Life will never be all plain sailing. Indeed, hardship, trials and tribulations are part and parcel of our lives. Encountering difficulty is not a bad thing, what matters is the way we deal with it. A positive frame of mind is key for so many reasons. Positive thinking is proven to raise performance in efficiency and quality. We are usually more confident and do better when we are feeling positive and well.

I have found biological explanations of this. A positive frame of mind is due to increased amounts of neuro transmitters like serotonin that regulate the efficiency capabilities of the mind. The knock effects of a positive frame of mind also include improved wellbeing not only better mental health but better in the physical sense aswell. This is due to the boost to the immune system that a positive frame of mind can give you.

The opposite is also true, if we are depressed we are a lot more liable to getting other diseases and mental health issues. Our interaction with people degrade, we begin to think irrationally and our confidents can fall. In short this is a frame of mind that is best to avoid at all costs. Feeling unhappy ever so often is not uncommon but how we choose to deal with a problem comes from our state of mind.

A positive mental attitude is also about giving you a can do attitude. People who think positively are more likely to see challenges instead of problems or opportunities instead of difficulties. For instance, entrepreneurs who are successful generally are because they are able to spot opportunities for progress in a market which others only see problems in. The positive mental attitude of a successful person means that opportunity becomes a reality; because they also have the drive and motivation to ensure success and make their dream come true. So as you can see there is much to be gained from a positive mental attitude. The difficulty for a lot of people is in developing one in the first place.

Creating a positive frame of mind is not some new aged trend. For hundreds of years religious men and scholars alike sought out and created skills to harness an inner tranquility. While this may have begun to make humanity closer to god the essence of this idea is just as relevant in the present day. That a positive frame of mind makes us closer to the divine while a negative frame of mind can only steer us in to ways of being that are a detriment to our lives. Monks realised this long ago which is why they devote themselves to a life of abstinence and mental and spiritual fulfilment.

One of the simplest ways to determine your frame of mind is to consider how you are with other people. A great way to do this is to picture how you behave towards people you do not know. Are you confident and open to meeting and talking with others? Or are you insular and terrified. Believe it or not one of the best ways to get over a negative frame of mind is to change your attitude towards the world around you and that means the people in it too. If you are generally uncomfortable around other people then try this experiment.

One night push yourself to strike up a conversation at random in a public place. Do not be concerned about how you look or appear or what you discuss. A reference about the weather or anything will do. Just try it and note how you feel afterwards.

You see, how you are with people will impact the opportunities you get offered. Consider it in this way who is the most likely to get a job between two people of identical ability and knowledge except for one difference, One is uptight and uncomforable with others and the other is laid back and comfortable with other people. If I was the boss I know which one I would pick for the Job.

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