Story: Positive thinking
This is a part of Toastmasters project. I have to speech in front of audience in 7 minutes.
Positive thinking, or an optimistic attitude, is the practice of focusing on the good in any given situation. It can have a big impact on your physical and mental health. That doesn’t mean you ignore reality or make light of problems. It simply means you approach the good and the bad in life with the expectation that things will go well. – WebMD
According to a study conducted at the University of North Carolina, there is a significant link between positive thinking and the ways skill sets can be enhanced. The researcher theorizes that a person’s daily experiences of positive emotions will, over time, result in lower stress and higher resilience. By paying attention to your thoughts, you can make meaningful changes in your life.
Keep positive. It is easy to say when we are good condition. Focusing on the positive is an integral part of achieving success. We know that, but can we stay positive when you depressed? In our life, there are a lot of incidents about grief, sadness, melancholy ,tragedy. Incidents which completely out of control make us upset. These threats devastate our positive thinking. We often descend into a negative spiral in our life.
I willing to stay positive if it is a skill. We cannot give up our life whatever tragedy happens. We have to survive. It’s an obligation and responsibility to all of us.
Positive quotes
Once I typed positive, Google shows positive quotes. It means people search it often. People look for positive on the internet. In other words, people struggle to take away depression.
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.”
“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” ★
“Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.”
“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
“Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life.”
“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Tips from Toastmasters Pathway
Promoting positivity
– Active listening. Change how you listen.
– Awareness of how your behavior and attitude influence others.
– Respect the speaker’s point of view.
– Do not pass judgment.
– Give nonverbal cues to demonstrate your interest.
– Ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding.
– Sandwich method if constructive criticism is necessary.
Gratitude
– Appreciate the people around you.
– Expressing gratitude, say thank you, can improve the mood and happiness of both the recipient and the giver.
Daily
– More enthusiastic.
– More determined.
– More attentive.
– More energetic.
– More perceptive.
– More likely to help someone with a personal problem.
– More likely to offer emotional support.
Weekly
– More likely to exercise regularly.
– Improved outlook on the upcoming week.
– Improved attitude about life as a whole.
– More likely to have progressed toward attaining a personal goal. (over a two-month period)
Volunteer
– Look for opportunities to assist those around you and encourage a culture of positivity.
Exercise
– Think of solutions to replace your negative thoughts.
– Make a list of goals you’ve accomplished and celebrate those achievements.
– Select a day in which you focus on the positive. Make notes about how this affects your interactions with others as well as your mood.
LoveToKnow: List of Words that Describe Behavior
What you Believe Becomes Reality – Chris Do, The Futur AIGA 2019
– Our life is what our thoughts make it, Marcus Aurelius.
– Think > say > do > behavior > identity.
– Input > interpretation > output.
– Fail = first attempt in learning.
– No = next oppotunity.
– Fear = fantasized experience appearing real.
– Pain = precursor to anything notable.
– Safe = Stay avallage forever. Always following everyone.
– Congratulation. ★
Engaging with audience. Educational, well designed slides, personal story, humor, vocal variety. Great presentation.
Staying Positive While Looking for a Job – 3 Key Lessons
– Recognize that who you are is not based on the title of the job you held.
– There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
– We really genuinely do have the ability to create our reality. ★
– The source of all abundance is not outside of you. It is part of who you are.
– Spread positive open momentum energy. Release negative heavy low-level energy
I know that job hunting, living in foreign country are tough. We have to face so many failure daily. We cannot through our life at ease easily. For instance, when your bank account shortage, your anxiety increase more and more.
Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
Tony Robbins: Hard Times | Get Through Tough Times
– Reading, listening someone’s biography or story in 20 minutes, feeding in your mind.
– Phigiology. Feed and strengthen in your body.
– Get a role model the inspires you really shows the way.
– Make plan and take massive action, change, try, move. Progress equals happiness.
– Feed strengthen your spirits. Giving thanks. Kindness. ★
The Power of Positivity | Juan Moore
– Practice meditation.
– Finding group or person to lean on.
– Music.
– Adopt a positive mindset. Start conversation with peers.
– What you manifest in your mind will become a reality.
The second most common cause of death for most college student. Every one out of 12 students have a suicide plan in the United States. I am precarious feeling when i was in school life. I don’t think I had a courage of commit a suicide. It was good props as a pysical demonstration. I want to use it in my next presentation.
What They Don’t Tell You About Mental Illness | Elizabeth Medina
– One in four adults actually suffer some sort of mental illness.
– Decide to do sololity.
– Through talking with therapist.
– Group therapy with people who looks normal, who has mental illness.
– Didn’t want to die, but didn’t difinitly want to live any more.
– Isolation is the one of precursors to mental illuness.
– Openly honest with someone.
Everyone has different story. It is different impression even same, similar experience. Therefore, I can’t say I know what you feel. Open heart, just listen.
How to get stuff done when you are depressed | Jessica Gimeno
– Living well with depression takes practice.
– in 2020, depression will be a second-greatest disability in the world. In teens, it’s top.
– Be proactive.
– The best defense is a good offense.
– Urgency.
This story informs us how we are blessed. There is no illness of life-threatening in this moment. Over the world, people who live in extreme poverty cannot reach enough food and water.
I understand that. However, I still feel that negative feelings tide me repeatedly.
Find your strategy
I had a family issues and it was opportunity to think about life and family. In September 21th, 2019 – October 12, 2019, I tried to change my habit and behavior. I found what methods work for me.
– Connect with people
– Learning or cultivate something you don’t know.
– Start something new. Walking in 2 hours per hour(during this term).
Reference:
Ask Dr. Oz: How Do I Know If I’m Depressed or Sad?
TEDxCambridge: How to motivate yourself to change your behavior | Tali Sharot
When I work: 18 Simple Ways to Keep a Positive Attitude at Work
Everyday Power: 60 Positive Thinking Quotes For A New Perspective
