Life is not all plain sailing. Indeed, hardship, trials and tribulations are part and parcel of being. Encountering difficulty is not a bad thing, the main concern is the way we deal with it. A positive frame of mind is imperative for so many reasons. Positive thinking is proven to raise performance in productivity and quality. We are typically more confident and function better if we are feeling good and well.
I have found biological explanations of this. A positive frame of mind is as a result of enhanced levels of neuro transmitters like serotonin that regulate the efficiency abilities of the brain. The knock effects of a positive frame of mind also include enhanced wellbeing not just enhanced 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 opposite is also true, if we are depressed we are a lot more liable to getting other diseases and mental health issues. Our relationships with other people decline, we begin to think irrationally and our confidents can drop. In short this is a frame of mind that is best to avoid at all costs. Feeling depressed ever so often is not unusual but the way we choose to deal with an issue comes from our state of mind.
A positive mental attitude is also about giving you a can do attitude. Those that think positively are more likely to see challenges instead of issues or possibilities instead of difficulties. For example, entrepreneurs that are successful usually are because they are able to spot opportunities for progress in a market which others only see troubles in. The positive mental attitude of a successful person means that opportunity becomes a reality; because they also have the drive and motivation to ensure success and make their vision come true. So as you can see there is much to be gained from a positive mental attitude. The issue for most people is in developing one in the first place.
Developing a positive frame of mind is not some new aged trend. For ages religious men and scholars alike sought out and developed 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 nowadays. That a positive frame of mind makes us closer to the divine while a negative frame of mind can only lead us in to ways of being that 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.
Among the easiest ways to determine your frame of mind is to reflect on how you are with other people. A good way to do this is to picture how you behave towards people you do not know. Are you confident and open to meeting and talking with people? Or are you insular and terrified. Believe it or not one of the best ways to conquer a negative frame of mind is to alter your frame of mind towards the world around you and that means the people in it too. If you are generally uncomfortable 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 in regards to the weather or anything will do. Just try it and note how you feel afterwards.
You see, the way you are with people will influence the opportunities you get presented. Consider it in this way who is the most likely to get a job between two people of equivalent ability and experience except for one difference, One is uptight and uncomforable with people and the other is easy going and comfortable with people. If I was the boss I know which one I would pick for the Job.
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