Happiness & Success

Just Be The Observer Of Your Thoughts

Mindful thinking is the practice of objectively observing your thoughts. We all have days when negative thoughts take over. The good news is that with practice, you can train your mind to shift to positivity, just like any other skill. When you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, you can deliberately focus on something positive and pleasant instead.

Our mind tends to focus on negative thoughts to protect us from harm – but the repetition of these negative thoughts results in our thoughts being programmed to have a negativity bias.
(Click to see the UC Davis video: Your Brain Is Wired For Negative Thoughts)

Just be the observer of your thoughts, and notice that stress and anxiety are negative thoughts.
(Click to see the Oprah Winfrey video: Observe Your Thoughts).

By being the observer of your thoughts – you can program your thoughts to be more positive.
(Click to see the Brendon Bouchard video: Program Your Thoughts To Be More Positive)

Your brain has an amazing ability to change — when you practice positive thinking, you’re literally rewiring your brain to make it easier to stay positive.
(Click to see the Sentis video: Understanding Neuroplasticity)

Programming your thoughts to be more positive reduces your stress, anxiety, frustration and anger.
(Click to see the Transformation Academy video: Thoughts Create Emotion)

Start small. Just notice your thoughts today and see how often you drift into negativity. It’s okay — just gently bring your focus back to something positive. If you have your smartphone ‘beep’ a few times each day as a reminder, being more positive will become easier, resulting in less stress and anxiety and more happiness and contentment – and the more you practice, the stronger this mental habit becomes.

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