Practice positivity

- Choosing a positive outlook is more likely to help you reach your potential than focusing on what isn't going well in your life. There is however a positivity trap you need to avoid. And that's the idea of blind hope, a concept that has been proven to potentially set you up for a full. Expecting a positive outcome when faced with new or challenging situations is consistently associated with higher levels of resilience and increased feeling of coping effectively and the abilities perform well even in stressful situations. The key however is grounding your positivity in reality focusing on what you have the potential to achieve and then being very clear on the best way to use your energy to achieve goals. We all have natural levels of positivity. For some of us that's high and for others it's lower. Whatever your natural state, you can enhance your positivity by practicing three skills that create the positivity…