Life is full of surprises, so each morning we wake up ready to choose to have a great day. This is how we train ourselves to gain, and retain, a positive point of view. On a daily basis, a seemingly endless number of unexpected events can occur that can potentially create stress, worry, and frustration. Keep it simple. Instead of letting these negative emotions take over, what happens if you stick with the conscious decision to have a great day?
Try these techniques to bring joy to each day:
- Use self-suggestion. First thing in the morning, make a conscious decision to have a great day. As you’re brushing your teeth, look yourself in the eye. Tell yourself, “I’m going to have a great day,” and mean it. This is your chance to set yourself up for a fantastic day, whether you’ll be with your family, at work, or hanging out with friends.
- Empower yourself. You’re taking control of what might have turned into a negative situation when you decide to allow events to just roll on by and not affect you adversely. Choose to have a good day. Take the bull by the horns and state to yourself what you will and won’t do in a challenging situation.
- Refuse to allow someone or something other than yourself to ruin your day. When you do this, you’re saying “no” to negativity. You’re taking a stand. When you’re resolved in this way, your healthy stubbornness will ensure you have a great day.
- Recognize what really matters. When you encounter a challenging situation, prompt yourself to see the bigger picture. If one part of a project isn’t going well, identify that you’ve been in similar circumstances before and will most likely be in them again someday. Know, however, that such situations don’t last, and easy times will come again, too.
- Remind yourself of the positive. Remember that you still have other things to do today and the trying situation isn’t the only event you’ll encounter. Before the day is out, you might win the lottery or get that promotion you’ve wanted. Or maybe all the traffic lights will be green on your way home. Whether big or small, positive things are likely to happen today.
- Consider a challenging event as an adventure. When you look back, you’ll find that many prior situations that you were initially disappointed in turned out to be great opportunities for you. Shift your paradigm from “Oh, this is bad” to “This could be interesting.”
- Discover the silver lining. What are the positives about a trying situation? You may feel challenged at first to find something positive about a difficult occurrence. However, with some practice, this will become easier. You’ll eventually be able to identify what the real beauty of the tough event is.
When life gets you down, you always have a choice. You can either let yourself be completely overtaken by the weight of your challenge or decide to have a great day. This isn’t about adopting toxic positivity, it’s about refusing to allow life’s natural fluctuations to knock you totally out of whack. When you choose to turn negative situations into adventures and seek the silver lining in every challenging event, you maintain your personal power regardless of what’s going on around you. You have all the power you need within you to make your life as enjoyable as you want it to be! So? What’s it going to be? Are you brave and resilient enough to choose to have a good day?! How about a great one? I believe that you are.
XOXO
Take it all lightly.
Be curious.
And if you can’t find what you need; dive deep and create your own.
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