Advantages of a positive mental attitude.
By randomguy. Filed in Random |
Life will not be all plain sailing. Indeed, hardship, trials and tribulations are part and parcel of being. Encountering problems is not a bad thing, the main concern is the way we deal with it. A positive frame of mind is important for so many reasons. Positive thinking is proven to improve performance in efficiency and quality. We are usually more confident and function better if we are feeling positive and well.
I have found biological explanations of this. A positive frame of mind is because of increased amounts of neuro transmitters such as serotonin that regulate the performance capabilities of the mind. The knock effects of a positive frame of mind also include better wellbeing not just improved mental health but better in the physical sense aswell. This is due to the enhance to the immune system that a positive frame of mind can give you.
The opposite is also true, if we are depressed we are far more liable to contracting other diseases and mental health issues. Our relationships with others degrade, we begin to think irrationally and our confidents can reduce. In a nutshell this is a frame of mind that is best to avoid at all costs. Feeling depressed from time to time is not unusual but the way in which we decide to deal with a dilemma comes from our state of mind.
A positive mental attitude is also about giving you a can do attitude. Those that think positively are more likely to see challenges instead of issues or possibilities as opposed to difficulties. For instance, entrepreneurs who are successful usually 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 vision come true. So as you can see there is much to be gained from a positive mental attitude. The problem for many people is in developing one in the first place.
Developing a positive frame of mind is not some new aged fad. For hundreds of years religious men and scholars alike sought out and developed tactics to harness an inner tranquility. While this may have begun to make humanity closer to god the essence of this idea is just as relevant these days. That a positive frame of mind makes us closer to the divine while a negative frame of mind can only direct us in to ways of being which 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.
One of the easiest ways to determine your frame of mind is to think of how you are with other people. A good way to do this is to picture how you behave towards people you do not know. Are you confident and open to meeting and talking with people? Or are you insular and scared. 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 usually uncomfortable around others then try this experiment.
One night force yourself to strike up a conversation at random in a public place. Do not be concerned about how you look or appear or what you discuss. 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 experience except for one difference, One is uptight and uncomforable with people and the other is easy going and comfortable with people. If I was the boss I know which one I would pick for the Job.
Finding it hard to deal with day to day life? If so visit my blog on Overcoming social anxiety for some interesting advice.