Be Positive About Positive Thinking—Feb. 16
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February 16, 2025
Sunday SAGe Newsletter Volume 22: Be Positive About Positive Thinking
Happy Sunday!
Here is this week’s installment of Sunday SAGe, an email communication that shares wellness inspiration from The Wellness Ethic to help people thrive during the coming week (and beyond!).
This week, we’ll turn our focus to positive thinking. You have a choice: Do you want to be a positive or negative person?
Be Positive About Positive Thinking
An excerpt from The Wellness Ethic:
Let’s think about positive thinking. We’ll start with the enthusiastic entrepreneur who takes a leap of faith and courageously launches a business because they believe in themselves and their vision. How about the motivated sports team that defeats Goliath because they confidently refuse to accept the limiting beliefs of their doubters? I still get goosebumps when I see highlights from the inspired 1980 US Olympic hockey team’s improbable march to the gold medal, especially the final minutes of their fearless victory over the USSR hockey juggernaut. Positive thinking gives you optimism and determination to overcome obstacles and perform at your best. It empowers you.
What It Means
Positive thinkers have an optimistic attitude that good will come into their lives, and they spin a positive frame when it doesn’t. Positive thinking plays a vital role in change adoption. You are more apt to move forward when you believe you can do something. You are more resilient when facing obstacles because you know you can overcome them.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. —Vince Lombardi, American football coach
When you have a negative mindset, you often don’t get past “go.” Why bother trying when you know you’re going to fail? Or, if you muster enough courage to give it a shot, you’re more likely to bow out at the first sign of trouble. After all, you knew it was too difficult, so you fulfilled your prophecy. Negativity is the foil of ambition.
Your Call to Action
Illuminating each moment of your day with positivity will improve your life. Making positivity your modus operandi (MO)—how you operate—is well within your grasp. Here are three ways you can make positive thinking a habit:
Use visual management and affirmations to remind yourself to be positive. Place a note with the word “positivity” on your computer, bathroom mirror, or refrigerator. Create an affirmation and repeat it often, such as: “I am a positive thinker who sees my world through an optimistic lens.” Be positive about being a positive person.
Surround yourself with positivity; limit exposure to negativity. Spend time with positive people; limit time with those who are not. Read inspiring books. Watch uplifting movies. Go on a news fast.
Ask for support. A friend or a family member can keep you honest by pointing out when you’re being negative. A life coach or a therapist can help you maintain a positive outlook as you work through challenges.
The more you focus on positivity, the more positive your life will be.
Have a positive week!
