Because positive thinking should feel doable — not like hard work.
As you have learned from our previous blog posts on the subject – and if you are following along with our Positive Thinking Challenge – thinking positively every day has many benefits. It helps with your emotional and physical health, from improving your daily life and relieving stress, to actually helping with your physical health and wellbeing.
You don’t need a dramatic life overhaul to think more positively. In fact, the most powerful changes often come from small daily habits. Think of them as mini mindset nudges – the kind that fit into your day between the school run and the dishes.
If you want to learn how to think more positively every day, here are some tips to get started.
Simple Ways to Think More Positively
Here are a few easy habits to try:
Mindful Mornings
Before you grab your phone, say one kind thing to yourself. Example: “I can handle today.” Or even: “One step at a time.”
Gratitude Check-Ins
Once a day, pause and think of one thing that’s going well. Doesn’t have to be deep. “My tea is still hot” totally counts.
Phone Reminders
Set a few positive affirmation reminders to pop up through the day. Bonus: Add emojis to make them feel fun, not forced.
Speak Kindly (to Yourself!)
Catch yourself in a negative thought? Gently flip it. No guilt. No shame. Just a softer story.
Act with Intention
It is also important that you act with intention, which will also help you to reframe your thoughts into more positive ones. When you understand what you are doing and why you are doing it, it automatically gives you more confidence about what you can accomplish.
This is going to help you feel good about yourself and what you got done, which alone helps a lot with your positive attitude throughout the day.
Find Your Triggers for Negative Thinking
When you have days where it is difficult to get past certain negative thoughts, try to find reasons for those thoughts.
- Was it from an unexpected event?
- Do you have an anxiety disorder that leads to irrational fears?
- Is there someone in your life causing these negative thoughts?
- What influence does the news or social media have on your mindset?
These and many other things can be triggers for your negative thinking. When you find your triggers, you will be better able to handle those situations, so that you can avoid them and hopefully develop a more positive mindset.
Look for the Humour
Sometimes, things happen in your life that create a negative narrative, and you just have to laugh it off.
When your car breaks down on the way to work, or you have an embarrassing moment you can’t stop thinking about, just move on, understand you can’t take it back, and laugh it out.
You’re Allowed to Feel Good
Positive thinking isn’t about ignoring the hard stuff.
It’s about creating enough light to keep going — especially on the hard days.
Let it be simple. Let it be yours.
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This is Day 5 in a 7 day Positivity challenge. If you would like to read the other posts over 7 days, and join us on our mission to banish gloominess, then sign up above.
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