Using a positive mental attitude to build self confidence.
Life is not all plain sailing. Indeed, hardship, trials and tribulations are part and parcel of being. Encountering difficulty is not a bad thing, what matters is the approach we take to deal with it. A positive frame of mind is imperative for so many reasons. Positive thinking is proven to enhance performance in productivity and quality. We are typically more confident and do better when 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 such as serotonin that regulate the efficiency capabilities of the mind. The knock effects of a positive frame of mind also include better wellbeing not just better mental health but better in the physical sense aswell. This is because of 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 contracting other diseases and mental health issues. Our interaction with people degrade, we begin to think irrationally and our confidents can drop. In a nutshell this is a frame of mind that is best to avoid at all costs. Feeling depressed ever so often is not uncommon but the way in which we decide to deal with an issue comes from our state of mind.
A positive mental attitude is also about giving you a can do attitude. People who think positively are more likely to see challenges rather than issues or opportunities rather than difficulties. For example, entrepreneurs that are successful often are because they are able to spot opportunities for growth in a market which others only see problems in. The positive mental attitude of a successful individual means that opportunity becomes a reality; because they also have the drive and motivation to succeed and make their dream come true. So as you can see there is much to be gained from a positive mental attitude. The issue for many 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 searched for and developed techniques to harness an inner tranquility. While this may have begun to make mankind closer to god the essence of this idea is just as relevant today. That a positive frame of mind makes us closer to the divine while a negative frame of mind can only steer 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 best ways to determine your frame of mind is to reflect on how you are with other people. A great way to do this is to picture how you behave towards people you do not know. Are you outgoing and open to meeting and talking with others? Or are you insular and shy. Believe it or not one of the best ways to get over a negative frame of mind is to alter your mindset towards the world around you and that means the people in it also. If you are generally awkward around other people 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 about the weather or anything will do. Just try it and note how you feel afterwards.
You see, how you are with others will affect the opportunities you get offered. Think about it in this way who is the most likely to get a job between two people of equal ability and knowledge except for one difference, One is uptight and uncomforable with other people and the other is easy going and comfortable with others. If I was the boss I know which one I would pick for the Job.
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