How to Develop a Powerfully Positive Mental Attitude

Can a positive mental attitude really make a measurable difference to your life? Many people are skeptical about whether personal attitudes and behaviors can really affect how things turn out in life.

There are so many complex factors which are quite outside our control that it seems naive to imagine that our own ideas and feelings have any serious influence apart from making us feel good (or bad). But is there more to it?

If wishes were horses…

Firstly, it's important to be clear that positive mental attitude is not the same as 'magical thinking'. Magical thinking is believing that your wishes (to be rich, or find love, or recover from illness, or whatever) will come about if you just want it badly enough.

A moment's serious reflection reveals that, much as we wish it were otherwise, just wanting something very badly is not enough to make it happen.

Looking on the bright side calls for clear vision

Secondly, taking a positive stance is not about shutting your eyes to harsh reality and telling yourself everything is fine. Pretending to yourself or others that all is well when it's plainly not is denial.

It's sometimes useful to be 'in denial' for a short while as a coping mechanism, but in the longer term it's generally wiser to face up to reality and deal with life's challenges and difficulties with a clear eye.

The truth about being positive

Positivity is about responding to life with a mind-set which automatically looks for the positive aspects of any situation and works to maximize those aspects.

And when no positive aspects can be found (as must sometimes happen), this mind-set can make it easier to deal with that very uncomfortable truth.

So people who adopt a positive attitude feel better about themselves and are more able to seize opportunities and make the most of life. And they are more fun to be with.

But that is not all.

Positivity keeps you young and makes you cleverer

Research undertaken⁽¹⁾ at the University of Texas found convincing evidence that a positive outlook on life significantly delays the onset of frailty in older people.

And other research⁽²⁾ at North Carolina State University found that a negative attitude hampers cognitive functions. So adopting and maintaining an optimistic approach keeps you younger and enhances your mental abilities.

How hypnosis can transform your mental attitude from negative to positive

If you are of a pessimistic bent, either by nature or because your circumstances or social influences have molded you that way, how can you set about training in developing and maintaining a new, dynamic, realistic, mind-set that focuses on the positive?

Positive Attitude is an audio hypnosis session which combines the powerful effects of hypnotic suggestion with carefully researched psychological insights to help you create and instill the mind-set that will best serve you in life. It will tap into your unconscious mind and allow you to bring about a complete transformation in your outlook.

Download Positive Attitude now and begin to enjoy the benefits of a brighter outlook on life today. You can listen on your computer or device or via our free app which you can access when you have completed your purchase.

References:

1. Onset of Frailty in Older Adults and the Protective Role of Positive Affect. By Ostir, Glenn V.,Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.,Markides, Kyriakos S. Psychology and Aging, Vol 19(3), Sep 2004, 402-408

2. Vrshek-Schallhorn, S., Velkoff, E. A., & Zinbarg, R. E. (2018). Trait rumination and response to negative evaluative lab-induced stress: neuroendocrine, affective, and cognitive outcomes. Cognition and Emotion, 33(3), 466–479.