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Top Ten Tips to Stay Positive and Focused
The cliché, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” is a truism for those who practice its wisdom. Here are ten tips to stay positive and focused throughout your life.
• Re-Evaluate and Set Priorities-Daily and Weekly: While planning a positive future you are creating new things to look forward to, living ‘in the moment.’ Living in the moment is truly the best way to move past the drama and chaos that is kicked up by the media or others. You can move past any drama and chaos by facing and changing your life. No moment is as important as this one right now. Consider this effective prioritizing system that is easy to use. Prioritize each task on your daily “To Do’ list as: Urgent & Important, Urgent & Not Important, Important & Not Urgent, Not Urgent & Not Important. Urgent and Not Important is a nice to have item. If I want this item included, it is urgent to do it today, albeit, is not important – it is a nice to have item.
• Bring Only Positive People Into Your Life: Seek new ways to interact and connect with people, who are positive. Positive people forge ahead and find ways to approach each day with optimism and excitement. These new connections will lift you up and inspire you and likewise you will lift them up and inspire them.
• Expand your Perspective: Focus on finding role models who are living the life you are striving to create. There are thousands of examples of people worldwide who have suffered and yet have created a wondrous and fulfilled life. They establish patterns that will work for you. If you do not find positive role models in your area, find their stories vis-à-vis the media, movies and books.
• Include Fun And Enjoyable Activities Everyday: Everyone has something they love doing to help them through the tight spots. For example: Music. Music fills your soul. It can remind you about what you care about and gives you a sense of being connected. Pursue your life with focus, purpose, enthusiasm and humility. Choose something each day to create fun, something that does not require a lot of effort or motivation and simply gives you joy. When you have fun and enjoy activities in your life, it lifts your mood, energizes you and motivates you to meet life head-on each day.
• Give Your Time and Talent to Others: Regardless of how much travail might be in your life, give your time, attention and resources to others. Giving to children, older people, or others in need provides relief from your own issues. You will feel useful and part of the larger community. Isolating yourself from others is paralyzing and self-defeating. Connect and give if only for brief periods. Being of service diminishes a sense of ineffectiveness, helplessness and provides hope that you can help someone in a sincere and meaningful way.
• Organize Tasks for Maximum Efficiency: Avoid allowing drama and chaos to control your schedule, enthusiasm and focus. When things are difficult it is more challenging to avoid losing track of what is important. Time, schedules, appointments and people might all seem to fall into the category of simply adding to your frustration. Keep a clear focus and manage your life, professionally and personally, in a well-organize system. (See prioritizing system above). Nothing is more draining than spending inordinate time to keep things on track or reestablish connections that have been damaged due to living your life in a whirlwind.
• Maintain Good Health: Exercise and a healthy food plan are essential at all times, and critically important during stressful periods. Exercise does not mean you need to spend hours every week. A daily brisk thirty minute walk or thirty minutes of moderate exercise works wonders to keep your mood elevated and your focus clear.
• Forgive Yourself for Perceived Mistakes or Transgressions: Nothing is a mistake, because what you did that missed the mark is a learning opportunity. Use it for your emotional and spiritual growth. Your finances and circumstances might change significantly. However, you can create new opportunities albeit seems you are in the dark. Focus on creating new circumstances in your life. The majority of challenges bring wonderful growth potential that you might not be able to see in the heat of the moment. If you allow yourself to let go of what you experienced and give yourself permission to look for a new perspective, you will find that everything is transpiring as it needs to transpire. You can then embrace the journey and a new path.
• Find or Organize a Support/Mastermind Group: Surround yourself with others who are creating positive results. Creating a group of experts, whom you meet with on a regular basis to gain insight, receive advice, or spiritual and emotional support is crucial. Move beyond a social circle and build a supportive community of like-minded people who are on a positive track.
• Be Open to Learn New Perspectives: Create a new vision of how your life might look five years from now-your career, your lifestyle and/or other fundamental parts of your life. It will be exciting and invigorating to embrace a new perspective that you might not have considered before. You might not be able to control the journey, but you can control how you experience the journey. Focus on how you feel and on the people you value in your life. Avoid focusing on the negative aspects of your journey. As a result you will feel empowered, inspired and enthusiastic each day as you are the architect of your life. Build the life you can be proud about and enjoy.
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10 Steps to a Positive Outlook and Focused Thinking
At first glance, it would seem that positive thinking and lack of focus have nothing to do with one another. But many of us with difficulty staying focused develop negative thinking patterns because we become frustrated by our challenges and frequent feelings of being overwhelmed. This negative outlook then makes it even harder for us to manage those challenges and move forward.
Practicing positive thinking allows us to focus on our strengths and accomplishments, which increases happiness and motivation. This, in turn, allows us to spend more time making progress, and less time feeling down and stuck. The following tips provide practical suggestions that you can use to help you shift into more positive and focused thinking patterns:
Take Good Care Of Yourself: It’s much easier to be positive and stay focused when you are eating well, exercising, and getting enough rest. We all know these are the keys to being healthy and energetic; however, few are able to make it a habit. Write a note to yourself and keep it where you will see it several times a day to remind you that you need to eat well and exercise (when you do these things, getting enough rest will come naturally). When you are constantly reminded, you will make better choices. Also, develop a habit of continuous learning by seeking to learn something new every day. Continuous learning keeps your mind sharp and prevents falling into a SSDD (same stuff different day) mindset.
Have An Attitude Of Gratitude: If you want more in life, you need to first be thankful for all that you have. Remind yourself daily of the people and things that you are grateful for. Keep a gratitude journal and write at least 5 things in it every day that you are grateful for. Taking just a couple of minutes a day to stop and appreciate your life will make a huge difference.
Verify And Clarify Before Assuming: Fear of not being liked or accepted can lead us to assume we know what others are thinking, but these fears are usually not reality. If you have a fear that a friend or family member is upset with you, or that your co-workers are secretly gossiping about you behind your back, seek to verify and clarify by asking them directly. Don’t waste time worrying that you may have done something wrong unless you have proof that there is something to worry about.
Stop Using Absolutes: Do you sometimes say “You’re ALWAYS late!” or “You NEVER call me!”? Thinking and speaking in absolutes like ‘always’ and ‘never’ makes the situation seem worse than it is, and programs your brain into believing that certain people are incapable of delivering. It also puts people into a defensive mode, which becomes a communication barrier. Think about what you are saying. Absolutes are rarely true; focus on a specific situation that you are concerned about without generalizing by saying “always” or “never”.
Review Your Negative Thoughts: Your thoughts can’t hold any power over you if you don’t judge or emotionalize them. If you notice yourself having a negative thought, detach from it, see it for what it is, and don’t accept it. When you are able to separate emotion from your negative thoughts, you can banish them from your mind without letting them take hold of your subconscious. When you catch yourself having negative thoughts, immediately yell out “STOP!” (or at least yell it to yourself).
Exterminate The “ANTs”: In his book “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life,” Dr. Daniel Amen talks about “ANTs” – Automatic Negative Thoughts. These are usually reactionary negative thoughts, like “Those people are laughing, they must be talking about me,” or “The boss wants to see me? It must be bad!” When you notice these thoughts, realize that they are nothing more than ANTs and exterminate them! See step 3 above about verifying and clarifying before assuming the worst.
Understand The Power Of Touch: You don’t have to be an expert to know the benefits of a good hug. Positive physical contact with friends, loved ones, and even pets, is an instant pick-me-up. One research study on this subject had a waitress touch some of her customers on the arm as she handed them their checks. She received higher tips from these customers than from the ones she didn’t touch! When used appropriately, the power of touch can give you and others a positive physiological boost!
Become More Social: It may seem obvious that increasing social activity decreases loneliness, but we can fall into ruts and forget this simple formula for boosting our attitude. Surround yourself with healthy, happy people, and their positive energy will affect you in a positive way! Be selective about who you spend you time with to ensure you are lifting each other up rather than dragging each other down. Don’t engage in gossip or complaining; instead focus on what’s good.
Be A Go Giver: Helping others also helps you; everyone feels good after helping. You can volunteer your time, your money, or your resources. The more positive energy you put out into the world, the more you will receive in return. Or simply put, the more you give the more you receive.
Use Pattern Interrupts To Stop Dwelling On The Negative: If you find yourself dwelling on something negative, a great way to stop it is to interrupt the pattern and force yourself to do something completely different. Hyper-focus on something negative is never productive, because it’s not rational or solution-oriented, it’s just excessive worry. Try changing your physical environment – go for a walk or sit outside. You could also call a friend, read motivating quotes, turn on some music, or sing a song. Anything to switch your current thought pattern.
When you are able to banish negative thoughts and fill your mind with powerful, energizing, and positive thoughts, you will begin to boost your focus. Your mind will no longer be distracted by worry. Your productivity and achievement will increase, which will increase your self-esteem. Increased self-esteem will increase your positive outlook and the cycle will continue upward. Resolve to make a few simple changes in your thinking to achieve big results in the quality of your life.
The easiest way to ensure you maintain a positive attitude is to engage in daily mental stimulation. Turn your car into a “university on wheels” by listening to audio books or seminars instead of the radio. Become a member of an online learning community, like iLearningGlobal.tv (http://www.ilgachievers.com), where you can have instant 24/7 access to videos and audio from some of the best teachers and thought leaders in the world. Invest in yourself to acknowledge and validate your personal value.
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