How to Feed Your Mind with Positive Ideas

Replace negative thoughts with positive affirmations to attract like energy.

Positive thinking is a mindset that thrives on thoughts, words, images and affirmations conducive to personal growth and success. It is a conscious attitude that expects positive results from people and events. Many successful business people follow this concept, and a variety of books and courses are available that teach you how to fill your mind with positive thoughts. It's very common to hear the words "think positive," but if you need help to become more optimistic, you can implement several things to turn your attitude around.

Things You'll Need

• 1 hour a day to prepare your mind and set you up for the day.
• Motivational quotes.
• Quiet time for meditation.

Instructions

1. Read self-help books. Select titles related to leadership or personal development; anything that will further your brain toward a more positive mindset.

2. Surround yourself with encouraging friends and colleagues that help push you in a more positive direction. Such friends are upbeat, emotionally mature and want to share positive behaviors with you. Say positive things about yourself and about other people, author Remez Sasson suggests.

3. Block negative thoughts when they creep into your head. Refocus on a positive or better thought and let it go. Break the habit of negative thinking by changing your habits. You can't change your attitude until you are aware of it. Like attracts like; therefore, a positive thought will attract positive energy and a negative thought will attract negative energy.

4. Listen to podcasts or CDs that offer insight on personal growth, spirituality or positive affirmations. Some of these offer subliminal messages to help you grow on a more subconscious level.

5. Change your internal vibration by changing the signals you send out to others. According to personal life coach Christen Murphy Resmo, you can raise yourself out of a negative situation by talking to yourself in a more positive way.

6. Forgive and be kind to yourself for past mistakes. Apply this principle to others. While you can't change the past, you can change how you feel about yourself and your thoughts going forward.

Tips & Warnings

• Use the first hour of the day when you wake up to implement these steps.

• Always reflect on the lessons you learn, improve on them as you go along trying to achieve your goals.

• Remember eveything you do counts, no one starts of with a great winning attitude it takes time to develop and you can do so by implementing this routine into your life.

References

• Benchmark Coaching: Like Attracts Like
• Success Consciousness: How to Think Positively; How to Think Positively