Advantages of a positive mental attitude.
Life will never be all plain sailing. Indeed, hardship, trials and tribulations are part and parcel of being. Encountering difficulty is not a bad thing, what matters is the approach we take to deal with it. A positive frame of mind is important for so many reasons. Positive thinking is proven to boost performance in efficiency and quality. We are typically more confident and do better if we are feeling positive and well.
I have found biological examples of this. A positive frame of mind is because of enhanced amounts of neuro transmitters like serotonin that regulate the efficiency capabilities of the mind. The knock results of a positive frame of mind also include enhanced health not just improved mental health but better in the physical sense aswell. This is due to the increase to the immune system that a positive frame of mind can give you.
The reverse is also true, if we are depressed we are a lot more liable to getting other diseases and mental health issues. Our relationships with others decline, we begin to think irrationally and our confidents can drop. In a nutshell this is a frame of mind that is best to avoid at all costs. Feeling unhappy ever so often is not unusual but the way in which we decide to face a dilemma comes from our state of mind.
A positive mental attitude is also about giving you a can do attitude. Those that think positively are far more likely to see challenges rather than problems or opportunities rather than difficulties. For example, entrepreneurs who are successful generally are because they are able to spot opportunities for progress in a marketplace which other people only see troubles in. The positive mental attitude of a successful individual means that opportunity becomes a reality; because they also have the drive and motivation to succeed and make their vision come true. So as you can see there is much to be gained from a positive mental attitude. The difficulty for lots of people is in developing one in the first place.
Creating a positive frame of mind is not some new aged fad. For ages religious men and scholars alike sought out and created ways to harness an inner tranquility. While this may have begun to make humanity closer to god the essence of this idea is just as relevant in the present day. That a positive frame of mind makes us closer to the divine while a negative frame of mind can only steer us in to ways of being which are a detriment to our lives. Monks realised this long ago which is why they devote themselves to a life of abstinence and mental and spiritual fulfilment.
One of the best ways to determine your frame of mind is to think of how you are with other people. A great way to do this is to picture how you behave towards people you do not know. Are you outgoing and open to meeting and talking with other people? Or are you insular and shy. Believe it or not one of the best ways to conquer a negative frame of mind is to change your mindset towards the world around you and that means the people in it too. If you are usually awkward around others then try this experiment.
One night push yourself to strike up a conversation at random in a public place. Do not worry about how you look or appear or what you talk about. A reference about the weather or anything will do. Just try it and note how you feel afterwards.
You see, the way you are with other people will have an effect on the opportunities you get offered. Consider it like this who is the most likely to get a job between two people of equivalent ability and knowledge except for one difference, One is uptight and uncomforable with other people and the other is easy going and comfortable with others. If I was the boss I know which one I would pick for the Job.
If you are intersted in learning how to develop a positive frame of mind check out Quentin’s free video on Self confidence building.