Because February is Mindset Month, I thought I’d click it up a notch and not only talk about Money Mindset, scarcity and abundance money mindset, but also talk about a Positive Mindset in general!
I mean, if you are dealing with a scarcity mindset, chances are you do not have a very positive attitude! (at least when it comes to money!)
What is a positive mindset? Well, it’s focusing on the positive rather than the negative. Sounds simple enough right? This is a case for “easier said than done“ my friend! Believe me, I struggle with this and I consider myself a positive person.
How come, a positive person struggles with keeping a positive mindset?, you ask!
For me, it has to do with my surroundings. I’ll explain. When I’m surrounded by negativity, all shapes and forms, from all the channels you can think of, I have to make a note to myself to remind me that, their reality has nothing to do with me. And When I say reality, I mean whatever is going on inside their brains! Yes, people often get so sucked into their thoughts that they start to believe that that’s their reality!
So, why is it “easier said than done“? Because, although I’m a positive person in general, I’m also a people pleaser. Now this is never a good combination! And because people pleasing wasn’t a big enough task to keep me occupied, I’m also a “shiny object“ chaser! Not recommended if you want to keep a sane, let alone positive mindset!
- Negative people
- Shiny-object syndrome
- People pleasing
- Keeping up with the “Joneses“ (even if they have the same last name as you!)
These are just a few of the things we should avoid to the best of our ability so that we keep our thoughts on the positive side… but how realistic is this very tiny list? I mean, are we really bothered by negative people? Only if they are in our family, and if that’s the case, can we avoid them? Probably not. So how do we go about dealing with them without compromising our own positive self?
Now, if you can avoid these and about a million other things and “do“ life on your terms, always, Congrats! you have reached Heaven (I suppose that’s what it is I do not know it to be like that for a fact!).
What I mean is, we are always running into some kind of obstacle (yes, mostly people) in our lives that will bring us down and make us question our existence! Now, what can we do about it so that we not only deal with these “situations“ (people) and still manage to keep our Positive Mindset (almost) intact?
- Practise gratitude! (yes, for being a positive person and for having these wonderful (but negative) people in your life
- Start your days on a positive note
- Edit the negative being spoken into a positive (in your own mind! don’t say it out loud, people tend to get offended!)
- Embrace the unexpected
- Be true to yourself… always
- Be open to humour
Having said that, keep in mind that adversity is going to happen, but once you are aware of the negativity around, instead of reacting you can respond! You are the secret to making and keeping a positive mindset. It’s even in your hands to spread some positivity around you!
Now go my Pollyanna and be the change you want to see out there!
Sara
