How to build a positive mindset

Now that I have written my bits on "what" and why", it is now time to start looking at the "how". Since this is a big topic with a lot of different techniques, the "how" will be series of notes. This is the first one in that series.

To build a positive mindset, we must fill our mind with positive episodes from our own lives. This will be reassuring to us, that positive things have happened to us and can happen again. Example of positive episodes could be as simple as how hard we worked on a science project in middle school to get everybody to admire us or as big as how our positive attitude helped us recover well from a serious medical condition. A very simple exercise to fill our minds of this is to start writing a personal journal describing our approach, our thoughts and our pride associated with each episode, one episode at a time. The frequency of this writing can be up to each individual, just frequent enough to not let the positive attitude fade away. I would recommend atleast once a week. As mush as possible, we must try to reflect on the episode that we just wrote until we write the next one. The more we think about it, the better we will feel and the better we feel, more likely we will be to focus on the positives around us and not get bogged down by the negatives.

This approach is a great a confidence builder, and it puts us in control of building up our confidence level. We are the only one who know all about us and we must take charge of our ability to perform optimally, everyday.