Ten Strategies for Increasing Optimism and Motivation
Exercise: Read
and think about the following ten strategies then choose at least two to commit
to doing regularly starting today.
·Discover
your life-purpose (or life-work) and seek ways to live it on and off the job.
·Define the
meaning behind your work by focusing on whom your work helps and how it adds
value to people and the world.
·Think of
ways to increase the value of what you do.
·Remember
your past accomplishments and successes to help you discover what you are good
at.
·Carry an
ongoing positive conversation with yourself on daily basis.
·Keep an open
mind about ideas and people. Assume the best in others and treat them
accordingly. People often try to rise to meet others’ expectations.
·Be grateful
for life and all it brings. With all your problems, other people have faced
much worst situations and many have triumphed. Find ways to remind yourself of
this and ways to express your gratefulness.
·Remind
yourself that life is too short to spend it mired in negative thoughts and
feelings. Make a list of the negative thoughts and feelings you often
experience and find ways to overcome each one.
·Imagine that
this is your Best Day Ever and start it with this attitude, eager to accomplish
great things. Find ways to repeat this experience each and every day.
·Spend time
with positive, optimistic people and stay away from negative, pessimistic ones.
List the names in each category then find ways to implement your plan
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