Creating a Positive Attitude: Things You Can Do Today

Amy Taylor September 01, 2014

Having a positive attitude is essential to our success and happiness. A person with a positive attitude is someone who wins friends easily, overcomes difficult circumstances more effectively, and expands efforts to reach his or her goal. People with positive attitude believe that they will accomplish what they set their mind to do. They are not discouraged by failures and obstacles. And if things don’t turn out well as expected, they don’t stop. They stand up and try again.

If you’re the type of person who easily falls into negative thinking, don’t think you can’t ever find happiness or success. The good news is that positive attitude is a state of mind you can adopt. If you want it, you can have it!

But of course, it isn’t that simple. Adopting a positive attitude is not just saying that everything will turn out okay. In order for it to bring great improvements to your life, you must see to it that positive attitude is what reigns on you. It must become incorporated in your way of life.

Positive attitude involves not only positive thinking, but also positive actions and behaviours.

So how do you develop more control of your attitude? How can you be more positive? First of all, you have to realise that your attitude is not dependent on the experiences you’ve gone through in life, but in your personal interpretation of those events and circumstances. You cannot just blame other people if you have a not-so-good attitude. You have to start taking responsibility for your attitude. Only then can you motivate yourself to think and behave more positively, despite the difficult circumstances you are going through. Another thing you should realise is that your thoughts are your reality. This means that if you want to control your attitude, you must also learn how to control your thoughts. For instance, you cannot expect a good outcome for whatever project you engage in if you think it’s not going to work in the very first place. Your beliefs have a great influence over your actions and behaviours. Choose to adopt beliefs that create a good attitude rather than beliefs that create a bad attitude. A good way to reframe your way of thinking into something more positive is to create a library of ‘positive thoughts’. Read a motivating quote or story or watch a very inspiring video clip. If you do this regularly, your collection of positive thoughts or affirmations can serve as a powerful tool to get over a difficult situation.

Choosing your environment will help you adopt a more positive attitude easily. Avoid the whiners and complainers. These people would rather talk about what’s irreparably wrong, rather than make things better. They also can’t bear to see somebody else happy and satisfied. If you tell them about a success you have experienced, they will congratulate you but their words would ring hollow. They aren’t really happy about you, and are actually wishing you didn’t make it. Be aware of these types of people. They won’t help you develop a more positive attitude.

Furthermore, try to find the lesson for each negative experience you encounter. There is always something we can pull away from a bad situation. Determine what you can learn from it, instead of feeling daunted. Remember that life is a journey. You have to grow, you have to learn.

Adopting a positive attitude is one of the best things you can do today to increase your life’s happiness. When you have a positive attitude, your social relationship will improve, and you will find it easier to overcome whatever challenge life throws at you. There are simple things you can do today to develop a positive attitude. They include taking responsibility of it, motivating yourself to think and behave positively, creating your library of ‘positive thoughts’, ignoring negative people, and uncovering the lesson behind every downfall.