5 tips to train yourself to be more positive.
Spring is the season of new beginnings and is the perfect time to develop your ability to approach every situation with a positive frame of mind.
- Make the choice
Being positive isn’t an innate characteristic; remember that you can’t always control each situation, but you can decide how you will react to them. - Realistic optimism
Cultivate your ability to realistically view challenging situations and then take positive action. Remember that being positive doesn’t always mean smiling at the whole world; sometimes it means facing a difficult situation head-on and allowing yourself to grow from the experience. - Positive reinforcement
It’s easiest to build habits when you reward your good behaviour. When you’ve done something well, acknowledge it and congratulate yourself. Tell yourself you’re awesome! - Become friends with yourself
If you find you tend to speak negatively to yourself, start evaluating whether you would speak this way to a friend. If it’s something you’d never say to someone else, why say it to yourself? - Happiness is catching
Surround yourself with positive people. Focusing on people and things that are good for you will make living a positive life an easier choice.
