ideas.
• Laugh. Have fun and enjoy yourself. Looking on the bright side of life begins with amusement and enjoyment. Laughter is the best medicine, and this is often true. Whether you have a medical or mental problem, a few chuckles and giggles may assist relieve pain or heavy lightening baggage like worry, disappointment, or uneasiness!
• Surround yourself with positive people. Look for and associate with positive individuals in every classroom, workplace, or place you go. I’m sure there are a lot of them. They may assist you in developing self-esteem and confidence.
• Be approachable. We must realize that we do not know everything. And that we are always learning everywhere we go, with the individuals we encounter every day. Our minds are so vast that it is difficult to entirely fill them. As a result, we should be open to new experiences and information that might help us become better individuals.
• Make asking questions a habit. This should not be connected with ignorance; rather, it should be associated with seeking more knowledge to better comprehend problems. Greater power comes with more information.
• Believe in other people. Although it may seem difficult and unsafe to trust anybody, having faith in others is essential for removing uncertainties and unfavorable judgments. Develop a great feel for finding and associating with trustworthy individuals. This will assist you in developing harmonious connections with your coworkers, friends, and those around you.
• Be forgiving. Negative thinking stems from mistakes and failures. It will be simpler to express our good intentions and reach out to others if we can learn to let go of the grief, suffering, and fear we attempt to hold within. Forgive yourself and others for making errors, and learn from them.
• Take stock of your blessings. Concentrate on what you have rather than what you don’t. Focusing on our wishes that do not come true would only lead to dissatisfaction and disappointment, wasting our time. Instead, be glad and grateful for all the gifts we have.
• Leave your concerns at home. There is no need to store terrible experiences and sad moments from the day inside you at the end of each day before going to sleep. You’ll have pleasant dreams if you let them go, toss them out the window, and kiss them goodbye. As each new day begins, fresh optimism emerges. Continue to believe and have confidence.
These are some positive thinking strategies that come to mind. You do not need to practice them all in any specific sequence. Simply implementing some of these should significantly improve your attitude and life.
