Think Positive

Bite sized leadership advice

Think positive.

Negative thoughts flood your body with stress hormones ready to fight or flight. Your defensive wall goes up which takes a while to go down.

Negative thoughts breed more negative thoughts and you spiral into the pit of dispair.

Time to change the rhetoric, the self-talk in your brain.

A simple remedy; think 3 positive thoughts for every negative thought you let into your mind.

Catch the negative thoughts before they form and divert them.

Be creative. Missed your bus; a mindful moment!, washing machine has broken; a chance to wear something different.

Even in the worst case scenario work to find a positive. Think opportunities not problems.

The more you do this, the happier and in control you will feel. You will be a more inspiring leader as a result.

Start now. Catch those negative thoughts and convert them!

This is part of our Leadership Wizdom series, bite sized leadership advice for leaders who wish to improve their leadership, but don’t have much time. For more indepth articles check out The Change Wizard