Positive Thinking

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What is Positive Thinking?


Half Full or Half Empty?

Half Full or Half Empty?

If you’ve been interested in self improvement for a while now, then chances are you’ve heard the term positive thinking a number of times.

The first time I heard about positive thinking was while reading Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”. He dedicates an entire chapter to what he calls “Positive Mental Attitude”. PMA is a success principle he wrote about after interviewing and learning the characteristics of the most successful people in the United States.
So what exactly is positive thinking?

To make it as simple as possible, positive thinking is thinking positive. It’s simply a style of thinking that can change your entire outlook on life.

Positive thinking is focusing your thoughts more on solutions (positive) rather than problems (negative).

To some of us this may come naturally but others have to work hard to make it an everyday habit.

Let’s say for example you crashed your car. Instead of just thinking about the wreck (problem), think about getting your car fixed and renting a car until it gets fixed(solution).

Yes, it’s terrible your car was wrecked but look, at least you were given a chance to live tomorrow. Be grateful for that. No matter how negative the situation may seem, seek out the positive because there is always a positive side to it.

“Every burden is a blessing in disguise”

Here are more positive motivational quotes.
What does positive thinking do?

Positive thinking makes life a lot easier. When we focus on the problems or have a bunch of negative thoughts running through our mind, we become more and more stressed out.

That stress causes our mood to change and we become angry, irritated, annoyed, or even depressed. Negative emotions start filling our lives.

So what we see here is that negative thoughts leads to negative emotions.

Emotions come from your thoughts so positive thinking creates positive emotions.
What does it take to become a positive thinker?

Start living consciously.

When we fully realize that we can actually choose the thoughts that we are thinking, then we become more in control.

We start running life instead of life running us. Instead of our environment and our experiences creating our emotions, we start controlling how we want to feel.

To become a positive thinker, become aware of your thought patterns and practice daily to shift it to a positive style of thinking.

10 Benefits of Positive Thinking

Positive thinking makes a big difference in our lives. The only thing is you never should force yourself to think positive. Instead adapt to this style of thinking by practicing until it becomes a habit. Forcing yourself leads to extra stress that none of us need!

I’ve made this list to help you see the benefits of positive thinking. These 10 benefits go hand and hand. One benefit leads to another. Let’s take a look at them now.

Beat Stress

The first benefit of positive thinking is that it helps you overcome stress since you’ll be handling situations in a positive manner. You’ll be able let go of things that you usually get frustrated or worried about. Positive thinking helps you realize and understand that feeling those negative emotions leads to nowhere.

Remember, positive thinkers see the solutions, not just the the problems. When you get over things and focus on the solution, you’re less likely to stress about it.


More Energy

When you have less stress and worries in your life, you have extra energy to do the things you love. Sometimes our mind is the reason for our fatigue. Stressing and not being able to see the brighter side of life drains our energy. We feel tired, moody, and less interested in the things we love so much. Get energized by simply changing the way you think!

Deeper Relationships

The truth is people love positive people. It’s much easier to connect with positive people.

Incorporating positive thinking in your life not only helps build deeper relationships with people, but positive relationships with people. Positive relationships are built on support, trust, and understanding which makes the quality of these relationships much better.

Now let’s see, who would you be more open with? A positive thinker who supports you or someone negative that puts down your ideas and criticizes you? I think we all know the answer to that one.

Peace of Mind

Positive thinking will have you looking at the positive side of life. Your mind will relax and your thoughts will calm down. Instead of your thoughts running wild to make sure everything turns out okay, your thoughts will be much more relaxed because you’ll believe that everything is okay. And if things don’t turn out for the best, it won’t matter because you’ll have the ability to turn that negative into a positive.

You’ll be Organized

When I go into a house that’s messy and cluttered, I believe it’s a reflection of how the person thinks.

You see, once you clear your mind of all the unnecessary thoughts and become organized with your thinking, your environment becomes organized too. Less stress, clear thinking, and more energy are all benefits of positive thinking! So instead of just taking off your clothes and leaving them on the ground, you’ll actually have the energy to pick them up and hang it.
Healthier Lifestyle

Our thinking directly affects our bodies and how it functions.

Negative thinking makes the whole body weak and fragile. All that stress, worrying, and nonsense thinking leads to headaches, sleeping disorders, muscle tensions, anxiety, and fatigue.

I actually remember working with a 50 year old lady that looked like she was in her 30’s. I asked, “What’s your secret?” She replied back, “It’s simple, I always smile!” She pushes the problems aside and just focuses on being happy.
Fortunate

Positive things happen to positive people. I remember a guy that lost his job right after buying a home but he didn’t seem too worried. Right after that happened, he won a little over a million dollars!

Be positive for a whole day and see all the good that comes to you.

Fear Goes Away

Fear is the killer of all dreams. It will hold you back, it will make you stress, and it will turn something good into something bad.

Becoming a positive thinker eliminates fear. When you know for certain in your mind that you can turn burdens into blessings, you’ll have nothing to fear. You see, all our emotions are created by what we think. Fear comes from thinking about the negative. Give fear a kick in the butt by thinking positive.
Create More Time

Who wouldn’t love more time especially in today’s world? Positive thinking gives you just that. How exactly will you create more time?

You’ll create more time because you won’t be stuck thinking about every problem you have in your life. You’ll learn to get over it and find what you need to do to be happy instead.

When you start using your mind right, you can wake up earlier since you’ll be sleeping better. You can make decisions faster. You’ll be more organized all around. You’ll love life because life is good when you have enough “you time”.

Fulfilling Life

A positive state of mind creates positive emotions. Positive emotions creates a positive lifestyle. What would you rather have? Being happy all the time or feeling angry constantly?

Ask yourself that question and from today on, make the decision to use positive thinking in your life everyday to enjoy these benefits and more!


There are 5 steps to positive thinking. These steps are easy to follow but it’s
your consistency, persistence, and determination which will ultimately
shift your style of thinking. Make a decision that from this day
forward, you will live consciously. You have to
become aware of your thoughts and actions
since that is what shapes your life.
Only then are you ready.


Positive Attitude

Positive attitude is the very basic of all success. It consists of positive emotions
such as happiness, desire, gratitude, loyalty, empowerment, enthusiasm,
faith, and love. A positive attitude helps you handle a situation
in a positive manner instead of negative. This reduces
stress and creates opportunities that wouldn’t
have been seen before. Find out How
to Build a Positive Attitude.

Positive Affirmations


Using positive affirmations involve repeating powerful statements to yourself to
overcome your current style of thinking. For example, let’s say you see
yourself as a failure because of your past experiences. Decisions
that you make in the future will always be based on the
failures you’ve had. Using positive affirmations
helps change that. Find out how to Create
a Positive Affirmation That Works!

Creative Visualization

One of the critical steps to positive thinking is creative visualization. Visualize
to yourself the lifestyle you’ll attain because of positive thinking. Your
mind believes whatever it sees. It’s like those dreams when you
are falling off a cliff and wake up terrified. Your mind
thought it was real. These Creative Visualization
Techniques will help you in your journey
to living a new positive lifestyle.

Get Enough Sleep

With our busy schedules, sometimes its hard to get a good night’s rest. When
we don’t get enough sleep, we’re only hurting ourselves. Getting rest is
one of the very important steps to positive thinking because it
makes concentrating easier. When you can concentrate
better, you’re more aware of your thoughts and
actions. It’s easier to think positive. Here’s
a Guide to Getting Good Sleep

Eat Foods For The Brain

When you eat foods for the brain, the road to becoming a positive thinker is
simpler. You’ll have more awareness, focus, and a sense of well being.
You’ll be able to notice negative thoughts quickly and replace
them with positive thoughts instead. A brain without
the proper nutrition tends to be slower and
less productive. Increase brain power
with Foods for the Brain.