A Fit Girl’s Guide to Becoming More Optimistic

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Today’s guide is on how to become more optimistic. Check out my previous guides on skills to develop including self-discipline, resiliency, mental toughness and passion.

If your goal is to be successful in any endeavor, make sure to also check out the 8 secret mindsets that every successful athlete has.

What is optimism?

Optimism is a practice of having a positive outlook for the future. It is a mindset of hope and confidence in achieving success and it often leads to it.

Optimism is not a byproduct of things going well, rather, it is the cause of things going well.

Optimism means living life on the offense and proactively. It allows us to take risks and go after opportunities with passion and effervescence.

It will attract other optimists and together, you can create collaboration and shared success.

Optimism should not be mistaken for blind or toxic positivity. It is not saying everything is alright when it’s falling apart.

Optimism is about having the inner reserves to focus on the things that are going right and believing that things will work out.

Why is it important?

Optimistic people achieve more and achieve their goals much faster.

They are also more successful in life.

They are more persistent, they believe they’re going to get a successful outcome from doing something for a long time.

They are able to overcome obstacles more quickly.

They are happier, more joyful and cheerful.

They have less anxiety and depression.

They are more mentally alert.

Optimism enhances the quality of one’s life.

It helps us overcome tough times.

It boosts our brain and heart health.

Lowers our risk of heart disease and helps us live longer lives.

Examples of optimism

Woman happy and celebrating with confetti in front of her

Missing a workout and deciding to focus on eating healthy for the rest of the day, realizing that their efforts to lose weight aren’t completely useless.

Hearing bad news at work or school and deciding to have a good day regardless.

Missing an appointment or event and deciding to focus on the things that are going right instead of catastrophizing and making things worse .

Ways of becoming more optimistic

Practice being optimistic and stay consistent with it

Optimism is a mental practice, you can shift into an optimistic mindset on a moment by moment basis by reframing your thoughts on the situation going well and looking out for the positives.

Contain problem to a smaller area:

If you are suddenly faced with a problem, don’t focus on everything going wrong.

Do not catastrophize, instead, focus on the actual issue and think of a positive reframe. This will allow you to manifest better outcomes as well.

Forgive and let go

This tip will allow you to attract more positive experiences into your life. If you are caught up in the experience of resentment or negativity, your ability to practice optimism will be hindered.

List 30 things that make you excited

By making a list of things that make you excited, you are more likely know what to do in order to boost the amount optimism in your life.

Get a good night’s sleep

Not having enough sleep leads us to be more irritable and anxious, this is not the state of mind that an optimistic person should have.

Consult your inner coach

Your inner coach or guide is a good reference for how to be optimistic, you may find a natural tendency towards optimism that was tarnished by bad experiences.

In any case, practicing optimism with its help will reap better outcomes.

Quotes to inspire optimism

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” -Helen Keller

“Optimism doesn’t mean that you are blind to the reality of the situation. It means that you remain motivated to seek a solution to whatever problems arise.” -The Dalai Lama

“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” -Les Brown

“A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.” -Wade Boggs