Putting the Power of Positive Thinking to Work in Your Life

Many times people are drawn to the negative, so implementing positive thinking can be

some work. You literally have to train your brain to think positive. You have to learn how

to rid your mid of negative thoughts.

It may seem simple to think positive, but when you are used to thinking negatively, it can

be quite difficult. You will be naturally inclined to go to the negative. You really have to

make a conscious effort to fight off the negative and only stick with the positive. It can

be a battle, but you can do it.

Ironically, by being a positive thinker, your issues with fighting off negative thoughts will

actual be made easier. That is because your positive thoughts are going to be telling

you that you can fight off the negative thoughts and that you can overcome them. You

will have the necessary will power to stop negative thoughts in their tracks.

You will have to fully immerse yourself into positive thinking. You will have to surround

yourself with positive influences. You have to be very focused on the positive and be

committed to pushing away the negative.

Here are some things you can try to bring a positive spin to your life and make positive

thinking easier:

􀂷 Read about positive thinking and positive things. This includes reading

books that are upbeat. You could also read inspirational things to help you get

into the positive way of thinking.

􀂷 Use visualization. You have to imagine yourself being positive, acting positive

and thinking positive. You should picture positive things in your mind and allow

yourself to think about positive situations.

􀂷 Use positive words. Avoid negative words. Try to always make your

conversations and thoughts positive. When you are thinking to yourself, use

positive words. When you are talking to others, use positive words.

􀂷 Smile. Use your smile to project your positive attitude. Let your smile speak for

you. If you do nothing else, then put a smile on your face. It will do a world of

wonder.

􀂷 Never allow yourself to quit. A quitter’s attitude is a big dose of negativity.

Besides that if you quit, you will never succeed and failure makes it hard to keep

positive. Additionally, quitting is associated with laziness and laziness is a

symptom of negative thinking. When you think positive, you will not feel lazy or

like you want to quit.

􀂷 Be aware of negative thoughts. When you have a negative thought, you have

to recognize it. You should figure out where it came from, why you are having it

and how to deal with it. Being a positive thinker does not mean you can avoid all

negative things. It means you learn how to constructively deal with them and not

let them take you over.

􀂷 Be persistent with positive thinking. You cannot let even one day go by

without making sure you are thinking positive. You have to constantly be working

on it until it becomes second nature.

􀂷 Identify fears that cause you to think negatively. Often when a fear is

confronted, it ends up being not as intimidating as it first seems. Fear is simply

your lack of being able to see that bad things will not necessarily happen. When

you learn to let go of fear and trust in yourself you will see it is easier to stay

positive.

􀂷 Watch your emotions. Try to stick to feelings of happiness, success and

strength dominate you. Try to avoid feelings of weakness, fear and self-doubt.

􀂷 Do things that make you happy. Watch happy movies, read happy books and

listen to happy music. Surround yourself with happiness and you will begin to

react to that.

􀂷 Hang out with other positive thinkers. Try to avoid people who are often sad

or unhappy. Avoid those who speak negatively or who act in a negative manner.

You have to make positive thinking your new lifestyle. It is just like changing your diet.

Let’s say you are giving up carbs. You are not going to tempt yourself with breads or

really want to be around people who eat many carbs. The same can be said for positive

thinking.

You are not going to tempt yourself with negative thoughts or want to be around people

who are negative. You have to reshape your life so it fits your new style of thinking.

You may want to make sure that you are ready for such a change in your life. You

should ask yourself if you are ready to be appositive thinker. Are you ready to let go of

the negative? Are you ready to be optimistic? Can you really let go of the little things

and look on the bright side of things? Are you willing to put forth the work that is

necessary to become a positive thinker? You have to answer yes to these questions in

order to truly be able to become a positive thinker.

It can help to set goals. Goals are very powerful. They can drive you and help you to

accomplish things. When you have a set of goals, you work harder and you feel as if

you have to accomplish them. You should set reasonable goals to help pave your way

towards positive thinking.

Here is an example of some goals you can set:

􀂷 Use a positive affirmation each day.

􀂷 Try to complement someone everyday for a week.

􀂷 Smile at everyone I see today

Through using goals, you can make your path to positive thinking much easier. You can

watch your progress and be able to track how you are doing at implementing positive

thinking in your life.

Becoming a positive thinker is something anyone can do. It is a matter of just putting

your mind to it. It is going to be a lot of work, but it is well worth it.