What I’ve learnt from Carol Dweck
Carol Dweck’s work has been very influential in my thinking and approach to life. Here, I share some of the key things I’ve taken away from her best-selling book, Mindset.
I want to be positive, but...
Being more positive may be something you want to develop but it isn’t always easy. Here are 3 ideas to see if you can take some of the negatives out of finding the positives!
The stewing box technique
You want to have a positive outlook, but what happens when someone really annoys you? I say, let yourself feel annoyed - but within the confines of a stewing box!
Which wolf are you feeding?
Are you focusing on the good or the bad? The positives or the negatives? The things you want or the things you don’t want? Where you choose to focus your attention can really affect how you feel and the results you get.
Why is it so much easier to accept something negative compared to something positive?
In this blog post I look at why I find it easier to hold onto horrible comments from my past rather than accept lovely compliments received today.
“Every day may not be good… but there's something good in every day” ― Alice Morse Earle
Today, I share my own journey to becoming a 'positive thinker' and the ideas I use to cultivate my own beliefs to try to always see the good in people and situations.