Tips to stay positive and achieve your wishes

For most of us, the new year is a time when we enter into brand new expectations, intend to change, improve, develop, set our sights on new horizons or dive into hopeful dreams. Although we are doing the accounting for the year ending at the beginning of the year, we continue to set ourselves goals for the new year. While thinking "New year, new beginnings...", we are also trying to cope with the effect of the pandemic, restrictions, the rapidly changing world order, economic difficulties, sad news and compelling emotions. As such, it can be quite difficult to stay positive and maintain our optimism.

In this whole process, do you sometimes surrender to negative thoughts, feel that you have lost your faith, and fall into pessimism? Or do you find it difficult to stay positive and begin to believe that your intentions will not come true? If so, don't worry; you are not alone. We are almost certain that many people share these feelings in the conditions of the world you live in. That's why, in this article, we have brought together tips that can help us to reach our intentions and goals by staying positive in the new year we welcome with hope. If you want to continue on your way with a more positive perspective and sign new beginnings this year, here is what you can add to your life:

Spend time with positive people

You may have felt before that both optimism and pessimism are contagious. Have you noticed that your mood drops when you are chatting with a friend who is in a bad mood, or that you are full of enthusiasm when you are in a very cheerful environment? The reason for this is that we are affected by the emotions, auras and energies of the people we spend time with. When you surround yourself with people with a positive outlook and optimistic thoughts, you can easily notice the change in yourself. Even when you are closest to giving up, a positive environment can save you from falling into dark swirls of thought. Therefore, pay close attention to the energy of the environments you are in in order to reach your new goals and realize your intentions in the new year.

Emphasize self-compassion

While making changes in your life, you may feel awkward or uncomfortable trying to get out of your comfort zone, this is perfectly normal… Thinking about what will happen or whether you will succeed can be a challenging process. In such moments, it is very important that you continue on your way instead of stopping, that you do not give up even if your progress slows down, that you accept everything that happens instead of battering yourself and embrace yourself with compassion in this process. In difficult times, think of yourself as a close friend who needs comfort. What would you say to him? You would probably acknowledge your feelings and remind them that you have a right to feel sad or angry in this situation and reassure yourself that things will get better… Remember to do this for yourself as well.

Take advantage of the vision board

A visual reminder can act as a facilitator and assistant in almost any subject. The vision board, which allows you to visualize your goals, dreams, intentions with various pictures, texts, posters or symbols, can act as a visual reminder for you to reach your goals. When you put your vision board in a place where you can easily see it every day, you can get the daily dose of motivation you need from it.

Start with small steps

Big changes can seem scary at first for most people. Suddenly starting long and brisk sports, cutting out sugar at once, reading hundreds of pages in one sitting… All changes can be tiring or wearisome when they happen suddenly and quickly. In the new year, you can add the goals you set for yourself and the intentions you want to realize, starting with small steps to your life; In this way, you will not easily surrender to negative thoughts and pessimism. Do you want to do sports regularly, spend 15-20 minutes walking every day; Do you intend to read more books this year, start with 5-10 pages each day. Just ensure continuity. Those small steps will eventually lead to big changes, you'll see.

Control your negative thoughts

Negative thoughts are like bushes rolling in the desert and growing as they roll… Once you dive into it, even something that bothered you years ago suddenly appears in your mind. In order not to get caught in this vortex, when you start thinking negatively, take action to change your attention and focus. Immediately remember your successes, review your happy moments, or look for a friend you love, full of energy and make you feel good. If you want, turn on a song or exercise that will lift your mood. Distract yourself, do not let negative thoughts overtake you; Otherwise, you may find it difficult to get out of them.

Choose a mantra for each day

The power of affirmations is one of the issues that we encounter in almost every field. Mantra, which means religious syllable or poetry in Sanskrit, is defined as phrases that you can repeat to yourself or out loud to clear the mind. You can protect yourself from negative thoughts by repeating mantras that help reduce stress level, trigger positive thoughts, increase energy level, and in short, help you feel much better every day or whenever you need it during the day. For example, “Today I choose peace.” You can start by saying.

Make time for the things you enjoy

The law of attraction points out that you can bring more positive experiences into your life by focusing on the things that bring you joy. Try it and try to make it a part of your life. You can always keep your positive thoughts alive by dedicating time to things that give you pleasure, make you happy, and make you feel much better. Whether you are gardening or playing games with your loved ones, just find something that will make you feel good.

Reward yourself

When you start with small steps and by setting short time intervals, you can follow a practical and non-compulsive way to reach your goals. Reward yourself when you reach the small goals you set when you write them down in your calendar or on your phone's reminder. When you reward yourself, positive emotions are triggered in your brain and goals, achievement, pleasure become interrelated; this will make you more enthusiastic about the steps you will take in the future. Treat yourself to a delicious coffee, go out to dinner to celebrate, go to the cinema to watch a movie you've been waiting for, or buy something you've been wanting for a long time and give it to yourself as a gift, of course, don't forget to have a gift package. 😊

Remember, the point of positive thinking is not to ignore any negative thoughts or feelings you have. It is to motivate you to change, to innovate, to progress despite them. Although it may seem impossible to stay positive while struggling with difficulties from time to time, it is very important to take a positive perspective and make it a habit to reach your goals in order to remove the pressure on you, reduce stress and not lose your faith in your dreams.