Perhaps the greatest teachers of the art of thinking positively are children-they are the ultimate positive thinkers. They haven’t learned that life throws curve balls and that challenges are around every corner. They see life as a big adventure and it’s this kind of thinking that maybe you should try to adopt.

Think about a child in your life. They seem to have no fear of new things and will try anything once. They love life and are naturally optimistic and happy. They love to explore the world and what life has to offer, putting themselves out there just to learn.

This natural amazement for life is how they learn and how they develop their identity and allows them to live in a positive manner. Children do not jump to the negative because they are wired to believe there is good out there. They do not know about the negative aspects of the world because you shelter them from that.

If you can develop that child-like faith and stop yourself from dwelling on the bad in life, you will be on the way to thinking more positively. Just

slowing down and take time to enjoy life rather filling everyday with to- do’s will soon make it is easier to embrace the positive.

Here are some things that children do that you can bring into your life.

These things will help you to be able to look at the positive instead of the negative.

Explore new things. Instead of walking away from the unknown, walk towards it. Children are always exploring. This is how they learn. Let yourself start exploring again.

Do not walk away from a challenge. When children are met with a challenge, they get excited and look at it as a game. Engage in new challenges instead of walking away.

Make a mess. Children are messy and make messes because they are learning and simply do not care if they get a little messy in the process. Happiness can be messy and unrestricted.

Ignore the rules. Children ignore the rules all the time. Often it gets them into trouble, but many times, they end up having a fun time simply because they are doing something they were specifically told not to do. Defying authority can be an adrenaline rush. Break a few rules now and then and let yourself feel like a kid again.

Pretend. Make believe is a big part of being a child. Almost everything you do revolves around pretending. The imagination is a wonderful thing. Allow yourself to go to some make believe place. Get away for your normal life and pretend you are someone else. Have fun and you are sure to smile.

There are plenty more ways you can use the influence of a child to drive your progress towards a positive attitude. Watch children play. Just see what they do and take notes on how different their lives are from yours. How do they get through the day without stressing about every little thing?

Do not let yourself get hung up on the fact that they do not have responsibility. Responsibility should in no way hold you back from thinking positively. It is just an excuse, and excuses kill the positive mindset you are working so hard to build.

Just focus on being child-like. It will help to free yourself from some of the limiting and negative aspects of being a world-weary adult, and foster a renewed love of life.

You have probably had someone encourage you to think positively when you were faced with a trying situation. This is because the power of positive thinking is something that is a widely held belief.  Most people easily accept that when you give off positive energy, you can infect others with that positive energy and that they will return that energy to you. It is basically the idea that what you put out there will come back to you.

Positive influences are all around us. They exist because people love to feel good. People prefer the positive to the negative. You can likely relate to this, and probably prefer being around someone who is upbeat and full of energy than someone who is depressed and moping around.

People see that thinking positive and having a positive attitude can play a large role in their life. Positive thinking can be very powerful and by putting it to work in your life, you can reap the benefits.

What is Positive Thinking?

Positive thinking can be defined as thinking good thoughts or being optimistic. When it comes to positive thinking there is no room negativity. When you are a positive thinker, you will always look on the good side of things and not dwell on bad. Instead of thinking about what could go wrong, a positive thinker thinks about what can go right. A positive thinker is going to look for the good in things and will always try to find something positive about every seemingly situation.

They also adopt a different attitude than a negative thinker. A positive thinker is going to try to stay upbeat and happy. They try to stay energized and not allow themselves to become down. If they start feeling  tired or lazy, they will do something to help bring them back up. Positive thinking can be used in every aspect of life, from the little things to more major things. You can also use it to just make your average day go a little better.

Being able to develop a positive mindset means having the ability to turn off the negative thoughts and replace them with good thoughts. It will also allow you to assume that good things will come your way and it will help you project an attitude that will help bring good things your way.

Positive thinking will open your eyes and your life to a world that is brighter and better than the negative one most people dwell in and will help you grow and be open to success. Through positive thinking, you will be able to allow yourself to start to envision your life as being positive and powerful. You will open up the door for good things to happen in your life as your positive energy is reciprocated.

I want to help you focus on your “inner
coach”. This is crucial when it comes to controlling negative
thoughts and programming.

Our minds are a constant hive of activity. As you read this, you
are currently processing many different bits of information some of
which are significant others not so. Your brain is receiving
information from all of your senses taken from all of your
surroundings. On top of all that you have to absorb this article
too! However, the mind is not just a simple sponge because it has
to interpret the information it receives too.

Human beings are not just walking calculators because we actively
engage with the information received. More often than not our
memory of an event is not a flawless record. Much of what we
remember depends upon how we were feeling at the time, what else
was going on, who we were with and what our values were at the
time. The latter point is the most interesting  one of all because
it means that out experiences are shaped by what we believe to be
true instead of what we know.

The type of values and beliefs we have determines the filter we
sift our memories through. People with very optimistic values, for
instance, will tend to draw the positives out of an event and vice
versa.  We therefore live in a strange circle whereby our
experiences shape our beliefs and our beliefs shape our
experiences. When it comes to examining our point of view, we must
take into consideration the subjective nature of memory recall.

It is fortunate that we have the choice of actively engaging with
our subconscious to change our record of events. A lot of
therapeutic intervention involves getting an individual to take an
alternative point of view of an event. It is a bit like getting a
pessimist to see the half empty cup as a half full one.  If you
have ever suffered from a negative experience, upbringing or
traumatic injury, then remember that a point of view is never set
in stone should you be struggling to get over it.

Don’t feel that bad events or a dreadful childhood have to condemn
you to a life of problems. Many people survive troubled families.
The majority of adult children of alcoholics do not repeat their
parents’ drinking patterns, and the same is true of adults who have
survived families troubled by mental illness, chronic marital
problems, racial discrimination and poverty.

Some children naturally rebound from knock-backs with their
self-esteem intact. If you need help doing this now you’re an
adult, talking to a therapist can help.

The way we view our experiences affects the inner voice we all here
from time to time. Of course, the inner voice can appear in non
verbal ways too – It can appear in the form of a feeling  or
sensation. Ever felt like trying something new but didn’t because
you had the feeling you would not be good enough? Well, that is
your inner critic  doing its usual trick of holding you back and
putting you down. If you ever experience this type of feeling more
than a ‘can do’ attitude then it’s time to retune to your inner
coach again.

Why again, you ask? The answer is because our inner coach is the
loudest voice inside us as children. Think about how daring you are
as a child. Consider all the new things you are willing to try and
the people you are happy to give the benefit of the doubt to. The
inner critic sets in as we get older, more cynical and worldly
wise. The inner critic is the part of you that sticks to playing
safe, to not speak to that cool looking person in a bar, to not
have the bottle to ask your boss about a raise.

It is up to you to decide what you would rather have between an
inner coach and an inner critic. Your inner coach is encouraging,
constructive and empowering while you inner critic is paralysing,
destructive and submissive. Obviously we need to be able to
critique our behaviour in a constructive way, and yet so many
people end up by putting themselves down.

One of the best ways to develop the inner coach is through
relaxation. Maintain a positive attitude when times are tough by
visualising or thinking about something relaxing. Take a few
moments to imagine a favourite place, floating in the sea or lying
in bed, and you’ll switch into a calmer physical state.

Hi I’m Adrian Gunter and I run this blog as well as the main site at www.positivethoughtsecrets.com.

I am a musician by trade and full time positive thinker by nature.  Not that this has always been the case as, like most folks, I have had to overcome negativity and wrong thinking at various times in the past.

The goal of this site is to guide you and teach you how to replace negative attitudes and thoughts into a positive mindset that you can develope for life. You only need the tools and techniques I show you and the will to put them into action.

If at any time you have any questions, comments or other feedback,  just click on the link for the post in question and leave a comment.

I check the site regularly!

Ok, that’s all for now,  and I hope you enjoy what you find here.

I wish you every success!

Adrian Gunter