Human psychology is a fascinating area of research. As much as we discover, there is still much more still to be learned. One aspect that particularly interests me is how your pysche: your feelings, your emotions, and your thoughts, can directly affect your day to day life. That includes not just your personal life and relationships, but your business too. One negative thought can change the course of a day from ‘good’ to ‘bad’, and vice versa. Yet optimism isn’t something most of us find comes naturally; we are far more easily drawn to the dark side of things, happier (it seems) to look for the bad in situations rather than assume the best and work on that principle.
So the question of whether or not optimism makes a difference can be answered with a resounding yes.
However, the real question is how can we make this work for us, when negativity is what we see first. Is optimism something that can be learned? Can we make ourselves more positive, and our lives more positive too? Here are some ideas of how you can become a more positive person.
Your Thoughts Do Matter
Your very thoughts can have an impact on the way you live your life, even if you don’t realise it at the time. Think about it this way; if someone pulls out in front of you at a junction, or you take a corner too fast, or any other errors take place on your journey into work, you will find that more follow. You are focusing on the bad, and more…
