The power of positive thinking can have a life changing effect on anyone who chooses to employ it. Since your thoughts affect so many aspects of your life, every little conversation that you have with yourself has the potential to influence your attitude and actions.
As you know, attitude and actions play a huge role in determining how things will turn out in your life. Obviously, positivity will get you farther in the long run.
However, many people are confused about how to use the power of positive thinking correctly.
There is so much more to this process than just forcing a mental smile and acting like everything is perfect. Lying to yourself like this will get you nowhere.
In order to see any real results, you also have to feel the emotions that normally accompany your positive thoughts. These emotions are a force to be reckoned with, and are the whole reason that people bother with positive thinking in the first place.
The following is a simple 2-step process that can help you achieve the results you're aiming for.
Step 1: Accept what you can't change and identify the "bright side".
If you're going through a difficult time, it may help to tell yourself "I'm okay. Even though I feel like I'm going through a rough time now, I know this experience will have made me stronger in the long run. For that I am grateful." Focus on what could be gained from the situation, instead of what you don't like about it.
Step 2: Invoke positive emotions.
Visualize the events that will either lead to the resolution of your problems or the release of your negativity. Feel the relief and happiness that you would if your visions actually came true. As you already know, these emotions are extremely powerful.
If you find this difficult, you could instead choose to focus on things you are grateful for. Genuine gratitude will always invoke positive feelings and thoughts. Focusing on what you have, rather than what you don't is a good way to jump-start the power of positive thinking.
Remember, you are the master of your own universe. By taking this positive energy and using it to reach the goals that you have set for yourself, you can bring incredible results into your life.
Every step you take is made because you chose to take it. The same is true of just about every decision in your life. You can either have a great attitude and take the right steps to get you where you want to go, or you can focus on negativity and attract more of that into your life.
You have a say in how things happen around you. Positive thinking is one of the most powerful ways to accomplish this.
So the next time you hit a rough patch in your life and feel that there is no way out, use the power of positive thinking. If you are genuine in your attempt to harness the power of optimistic emotions, there is truly no limit to the things that you can accomplish.
