Thursday, November 04, 2010

The Absolute Power of a Positive Attitude


"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright


 When you enter a party filled with friends, do they all fall silent as if something terrible had happened? Or does everybody there perk up as if waiting for something exciting to happen? You know what? The answer to this depends on your frame of mind.
Thoughts are very powerful. They affect your general attitude. The attitude you carry reflects on your appearance, too – unless, of course, you are a great actor.
And it doesn’t end there. Your attitude can also affect people around you.
The type of attitude you carry depends on you. It can be either positive or negative.
Positive thoughts have a filling effect. They are admittedly invigorating. Plus, the people around the person carrying positive thoughts are usually energized by this type of attitude.
Negative thoughts on the other hand have a sapping effect on other people. Aside from making you look gloomy and sad, negative thoughts can turn a festive gathering into a funeral wake.
A positive attitude attracts people, while a negative attitude repels them. People tend to shy away from those who carry a negative attitude.
We can also define attitude as the way of looking at the world. If you choose to focus on the negative things in the world, more or less you have a negative attitude brewing up. However, if you choose to focus on the positive things, you are more likely carry a positive attitude.
You have much to gain from a very positive attitude. For one, studies have shown that a positive attitude promotes better health. Those with this kind of attitude also have more friends. projecting a positive attitude also helps one to handle stress and problems better than those who have a negative attitude.
A positive attitude begins with a healthy self-image. If you will love the way you are and are satisfied, confident, and self-assured, you also make others are around feel the same way.
A negative attitude, on the other hand, has, of course, an opposite effect. So, carrying a negative attitude has a twofold drawback. You feel bad about yourself, and you make others feel the same way.
If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to feature healthy thoughts. This is probably very hard to do nowadays since, all around us, the media feeds us nothing but negative thoughts. A study shows that for every 14 things a parent says to his or her child, only one is positive. This is truly a saddening thought.
If you want a healthier outlook in life, you need to think happy thoughts, and you have to hear positive things as well. So, what can you do? Well, for starters, you could see a funny movie, you could play with children, spend some time telling jokes with friends. All these activities fill you with positive stimuli, which in turn promotes positive attitude.
Although it is impossible to keep ourselves from the negative things around us, you can still carry a positive attitude by focusing on the good things, the positive things in life.
And this positive attitude you now carry can be of benefit to other people. Sometimes when other people feel down, the thing people mostly do is try to give them advice. But sometimes, all they need is somebody to sit by them, and listen to them. If you have a positive attitude you may be able to cheer them up without even having to say anything.
If positive attitude is really great, why do people choose to adopt a negative attitude instead? One who carries a negative attitude may be actually sending a signal for attention. Before you get me wrong, feeling sad, angry, or gloomy is not wrong itself. But dwelling on these thoughts for far too long is not healthy either. There is a time to mourn.
As always, if you are beset by troubles, even in your darkest hour, focus on the good things in life, you will always have hope. Problems become something you can overcome.
You do not have much to lose by adopting a healthy, positive attitude. Studies show that such an attitude actually retards aging, makes you healthier, helps you develop a better stress coping mechanism, and has a very positive effect on all the people you meet every day. So, what’s not to like about a positive attitude? Adopt one today.

31 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:09 AM

    wow... awesome quote followed by very nice logic

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  2. A positive attitude can get you through just about anything. I've had days that would have destroyed most people, but my attitude is what keeps me going.

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  3. So true man! Great post

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  4. I liked that quote in the top. And yea, always be positive, it really help things out.

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  5. Interesting read, very useful, thanks.

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  6. very good post man...good work

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  7. Sounds like just the thing I need right now

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  8. Think possitive!

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  9. just who do you think we are? :)

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  10. cool post my friend

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  11. Wow, great post! Thanks! ^^

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  12. If you always are positive about what you are doing, it will help you through a lot.

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  13. Very good post, Like the idea!

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  14. Yeah! We should all try to stay positive.

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  15. it's important to be positive.

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  16. Anonymous4:38 PM

    lol at smikey for the thumbs up in his avatar

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  17. I hope enough people read it and take it to heart. Your personal perspective on things is half the battle.

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  18. yup, you have to have a positive attitude in life

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  19. i love this post, simply changing my mindset can change my entire day

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  20. Wow, I just read about this in Psychology, Optimism means healthier life, longer life, and everything awesome. HIYYA!!!!

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  21. Thanks...you have made my day considerably better.

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  22. Too true, man. Too true. :)

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  23. Very good advice here. I'll be sure to spread it!

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