An honest look at ourselves, who we would like to be around, who we would draw inspiration from, who would inspire us with a sense of ability and desire to do things, the answer will probably be people with a positive attitude and self-belief in their abilities and their dreams. Leaders lead by virtue of their ability to dream a future and offer it to people. Enthusiasm, belief in the path, and a sense of partnership harness you.
People who have recovered from serious illnesses and describe their process and their belief in themselves from a positive place are a source of inspiration for many who are in difficult situations. People who have managed to overcome difficulties in life and tell it from a place of strength and self-belief, people who will not give up even though… I have brought here a quick summary of the approaches, tips and one exercise to strengthen positive thinking.
Approaches that help develop positive thinking
- Optimism, willingness to take risks instead of making naive assumptions
- Acceptance of reality, not everything will immediately happen as you planned and wanted.
- Resilience and coping with disappointments and failures
- Gratitude for the good that exists
- Awareness and mindfulness, attention to the way of thinking and the ability to choose what to focus on and what to dwell on
- Integrity and authenticity, the ability to be honest and not just right, to be direct and courageous with your truth, allows you to respect the other who brings their truth.
- Understanding the importance of relationships across material elements
- Humor and a pleasant and friendly attitude
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Tips for incorporating positive thinking into your daily life
- Decide to live with a positive attitude
- Surround myself with positive people.
- Listen to positive things like music and positive lectures and reduce the negative like news and other horrors.
- Help other people
- At the end of each day, write down good things that happened to me that day and write them down, every day.
- To give myself compliments, to highlight my strengths
- Say empowering words to yourself!
- To remind myself of all the good I already have and have done.
- Use uplifting quotes and phrases
- Focus on the good
- Bring humor even into complex situations
- Learning from every failure is a lesson in life.
- Speak positively towards yourself
- Focus on the present
- Surround yourself with more positive people, friends and mentors.
- Document positive events every day.
- Help others make people smile
- Focus on the positive things, they are not taken for granted. Both yours and others’. Increase!!
- Use the word “thank you” more.
- Stop to see a sunset, a deserted sea
- Listen to the music you love.
- breathe breathe breathe
- Think before responding.
- Treat yourself gently and forgivingly.
- Connect with love
- Help others on days when it’s hard to see the good.
- To see life with a little more rosy eyes.
Personal practice
Step 1 – Write down for yourself what your 5 strengths are . If there is something that is not written here, you can simply add it.
Wisdom | curiosity | leadership | Artistic abilities |
empathy | Open mind | Integrity | Determination and perseverance |
enthusiasm | love | generosity | Social awareness |
Fairness | cooperation | Courage | forgiveness |
modesty | Self-control | Love for learning | patience |
Gratitude | humor | creativity | spirituality |
ambition | Security | Independence | Intellectuality |
optimism | Assertiveness | flexibility | logic |
adventurism | Communicativeness | Entrepreneurship | |
Step B – For each of your strengths, fill in the table.
My strength is: _________________
Strength: | In the field of leisure | In the field of work and career | In the field of relationships | In the field of personal development |
How present is it in my life right now in this area (1-10) | ||||
What level do I want to reach / should I reach with this strength (1-10) | ||||
What more can I do with this strength of mine to advance myself in the field? | ||||
What should I reduce in this way of managing my strength in order to advance in the field? | |
Step 3 – Write down for yourself what you can do tomorrow morning, what your plan is for promoting yourself using your strengths.
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