Putting the Power of Positive Thinking to Work in Your Life Part 6

Many times people are drawn to the negative, so implementing positive thinking can be some work. You literally have to train your brain to think positive. You have to learn how to rid your mid of negative thoughts.
It may seem simple to think positive, but when you are used to thinking negatively, it can be quite difficult. You will be naturally inclined to go to the negative. You really have to make a conscious effort to fight off the negative and only stick with the positive. It can be a battle, but you can do it.
Ironically, by being a positive thinker, your issues with fighting off negative thoughts will actual be made easier. That is because your positive thoughts are going to be telling you that you can fight off the negative thoughts and that you can overcome them. You will have the necessary will power to stop negative thoughts in their tracks.
You will have to fully immerse yourself into positive thinking. You will have to surround yourself with positive influences. You have to be very focused on the positive and be committed to pushing away the negative.
Here are some things you can try to bring a positive spin to your life and make positive thinking easier:

• Read about positive thinking and positive things. This includes reading books that are upbeat. You could also read inspirational things to help you get into the positive way of thinking.
  
• Use visualization. You have to imagine yourself being positive, acting positive and thinking positive. You should picture positive things in your mind and allow yourself to think about positive situations.

• Use positive words. Avoid negative words. Try to always make your conversations and thoughts positive. When you are thinking to yourself, use positive words. When you are talking to others, use positive words.
  
• Smile. Use your smile to project your positive attitude. Let your smile speak for you. If you do nothing else, then put a smile on your face. It will do a world of wonder.
  
• Never allow yourself to quit. A quitter’s attitude is a big dose of negativity. Besides that if you quit, you will never succeed and failure makes it hard to keep positive. Additionally, quitting is associated with laziness and laziness is a symptom of negative thinking. When you think positive, you will not feel lazy or like you want to quit.
  
• Be aware of negative thoughts. When you have a negative thought, you have to recognize it. You should figure out where it came from, why you are having it and how to deal with it. Being a positive thinker does not mean you can avoid all negative things. It means you learn how to constructively deal with them and not let them take you over.
  
• Be persistent with positive thinking. You cannot let even one day go by without making sure you are thinking positive. You have to constantly be working on it until it becomes second nature.
  
• Identify fears that cause you to think negatively. Often when a fear is confronted, it ends up being not as intimidating as it first seems. Fear is simply your lack of being able to see that bad things will not necessarily happen. When you learn to let go of fear and trust in yourself you will see it is easier to stay positive.
  
• Watch your emotions. Try to stick to feelings of happiness, success and strength dominate you. Try to avoid feelings of weakness, fear and self-doubt.

• Do things that make you happy. Watch happy movies, read happy books and listen to happy music. Surround yourself with happiness and you will begin to react to that.
  
• Hang out with other positive thinkers. Try to avoid people who are often sad or unhappy. Avoid those who speak negatively or who act in a negative manner.
  You have to make positive thinking your new lifestyle. It is just like changing your diet. Let’s say you are giving up carbs. You are not going to tempt yourself with breads or really want to be around people who eat many carbs. The same can be said for positive thinking.
  You are not going to tempt yourself with negative thoughts or want to be around people who are negative. You have to reshape your life so it fits your new style of thinking.
  You may want to make sure that you are ready for such a change in your life. You should ask yourself if you are ready to be appositive thinker. Are you ready to let go of the negative? Are you ready to be optimistic? Can you really let go of the little things and look on the bright side of things? Are you willing to put forth the work that is necessary to become a positive thinker? You have to answer yes to these questions in order to truly be able to become a positive thinker.
  It can help to set goals. Goals are very powerful. They can drive you and help you to accomplish things. When you have a set of goals, you work harder and you feel as if you have to accomplish them. You should set reasonable goals to help pave your way towards positive thinking.
  Here is an example of some goals you can set:
  
  • Use a positive affirmation each day.
    
  • Try to complement someone everyday for a week.
    
  • Smile at everyone I see today
    Through using goals, you can make your path to positive thinking much easier. You can watch your progress and be able to track how you are doing at implementing positive thinking in your life.
    Becoming a positive thinker is something anyone can do. It is a matter of just putting your mind to it. It is going to be a lot of work, but it is well worth it.