6 WAYS TO REVERSE YOUR NEGATIVE MINDSET

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” – Buddha

Thoughts are creations. Every manifestation/situation of your life is the result of your own thoughts. The nature of thoughts decides your journey and destination. A negative mindset attracts negative circumstances creating stress in every area of your life – family and relationships, money, career, goals etc.

It's crucial that we identify these negative patterns. But this is where the actual problem lies i.e. ‘Identification of existence of negativity’. You should consider yourself blessed if you have identified and acknowledged the existence of negative patterns. Your ability to recognize the existence of this mindset makes it easier to reverse it. Transformation requires the identification of something existing. You can transform something into positive only when you recognize the existence of something negative.

Here are 6 ways that can surely help you reverse your negative mindset-

1.       Meditation: Meditation is the ultimate remedy to cure any kind of mental problems. To reverse the negative mindset, it is crucial that you meditate. Meditating consistently will provide you with enormous benefits both to the body and mind. It reduces stress and anxiety, which rewires your mind to a relaxed and peaceful state. A mind which is relaxed and peaceful is always positive and alert.

2.       Using Affirmations: Using Affirmations is a scientifically proven method to transform a negative thought into a positive thought. Affirmations break the negative patterns that were deeply rooted over the years and rewires the brain with the new sequence of positive affirmations used. Some examples of positive affirmations are –

-          I am the architect of my life

-          I am healthy both physically and mentally

-          I focus on everything that is positive

-          I am blessed with the ability to think clearly and positively etc.

3.       Count your Blessings: We feel negative most of the time because we don’t recognize and express the gratitude for the good things we have in life. We keep focusing on everything that is bad, inefficient, insufficient. Shift your focus, count your blessings. Be thankful for everything you have been blessed in your life. Start doing this, in few weeks you’ll notice the difference in the way you feel.

4.       Find Inspiration: World is not devoid of inspiration. It’s full of inspiration everywhere and every corner. You just have to find, appreciate and inculcate it in your life. With the advent of global connectivity and internet, you are exposed to many inspiring stories over the globe. Google them or YouTube them, there are millions and you can use them as a daily source of positive boosters.

5.       Surround yourself with positive people: You are a reflection of a person with whom you spend most of your time. Choose people wisely, surround yourself with positive people and their optimism rub it on you. Refrain from surrounding yourself with people who have negative and limiting belief.

6.       Believe in YOU & your source of creation – GOD: Always believe that you are a unique creation of God, bestowed with every quality that can transform every negative situation/thought into a positive situation/thought in your life as well as for others. Stop comparing yourself to others and thank god for bestowing upon you all the powers required for a positive transformation.

Let me conclude with some powerful quotes:

“Change your thoughts and you change your world” – Norman Vincent Peale

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the Mind can achieve” – Napoleon Hill