Goal
To manage your thoughts constructively by challenging negatives, focusing on positives and avoiding overthinking.
Maintaining a hopeful outlook is an important part of being resilient. Positive thinking does not mean ignoring the problem. It’s understanding that challenges and setbacks happen and knowing that you have the skills and ability to work through them.
Try the following tip. Regular use will effect positive change in your habits. Before long, it will become second nature.
Reframe negative thinking
HOW
When you find yourself worrying about all the possibilities of what could go wrong, discuss the facts of the situation with a trusted friend or colleague.
WHY
You cannot predict or control what happens to you. Focusing on the facts helps you to rationalise your thoughts, identify the positives and worry less.