Positive Thinking – why bother?

Sometimes it’s hard to think positive when you are used to thinking negative.

I often guide the children to change their way of thinking about different situations. Naturally, we focus on what didn’t go to plan or any errors we made along the way. However, thinking positively helps you see things from a different perspective.

Thinking positively can also;

• Make you confident so you can be yourself.
• Make you feel better so you don’t have to fake anything.
• Give you a positive aura and helps you to make friends.
• Help you help others.
• Give you good feelings about life.
• Help you want to try new things.
• Make you feel good about yourself.

If you feel like you might need to change your way of thinking, try these;

• •Write things down….keep track of the good things you notice in your day.
• •Recognise when you have used your strengths and things you are good at.
• •Accept compliments and give compliments.
• •Take time everyday to think about good things that you enjoy or that have made you smile.
• •Break large goals into smaller goals.
• •Focus on the small goals you have achieved,and reward yourself.
• •Keep things in perspective. Notice when something hasn’t gone your way but also notice when it has.
• •Always think about what you can learn from a challenging situation.