Positive thinking

Positive thinking

Contents
I. Thinking
1. Concept
2. Taxonomy
3. Methods
II. Positive thinking
1. Concept
2. Characteristics
3. Why?
4. Benefits
III. Practice
1. 3C
2. Stress management
3. Tips

Concepts
• 1. Conceptual thinking
Concept 1: (dialectical
materialism)
Conscious Thinking is
the surface of conscious
awareness.
Concept 2: (The
practical approach)
Thinking is Attitude.

Taxonomy

. Taxonomy
• Positive thinking
• Negative thinking
• Wasteful thinking

Positive thinking

Negative thinking

Negative thinking

Negative thinking

Wasteful thinking
What are the most common "drag you down, get in
the way of success" thoughts?
• Defeatist
• Cynical
• Vindictive
• Blame/ Fault
• Wishful
• Self-pity
• Worrisome
• Jealous
• Pre-argumentative
• Post-argumentative
• Procrastinatory

Thinking and Life

Ex: Husband’s coming home late
• Speculation 1: go drinking with
friends? go dating with secretary ?
car accident? ...
- Body:
+ face reflects anxiety, stress,
+ words show irritability, restlessness,
+ action: call neighbors, parents, friends,
and when no results feel restless and
angry
- Relationships: bother others.
- Atmosphere: tense, angry and
depressed.

Ex: Husband’s coming home late
• Speculation 2: urgent
meeting? meet friends
to build up a social
relationship? go for
parents' party!

Ways of thinking
• Critical Thinking
• Six Thinking Hats

Critical thinking

Six thinking hat

Positive thinking

Concept
• A positive mind
anticipates happiness,
joy, health and a
successful outcome of
every situation and
action

Ten Traits Of Positive Thinking
• 1. Optimism
2. Enthusiasm
3. Belief
4. Integrity
5. Courage
6. Confidence
7. Determination
8. Patience
9. Calmness
10. Focus

10 Characteristics of Positive Thinking People
• 1. They see problems as challenges.
• 2. They enjoy their lives.
• 3. They always open their minds to welcome ideas and
suggestions.
• 4. They immediately expel any negative thought as soon as
it crosses their minds.
• 5. They count their blessing.
• 6. They don’t listen to gossips.
• 7. They don’t make excuses but act straightaway.
• 8. They apply positive way of speaking.
• 9. They carry positive body language.
• 10. They care about their self image.

Why positive thinking?
“You are what you think. You feel what you want”

Benefits

10 Benefits of Positive Thinking
• Better stress management
• Better health
• Self Confidence
• Better Decision Making
• Increases Focus
• Improves Time management.
• More Success in Life.
• Attracts good things
• Less Fear
• A happier life

Practice
3C: Commitment – Control – Challenge

Commitment
• Set a positive commitment
to yourself, for education,
for work or anything else
and do it enthusiastically
and charm.
• Examples:
- I will exercise every
morning to enhance their
health
- I will learn how to use E-
learning for my curriculum
this semester
- I am determined to spend
some time reading to my
little daughter before she
goes to sleep
- I will get up soon as I
heard the bell alarm clock ...

Control
• Keep your mind focused on
the important and meaningful.
• Always be honest with
yourself, check if you have
(not) done what you planned
• Always keep your mind
towards the positive thinking,
when detecting negative
thoughts quickly replace them
with positive thoughts.

Challenge
• Couragely change old
habits, negative
thoughts every day
• Try learning new things,
look at different options
• Examples:
- Go home by a
different route
- Try to cook new foods

Practice this stress management skill
Positive Thinking:

• Positive thinking helps with stress
management and can even improve your
health. Overcome negative self-talk by
recognizing it and practicing with some
examples provided
• Positive thinking enhances focus on your job
and can help to reduce the chance of
accidents

Understanding positive thinking and self-talk
• Self-talk is the endless stream of thoughts that run through
your head every day. These automatic thoughts can be
positive or negative. Some of your self-talk comes from logic
and reason. Other self-talk may arise from misconceptions
that you create because of lack of information.
• If the thoughts that run through your head are mostly
negative, your outlook on life is likely pessimistic. If your
thoughts are mostly positive, you're likely an optimist —
someone who practices positive thinking.

How positive thinking gives way to negative
thinking
• But what if your self-talk is mainly negative?
That doesn't mean you're doomed to an
unhappy life. Negative self-talk just means
that your own misperceptions, lack of
information and distorted ideas have
overpowered your capacity for logic and
reason.

Some common forms of negative and irrational
self-talk include
• Filtering. You magnify the negative aspects of a
situation and filter out all of the positive ones
• Personalizing. When something bad occurs, you
automatically blame yourself.
• Catastrophizing. You automatically anticipate the
worst.
• Polarizing. You see things only as either good or bad,
black or white.

You can learn positive thinking
• Instead of giving in to these kinds of negative
self-talk, weed out misconceptions and
irrational thinking and then challenge them
with rational, positive thoughts. When you do
this, your self-talk will gradually become
realistic and self-affirming — you engage in
positive thinking.

• Periodically during the day, stop and evaluate
what you're thinking. If you find that your
thoughts are mainly negative, try to find a way
to put a positive spin on them.
• Don't say anything to yourself that you
wouldn't say to anyone else.

Negative self-talk Positive spin
I've never done it before It's an opportunity to learn
something new
It's too complicated I'll tackle it from a different
angle
I don't have the resources Necessity is the mother of
invention.
There's not enough time Let's re-evaluate some
priorities
There's no way it will work I can try to make it work.
No one bothers to
communicate with me
I'll see if I can open the
channels of communication.

REMEMBER!
• You owe it to yourself to react positively!
• You owe it to yourself to work safely!
• You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to
avoid injuries!

Other tips
- Learning how to motivate and encourage
yourself
- Learn how to develop problem-solving skills,
creative skills.
- Learn to relax and reward themselves for their
- See the movie and has positive elements,
listening to music fun, enjoy the beautiful photos.
- Exchange with more than others
- Make connections with people who have
positive thoughts

Other tips
• - Keep smiling, enthusiastic
and friendly
- Always look on the
positive side of an issue
- Always find at least one
more thing to learn from
colleagues around
- Do not leave stagnant job
from day to day
- Be confident in yourself in
work and life
- If you have problems and
not pass, ask those more
experienced

Other tips
• Be optimistic and expect favorable outcomes in
every situation.
• Find reasons to smile more often.
• Visualize only what you want to happen.
• Engage yourself in enjoyable recreational
activities.
• Read inspiring and quotes.
• Follow a healthy lifestyle.
• Exercise at least three times a week.
• Associate yourself with happy people.

Other tips
• Remember: "You are
what you think. You
Feel What You Want "

References
(Positive Thinking
(Success Through a Positive
Mental Attitude)
(Key to Positive Thinking)