Author: Belinda Daly
To use positive thinking for self improvement you first need to take an inventory of yourself. Like what do you need to change in yourself to achieve your goals.
First of all write a list of what you think you need to alter in yourself. Once you’ve made the list then ask your friends and family how they see you, then add their feedback to your list. For example, are you impatient, snappy, and too easily able to criticize others? Do you think you are always right, or more able than others? Or are you too timid or frightened to put yourself forward, always thinking that other people would do something better? Or are you worried that you are slow to pick up on things, or don’t like taking any risks, or worried that someone might laugh at your suggestions? Do you worry about the way you dress, the way look, your self presentation?
Each of the above categories reflects an area that you might want to change. Starting from the last first, positive thinking as well as working self improvement is a great confidence booster, and good confidence levels will help you work positively towards your goals and development.
Attitude is incredibly important. A friendly, helpful and self confident attitude will always impress. However, learning how to behave calmly when under pressure is not always easy. This is, of course, just one example. Sometimes you will need to project confidence you might not feel. It may be that you are just shy and feel ill at ease with some people. Even pretty confident people can sometimes just feel as if they are on the back foot with someone who seems to exude self confidence and self belief.
Attitude change is achievable with effort, time and belief that you can change your behaviour. Practice your affirmations, and if possible, find someone to help you work through role play. It may feel strange at first, but it will help.
Being able to apply yourself to something new can be a bit daunting and sometimes difficult if you have low self esteem. But with positive thinking self improvement is possible. One way of avoiding things you don’t want to do is to just not allow yourself enough time. That way you always have the excuse that there just wasn’t enough time!
The key here is to be quite honest about why some things are difficult for you, or why you just don’t want to do them. Acknowledging that you might be frightened of not doing something well is often the only thing between your fear, and your doing away with that fear. Remember with positive thinking self improvement is possible
About the author:
The author is a master practitioner in NLP and TLT and hypnosis. She is currently studying for her masters in metaphyics.
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