How to maintain a Positive Attitude

How to maintain a Positive Attitude


Having understood what is attitude, we also need to learn to maintain a positive attitude. This is quite a difficult task as the surroundings might be negative. Being surrounded by negativity, maintaining a positive attitude is a challenge. Let’s see, how we can overcome this challenge.

•    Start each morning with a fresh outlook on life. Mentally prepare yourself by deciding what kind of attitude you will have about the day’s activities- just as you physically get ready for the day.

•    Get yourself a pep talk (as the coach does before the match) before your day begins. Talk to fill your mind with positive thoughts & feelings (affirmation) & thus create a positive atmosphere around yourself. For example, you can say: I am positive, enthusiastic, motivated, happy, healthy and successful or may be write these phrases on a piece of paper and see it frequently.

•    .Clarify & Prioritize: Another way to maintain a positive attitude is to clarify what you want to accomplish in life. Four simple steps

i)    Clarify your purpose : A purpose is something you fulfill each moment that you are in balance with your life. (A purpose is a simple, positive statement of why you are here). A purpose isn’t a goal statement, which one can achieve.

ii)    Discover your purpose: by identifying & prioritizing your most important roles in life (at home, at work, community etc) List positive qualities that you aspire to be e.g. caring, honest, happy.

iii)    Visualize your future, with a clear picture in your mind of what you want to accomplish in your lifetime (you can become what you think about). One of the most powerful techniques for achieving life goal is visualization (creating a mental image of something happening in future). Believing in your dreams can motivate you to become what you want to.

iv)    Set goals for yourself (To help your dreams for the future become a reality, you need to set short & long term goals) to stay headed in the right directions.

To provide steady fuel for your energy, create a list of long term goals to be accomplished in life time & break them into several interim short term goals to help you chart your progress.
 

•    Prioritize your action: It is the final step in gaining control of your life’s plan, so as to maintain a positive attitude by simplifying your life.
•    Enjoy the moment: Another way to maintain a positive attitude is to stop worrying about the past or dreading the future & just enjoy the present.
As the adage goes:

The past is history, the future is mystery.
Today is a Gift, That is why we call it the present

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•    Express – Don’t suppress, your feelings

Since your attitude is the energy you create with your thoughts & feelings,  one way to maintain a positive attitude is to openly express your feelings / emotions (but without hurting anyone).

When you smile, you communicate your happiness. It is a symbol of contentment & satisfaction.Take a long, slow, deep breath & smile.
 
Smile also makes others feel good. It is always given in return.