How to Be a Better, Positive Person

We all have good days, and bad days. Here are a few tips that can help brighten your day.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Everything that you say or do has an effect on other people, either positive or negative.
   
   Strangers are even affected by your actions, such as being snippy towards a sales person. You affect them, they affect others.....and so on.

2. 
    
   SMILE!

   If some one is rude towards you, try to "force" yourself to just smile and act friendly instead of lashing back at them. By acting positive, you are not allowing the other person to negatively affect you.
   
   Your smile could also change the other person's attitude, and you can brighten their day.

3. 
    
   Always think before you act!

   One of the best ways to prevent hurting those you care about, as well as strangers, is to think of your words before you say them. Don't impulsively speak, allow yourself time to think first.
   
   
   
   Try to think about how you would feel if something negatively were said to or about you.

4. If you are good at doing something, or have a natural talent, use your talent in creative ways. Don’t neglect your natural abilities or talents, you'll be a happier person, inside & out, if you take care of yourself and do what makes you happy.

5. Take time to recognize what you are not good at, and try to make improvements. This will help your self-esteem. Even the smallest improvement can boost your esteem.

6. 
    
   Take time to pamper yourself!

   People, (women, especially) tend to neglect themselves while tending to children, families, work, household chores, etc.
   
   Don't forget to take care of yourself, give yourself some "alone-time" to do what you want to do. Take a day & go shopping, or read a book. If you have a hobby, make the time for it.

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   Take the time to thank your spouse, friends, family - for being there for you. It will make you feel good about yourself knowing that they know how you truly feel.

Tips & Warnings

• Being more positive is not a difficult thing to learn, but you do have to "practice" at it because it takes that extra split-second to respond positively (by smiling) instead of reacting negatively (by arguing back)

[vallain]

on 2/13/2009 I'd like to be seen as a positive person. These tips can help me achieve that.

[brantsbabe]

on 1/7/2009 Great article.

[Fuller1972]

on 10/8/2008 You just never know when your words might change someone's life or decision. A young mom of 3, age 32, killed herself last weekend. IF someone had reached out, smiled, maybe she would have not done it. Good advice. 5