Most people want to have a positive attitude. Many people find it easier to point to others as their source of negative energy. But marketing strategist Frank Sonnengerg writes that the reality is that negativity is self inflicted for most people, which is exacerbated by the people you are in contact with. While there are a variety of ways in which negativity can manifest in our day, the solution to a positive attitude lies in the choice you make for yourself in the moment.
Attitude is everything, when it comes to relationships, health and success. Various research has demonstrated the links between positive thinking and better health, faster healing from illness and even curing terminal disease. Sonnenberg lists several ways in which people can adopt a more positive attitude.
- Surround yourself with positive people.
- Be positive yourself by controlling negative thinking. Anticipate the best outcomes, avoid viewing situations from extremes and allow for mistakes.
- Be nice to yourself.
- Set realistic and achievable goals.
- Count your blessings
Here’s one way in which you can count your blessings. Darren Hardy, author of the book The Compound Effect has a simple gratitude assessment in which you review the following aspects of your life:
- List three amazing people in your life.
- List three great things about your physical body.
- List three great things about your home and where you live.
- List three great things about where you work and what you do for a living.
- List three great gifts or unique talents you have.
- List three great gifts of knowledge or experience you have.
- List three ways in which you have experienced “luck”.
- List three ways in which your life is wealthy, abundant and prosperous.
The best way to adopt a positive attitude is with gratitude, and expressing how grateful you are for what you do have. An unknown author once wrote: “The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.”
Paul Kulpinski is a licensed massage therapist, holistic wellness educator and co-founder of Mountain Waves Healing Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona. Information contained in this blog should not be taken as medical advice. Readers are advised to validate the information presented here with other sources including your personal physician for information specific to you.
