A person with a positive attitude is willing to experiment, take action and do things. He or she do not accept things as they are, and expend efforts to follow goals. Such people believe that they will accomplish what they set their mind to do.
People with a positive frame of mind think about possibilities, growth, expansion and success. They expect happiness, health, love and good relationships. They think in terms of,
‘I can’
‘I am able’
‘I will succeed’.
People with a positive attitude are not daunted by failures and obstacles. If things don’t turn out well or as expected, they will try again. They approach what they do with a positive thinking frame of mind.
Positive attitude is a state of mind you can adopt. If you are earnest about it, you can build this state of mind.
True positive thinking is not just saying that everything will be okay, as a lip service, and at the same time think about failure. In order to bring beneficial changes and improvement into your life, a positive attitude has to become your predominant mental attitude throughout the day. It has to turn into a way of life.
Real and effective positive attitude requires that you focus on positive thoughts and emotions, and also take positive action.
How to Build a Positive Attitude?
- Read inspiring and motivating stories about people who achieved success. This will inspire and motivate you, as well as show you what they actually did, so you can implement it in your life.
- Use affirmations. These positive statements will sink into your subconscious mind, which in turn will guide, motivate, and inspire you to tale action.
- This also applies to visualization, the creation of mental scenes of what you want to achieve or have.
- You don’t have to allow negative thoughts to thrive in your mind. You can put an end to this habit. Be on guard to replace you negative thoughts with constructive ones. Start paying attention to your thoughts, and as negative thoughts start circulating in your mind, calmly, and without using force, replace them with constructive, happy and positive thoughts.
You can make great changes in your life if you play the role of the doorkeeper of your mind. - Take action, don’t be passive, in small matters and in big ones. If you keep busy doing things, there will be less likelihood of becoming negative, and a greater likelihood of being positive.
Source : http://www.successconsciousness.com/positive_attitude_thinking.htm