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How To Have A Positive Outlook On Life

It wasn’t easy at first, but it was definitely worth the wait and struggle.

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From personal experience, I knew I had to make a change — to have a different, positive outlook on life. Doing this, however, took a year for me to adjust. It wasn’t easy at first, but it was definitely worth the wait and struggle to change my perception on life. Although, I am not 100 percent happy all the time, about 90 percent of my day I am happy, laughing, smiling and being myself. Yes, I do have some tough days, but I try not to let that take over my day and rain on my parade.

So, in this article I want to try to help people who want to change their outlook on life and change for the better. Like I said, this will take time, but do not give up. There really aren't steps to having a positive attitude on life, but I am going to give you the advice that has worked for me on how you can adjust your outlook on life.

1. What really helped me was watching Bob Proctor’s success seminars on YouTube. Bob Proctor is a counselor, lecturer, author, business consultant, entrepreneur and a teacher. He teaches and motivates people on how to think positively and help people create their dreams and goals come true. This may seem too good to be true, but it's not. This man has really helped me strive to want to think positive and make my dreams come true. If I had not watched his videos on YouTube, which are only five to ten minutes long, I would not be where I am today.

2. Another way to have a more positive attitude on life is to read a lot of positive, uplifting, and inspiring quotes. Quotes always lift me up when I am feeling down. Go online or Pinterest and search for happy, uplifting and inspiring quotes. Pick out the ones that really relate to you and make you smile. What I like to do is write down the quotes that make me think of all the wonderful things in life.Then, once you have chosen all the great quotes, buy some construction paper and write the quotes that you would like to wake up to every morning. Seeing the same quote(s) every day helps me get through my day and starts my morning on a good note.

3. Buy yourself a journal and every day make time to write down what you are thankful for that day. It will make you stop and think about the little things that happened and appreciate life that much more minimizing the negatives and focusing in on what made you happy.

4. My last piece of advice is to always be yourself and surround yourself with friends and family who accept you for who you are and love the way you are. This is most important thing to do!

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