Can Positive Thinking Really Improve Your Life?
Their results show
that positive thinking benefits include:
ü Decreased
negative stress
ü Greater
resistance to catching the common cold
ü A sense
of well-being and improved health
ü Reduced
risk of coronary artery disease
ü Easier
breathing if you have certain lung diseases
ü Better
coping skills in difficult situations
Positive thinking people
are HAPPIER
Pessimists are more
inwardly focused and have more depression, anxiety and other mental
health problems in general. Positive people have a greater capacity for love,
joy and warmth that brings happiness into their lives, and also into the lives
of their families and everyone else around them. This increased capacity for
love means that they are loved more in return because they are more outwardly
focused, kinder and more considerate to others.
Positive thinking people
are HEALTHIER
It’s still somewhat
unclear to researchers why people who practice positive thinking experience
these health benefits. One theory is that having a positive outlook enables you
to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health
effects of stress on your body. Hello, who wants less stress?
Positive thinking people
are MORE SUCCESSFUL
To put it another way,
successful people tend to think positively. Optimists are happier and more
productive in their jobs, get promoted quicker and earn more than pessimists.
These people set higher goals, persist at them longer, and achieve more of
them.
Turning negative thinking
into positive thinking
Self-talk has a huge
influence on the overall direction of our thoughts. Negative self-talk is an
easy habit to slip into, especially if you are surrounded by negative people.
So, the first step toward a more positive
mindset is
to change the tone of our self-talk.
Like any other bad
habit, before we can change it we need to become more consciously
aware that
we are doing it. Periodically during the day, stop and evaluate the tone of
your thinking and self-talk. If you find that they have been negative, work on
finding ways to put a positive spin on them. Make a game out of it.
Start by following one
simple rule: Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to anyone
else. If it’s not worth saying out loud, it’s probably not worthy of saying to
yourself.
Here are some examples
of typical negative self-talk and how you might put a more positive spin on
these internal (or external) conversations.
NEGATIVE SELF-TALK
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POSITIVE SPIN
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I’ve
never done it before.
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·
It’s
an opportunity to learn something.
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It’s
too complicated.
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·
I’ll
tackle it from a different angle.
|
·
I
don’t have the resources.
|
·
Necessity
is the mother of invention.
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·
There’s
not enough time.
|
·
Let’s
re-evaluate some priorities.
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·
There’s
no way it will work.
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I
can learn to make it work.
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·
It’s
too radical a change.
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Let’s
take a chance.
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·
No
one communicates with me.
|
·
I
will start the conversation.
|
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I’m
not getting any better at this.
|
·
I
want to give it another chance.
|
Becoming an optimist
If you tend to have a
negative outlook, don’t expect to become an optimist overnight. But with practice and
focus, you will automatically move away from self-criticism and toward
self-acceptance. You will likely find yourself feeling less critical of the
world around you as well.
Practicing positive
self-talk will improve your outlook. As your state of mind becomes increasingly
more optimistic, you will be able to handle everyday stress in a more
constructive way.
So, what do you
think? Can positive thinking really improve your life?
Sourse:Advancedlifeskills
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