Level 3
Positive Thinking Examples
Be conscious of recognising potential ways to change negatives into positives.
Attitude
Stop having a negative attitude and start having a positive one.
Don’t be obstructive, be constructive.
Turn wishes into “I will” statements.
Feelings
Stop feeling negative and start feeling positive.
Stop feeling helpless and develop ways to help yourself.
Don’t feel discouraged, feel motivated.
Thinking
Stop thinking negatively and start thinking positively.
Change – I can’t ….? To I can ….?
Don’t dwell on problems just focus on solutions.
Perception
Stop perceiving things negatively and start interpreting positively.
Don’t see comments as criticism, see it as feedback.
Replace Pessimism with Optimism.
Expectations
Instead of negative expectations develop positive expectations.
Change low expectations to high expectations.
Instead of expecting to fail, expect to succeed.
Behaviour
Stop behaving negatively and start behaving positively.
Change nothing is possible to everything is possible.
Change doing nothing into doing something.
Responses
Avoid responding negatively and respond positively.
Change a frown to a smile.
Change an angry response to a calm one.
Tip:
It doesn’t all have to happen at once, just pick one and try it.
Quote:
“I am so thankful of all those who said ‘No’ to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself” – Albert Einstein