Become a Positive Thinker || Port Alberni & West Coast Investment Advisor

The new year is well underway and January is half over.  If you haven’t already made a new year’s resolution, here’s one you should make and resolve to keep it going for the rest of your life.  What is this resolution?  It is quite simply – be a positive thinker!  If you adopt a positive mental attitude, you are teaching your mind to expect good things – happiness, joy, success, health and well-being.  Have you ever heard about the power of positive thinking?  Many people believe in the effectiveness of this concept.  When we have a positive attitude, our body and mind responds with feelings of pleasantness, well-being, and contentedness.  This in turn makes us feel confident and more secure.  It is then that we begin to feel as though we can accomplish anything. 

If you have a choice, would you rather be around someone who is negative and unhappy, or someone who is positive and upbeat?  Negative thoughts and attitudes can lead the way to frustration, disappointment and failure.  Positive thoughts and attitudes on the other hand can lead to feelings of happiness, comfort and success. 

If you tend to be a “negative thinker”,  it’s not easy to change your attitude overnight.  Here are a few tips to help you become a positive thinker.

• When approaching a new task, persuade yourself repeatedly that you are going to have a successful outcome.  The brain will begin to believe what you tell it if you repeat it often enough. 
• Ignore negative comments from other people and don’t worry about what people say or think about you.  
• Visualize yourself succeeding at everything you do, using your imagination to visualize favourable and positive situations and outcomes. 
• Smile often. 
• If a negative thought enters your mind, be aware of it, but put it in a mental closet in your mind, shut the door and mentally lock it and put away the key.  If it returns, repeat, and try replacing the thought with a positive one. 
• Develop short, positive statements that you can repeat to yourself over and over again. 
• Persevere!  You can’t change overnight, so be patient, be consistent and keep trying to maintain a positive outlook on everything you do.  It will eventually transform the way your mind thinks! 

Becoming a positive thinker is a great lifelong habit, but it is also a skill.  If you practice it daily, it will become second nature and it will transform the way you think, act and live your daily life.  You only have one life to live, so make the most of it!  Be positive – and enjoy this beautiful life of yours!

Here are some beautiful scenic and floral photos to remind you that the world we live in is truly magnificent!

Photos by Stirling Images Photography