Positive thinking: change the way you look at life with these tips

Max Frisch once said: "Crisis is a productive state. You just have to take away the taste of catastrophe". These wise words can be applied to various situations in our lives. Anyone who has to deal with an unpleasant task in their job often approaches it with a negative attitude. Unconsciously, the various obstacles that could stand in the way of successfully completing the task appear before the inner eye. According to the idea of self-fulfilling prophecies, negative thinking implicitly leads to the prediction coming true in the end through conscious or unconscious action. This also works the other way around. Positive thinking leads to an optimistic attitude that allows you to face challenges in a completely different way in the future.

What can positive thinking achieve?

Ten people perceive the same situation very differently. Their view of things is shaped by personal life experiences, character or inner attitude. A glass can be half full or half empty. A mistake in an important project can be seen as a disruptive factor that leads to unwanted delays or as an opportunity to learn and grow from it.

Positive thinking can make a big difference in your life. It increases your sense of satisfaction, makes you more capable of taking action, increases your chances of success and makes you less susceptible to burnout and exhaustion. You can also learn to deal better with difficult situations and people through positive thinking. However, positive thinking does not mean ignoring reality and challenges. Rather, it is about shining a brighter light on these challenges and seeing them as an opportunity for personal development.

5 tips for integrating positive thoughts into your life

There are numerous techniques and methods that support positive thinking in life. We will show you examples of the most important ones. Perhaps you will be able to successfully implement one or two of them.

1. Perceive negative thoughts differently
   Negative thoughts cannot simply be banished from your mind. However, you can take away their power and give them less space in your thinking. It is up to you to consciously choose positive thoughts.
2. Engage in positive self-talk
   Engage in an inner dialog with yourself in which you question your negative attitudes towards a problem. Why do you think the client won't choose your team? The more often you have these critical conversations with yourself, the more often you will be able to think more positively.
3. Finding good aspects in every situation
   Almost every situation in life has something positive about it. The figures are in the basement, the competition is miles ahead and the big client has just backed out? Then now is the best opportunity to turn everything inside out and, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, embark on new and more successful paths.
4. Believe in your abilities
   Setbacks in life lead to self-doubt, which in turn encourages negative thinking so that the past will eventually repeat itself. 
5. Set realistic goals
   In business in particular, many people tend to set unrealistic goals that are too high. If these goals are then not achieved, this demotivates them and causes negative thoughts. By setting realistic goals, you will have a much greater sense of achievement and can look to the future with more optimism. 

Almost all small and large successes have to do with positive thinking. By incorporating these tips into your life, you will soon develop a completely new outlook and be able to deal with challenges, problems and setbacks much better.

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