Emotional Consistency and Discipline

Are you typically a glass half full or half empty type of person? If you are a glass half empty person do you ever wish that you could see the world differently? As a leadership trainer and coach I often tell people to reframe their thoughts and focus on opportunities rather than problems but it can be hard to do. If you are not trained that way it can be learned. It is a discipline just like healthy eating, healthy workouts, healthy relationships, and healthy living. Healthy emotional states can also be learned through discipline and focus each and every day.

​So what can we do to stay focused on the positive and create a glass half full mentality?

• ​Choose to habitually learn to focus on the positive - each day learn to write down what went well that day. Write down 3 things daily in order to begin to appreciate life rather than continually focus on what has not worked.
• Become truly aligned to being in the present - often we focus on what is not working because we are regretting something we did in the past or worried about the future. In the present life can be made through actions we take and the people we continually surround ourselves with. Be present and focus on what is right in front of you.
  
• Train your emotional self to be healthy through mindfulness practices - in order to be in the present and truly let go of negative emotions we can practice being mindful through things such as meditation, walking in nature, being surrounded by positive people, and encouraging self-care by taking some time to yourself to healthily pursue things that do make you feel good each and every day.
  

​What can you start doing consistently to shift to a more positive healthy emotional state? How can you be in the present more often?