How do I use positive thinking to reduce stress?

Have you ever wanted to manage stress in a non-traditional way?

Thinking positively is something you can do anytime, anyplace and it can optimize your well-being!

Stress management is the tools, techniques, or activities that you do to lessen your feelings of stress. They can be physical like exercise or mental like meditation.

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Your mind is a powerful tool. Thinking positively can increase your self-confidence and optimism. This improves your outlook on life, which helps you better cope with stress.

Surround yourself with positive quotes.

Read and reflect on them to begin enhancing your mindset and decrease your stress. 

Quotes help positive thinking by:

1. Providing motivation

2. Encouraging work/life balance

3. Encouraging self-care

4. Helping you remain true to yourself

Look at the following quotes:

A. “A goal without a timeline is just a dream.” — Robert Herjavec, investor

B. “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it." — Muhammad Ali, boxing champion

C. “Change your thoughts and you can change your world.” — author Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking

D. "Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead, give to yourself that which empowers you." — Les Brown, motivational speaker

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Affirmations promote self-confidence and belief in your own choices and abilities. They help build a positive mindset.

Practice affirmations daily by:

• Writing —Jot down your affirmations in your journal, phone, or on post-its.

• Creating positive art — Draw or paint your affirmations.

• Using vision boards —Create a collage with your affirmations.

Gratitude is being thankful for the people and good things in your life. It helps you maintain a positive mindset and improves your mood.

Practice gratitude daily by:

1. Recalling the day's positive events.

2. Writing down what you're grateful for.

3. Writing down why you're grateful for those people or things.

4. Enjoying feeling the sense of wellness that comes with gratitude.

Positive self-talk improves your outlook on life by helping you cope with stressful times. It leads to better health, happiness, and success.

Practice positive self-talk daily by:

Identifying situations that trigger negative self-talk. What are the words or phrases you use the most? What are some positive substitutes? Write out your substitutes and read them often aspositive self-talk.

Are you ready to try positive thinking to relieve your stress?