A positive mental attitude is a foretaste cultured by approaching every situation and challenge in life with optimism. Author Napoleon Hill introduced this concept in his 1937 self-help book “Think And Grow Rich.”
The mind is so powerful that your mindset can affect your health, your performance on cognitive and physical challenges, your ability to relate to others and how they perceive you, and ultimately your life outcomes.
One of the most liberating and existential quotes regarding a positive mindset is; “If you put your mind to work with a positive mental attitude and believe that success is your right, your belief will guide you unerringly toward whatever your definition of success might be…”.
There are substantial precedents that positive thinkers are encouraged to implement for negative thinking to be a non-issue.
These are the vantage points of a positive mental attitude;
1) Lack is where opportunity meets preparedness.
2) Positivity alters situations. It changes the narrative.
3) Being a solution-based individual helps one develop a habit of opportunity seeking.
4) Peace of mind is vital for mental engagement and mental capability. Positivity helps ease the mind.
5) The energy you give off is what vibrates back to you. The law of nature produces a thousandfold of what has been planted.
6) The attitude of gratitude aligns you with abundance & favor.
When negativity besets your mentality, attitudes of jealousy and selfishness are what set you back. These emotions are valid, but when we allow them to sip into our actions when relating with the community, we are held back from productivity and positivity.
You cannot exude positive energy if you haven’t cultivated it within yourself. A rationale for cultivating these grounds is by consciously understanding how you function as an individual – how you reset, heal, translate, learn, and deal with emotions.
Applications of a positive mental attitude within institutions and places of engagement;
The Circle of influence, the Circle of concern, and the Circle of control are defined as;
The Circle of Concern – the wide range of worries we might have about a topic.
The Circle of Influence – a narrowing of the first Circle into those worries we can do something about – either directly or indirectly.
The Circle of Control – an even smaller circle representing the things we can directly do something about.
This explains how important it is to live in “an open hand/ release” mentality… Not everything is worth the stress. Release your mind from the pressure of unwarranted control.
The Sandwich approach to dealing with conflict – This technique is commonly used when giving criticism and feedback. It states that you should complement, coach, and encourage. And by compliment – express praise and respect for your peer’s work.
Humans tend to remember how certain situations feel (the emotion in an occurrence). Hence when dealing with reproach, an approach that is of understanding, empathy (“if you look keenly in my eyes, you’ll see my heart”) and appreciation of the work done, even if better could have been achieved, is key to ensuring minds are altered positively.
“A positive mental attitude relies upon and reinforces many principles crucial to personal achievement.”
Quotes from Author Napoleon Hill, Self-Help book “Think and Grow Rich.”
