POSITIVE ATTITUDE

In general, having a positive attitude means being optimistic about situations, people,
interactions and yourself. People with positive attitudes can remain hopeful and see the
best even in difficult situations.

Why is Positive Attitude important?

A positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings
optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worries and negative thinking. If you
adopt it as a way of life, it would bring constructive changes into your life and makes them
happier, brighter and more successful.

It’s easy to say then do.

How to have a positive attitude?

Here are some ways to maintain a positive attitude in the workplace, regardless of
whether it comes naturally or not:
1. Surround yourself with positive people. ...
2. Fill your mind with positive input. ...
3. Control your language. ...
4. Create a routine for the day. ...
5. Be nice to other people. ...
6. Don't rely on an outside source of positivity.
7. Learn to see good in every person, every situation and everything.

What is positive attitude in simple words?

Positive attitude is a state of mind that envisions and expects favorable results. The
willingness to try doing new things. It is an attitude that helps you see the good in people.
It is a mental attitude that sees the good and the accomplishments in your life, rather than
the negative and the failures.

Positive thinking is a mental attitude in which you expect good and favorable results. In
other words, positive thinking is the process of creating thoughts that create and transform
energy into reality. A positive mind waits for happiness, health and a happy ending in any
situation.
Tips for Maintaining a Positive Attitude

Maintaining a positive attitude is critical when you want to achieve anything… or just to
improve the quality of your life. Most success literature will talk about the power of positive
thinking and how important it is. It’s often easier said than done.

Given below are 11 tips for maintaining your positive attitude no matter what’s going on in
your life.

1. You determine your reality:

It’s important to realize that you determine your reality by the way you react to the outside
world. When something happens, you get to choose whether it’s a positive or negative
experience and react accordingly. Losing your job might be a disaster or it might be the
opportunity for bigger and brighter things… you choose what it will mean to you.

2. Start your day strong:

Most of the people have to drag themselves out of bed and this sets a negative frame for
their entire day. Positive people create a morning routine that reinforces how great life is
and how happy they are to be alive.

Now I start my day by reading or listening to something positive. Whether you have 1
minute, 15 minutes or an hour to dedicate to your ritual, you can start the day in whatever
state you prefer.

3. Exercise is the natural Feel-Good diet:

Exercise is a great way to maintain a good attitude because of all the positive chemicals it
releases into the blood stream. Many people exercise in the morning and this is often
recommended as a powerful way to start the day. Even a walk with an inspiring audio will
help.

4. Use books, audio and videos to load your brain with positivity:

There are millions of amazing books and videos for you to absorb from people who are
inspiring and living the life of their dreams. Tap into their positive emotions and their
experience by learning how they think and what they do to create the lives they want.

You can do this in the morning or while exercising, eating, commuting, cooking, cleaning…
there’s always time for positivity.
5. Your language shapes your thoughts:

Little changes in your language can change the way you think and how you act. Whenever
someone greets you and asks how you’re doing, do you answer with “fine” or “not too
bad?” Think about just what this language is communicating to others… and yourself.

I always answer with “great,” “fantastic,” or “amazing.” Not only does this remind me that
life really is great but, it usually surprises and lifts the state of the person I’m talking to as
well.

6. Spend time with Positive people:

It is often said that you will have a similar level of health, income and lifestyle as the 5
people you spend the most time with.

So if you want to be fit, then start to hang out with fit people. Want to start a business?
Then hang out with business owners. And if you want to be positive, make sure you’re
hanging out with positive people.

7. Show your appreciation for others:

By appreciating others for a job well done, their outfit or their smile, you start to cause a
positive chain reaction.

Don’t you feel great when you receive a compliment from someone else? Well, if you want
to receive more, then start giving them out and watch what happens to the people around
you.

8. Garbage In, Garbage Out:

This is an expression from computer programming where the result is only as good as the
input. So if you’re feeding yourself with negativity all day long, then it’s pretty obvious
you’re going to be feeling negative as well.

A lot of the media including news and TV thrive on negativity. So put yourself on a
negativity diet (including people) and watch how much easier it is to maintain your positive
attitude.

9. Stop negative thoughts in their tracks:

It’s hard to be a constantly positive person and negative thoughts are going to bubble up
from time to time. These will be more frequent in the beginning but decrease as you
practice the tips we’re talking about. When you start to notice negative thoughts, you can
use a pattern interrupt to stop them in their tracks.

The idea is to interrupt your current thought pattern and change your state. Whenever I
start to feel frustrated, sad or angry I simply start humming a song and very soon a big
smile comes over my face.

10. Live with Gratitude:

So many positive things happen during our day and we often ignore them while letting one
negative comment or event ruin our mood. It can help to keep a gratitude list where you jot
down things you are grateful for each night or during the day.

If you’re reading this, then you probably live with a roof over your head and food in your
stomach which is a daily struggle for most of the world… so it should be easy to find tons
of things you’re grateful for.

11. Recharge your batteries:

A key to maintaining your positive attitude is taking the time to recharge your batteries.
This might mean taking a few hours on the weekend to read a positive book or taking a
few days for a holiday.

If you’re not in the position to travel, you can have a “home holiday” where you simply
switch off from the outside world and spend time doing things you like.

Final Thoughts

You now have 11 tips for maintaining your positive attitude but they are no use to you
unless you implement them into your life.

Start small. Pick the easiest tip or the one that you really love and introduce it into your life
starting right now. Then over time, start implementing the other tips and watch your
positivity go up.

A Positive Attitude Leads to Success and Happiness:

• A positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings
optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worries and negative thinking. If
you adopt it as a way of life, it would bring constructive changes into your life and
makes them happier, brighter and more successful.

• With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life, become optimistic, and expect
the best to happen. It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing.
 • A positive attitude leads to happiness and success and can change your whole life.
If you look at the bright side of life, your whole life becomes filled with light. This
light affects not only you and the way you look at the world, but it also affects your
environment and the people around you.

• If this attitude is strong enough, it becomes contagious. It’s as if you radiate light
around you.

In general, having a positive attitude means being optimistic about situations, interactions,
and yourself.

People with positive attitudes can remain hopeful and see the best even in difficult
situations.

In contrast, those with negative attitudes may be more pessimistic and disagreeable and
typically expect the worst possible outcome in tough situations.