Personal and Professional Development : Positive Thinking

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Personal and professional development
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Thoughts are considered as one of the most significant and distinct features that helps me to
remain different from other people. Thinking is also considered an important asset for society
development. It acts as one of the most valuable things in my life because this strength helps me
to remain positive in difficult situations and helps in gaining attentions of others in various
situations. It helps me in resolving various important issues which were difficult to handle with
different approach due to massive ramifications. Even according to behavioral science there is
always a balance between negative and positive energy in the form of nature cycle (Leeson,
Ciarrochi and Heaven, 2008)). In this situation, it is one of the most important aspects to form
equilibrium in between them in order to maintain progressive success. External environment and
related factors have a direct impact on the psychological relation of an individual. Though are
considered when being implemented in the form of action. Often problem causes worry which
results in stress and negativity in the minds of an individual. But in my case, my positive
thinking helps me in overcoming these issues quickly as compared to others by which I can put
my focus on my interest zone. This is one of the reasons that my zeal and enthusiasm related to
life are very high which helps me on the track of success (Day, Hanson, Maltby, Proctor and
Wood, 2010). I believe that life has two sides negative and positive and every person has to see
both these sides. But it is up to us which side we want to remain with because with positive
thinking a person is able to handle even negative circumstances effectively. My positive thinking
helps me in keeping my emotions and feeling smooth. It has been seen that people struggling in
life often face stress by which they enter into non-return stage of depression. I have actually
learned to break my habits of worry and try to convert into future leaning.
Positive thinking is one of the most important strengths because it helps in maintain hope that
situation will improve. In fact, it will help in believing that ambition will complete soon by
helping in exploring possible opportunities to meet our aims. Positive thinking acts as a strength
because it helps in replacing negative beliefs with positive beliefs. It also acts as a reminder that
things are around us can go in a negative direction but we have to just focus on the positive side
of the situation and must not change our attitude towards situation (Ng and Diener, 2009).
Positive thinking offers that strength which helps in keeping negative people away from us so
that they may not interfere in our positive potential. Even it helps in changing the minds set of
our friends who are unwilling towards change. Positive thinking acts as a strength by eliminating
fear while working on new projects. Positive things act as direction which motivates us to do
only right things which keep us connected with happiness of other people.
I believe that things which are happening around us either positive or negative are actually
happening due to specific reason. Earlier my life was similar to other individuals and I have
often found myself trapped in depressive actions that have negatively impact my life. But with
help of mentoring in overtake this situation and developed it as my one of the important strength
which keeps me grow every day (Halama, 2010). I have personally believes that valuable lesson
can be learned by bringing a positive attitude in the events that will help in enhancing our life
style. My positive attitude helps me to maintain balance between sorrow and happiness. One of

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the best examples is that one day there was function going on my family in which my parents
have invested few guests. But as time started coming we realized that we have forgotten various
important things which were important from guest points of view. Suddenly my parents start
worrying but I was quite positive because I believe that it is the positive attitude of the person
which helps to create good impression on others. I arrange available resources in such a way that
included food but also various fun activities in order to make that time very special. I realized
that one of the guest couples is having a marriage anniversary on the next day and I linked that
with my program. Believe me, they were so impressed that they become closer to me every
before. This incident realized the power of positive thinking (Andreassi, 2011). Another such
incident happens with me in which one of my friends went into depression due to lose of his
mother. Even doctor has put him on depression pills. But I have strongly believed that my friend
can improve so I took him to one of the community center where he spent almost one month.
They believe that if person is engaged with fun and sports activities it will help them to recover
faster than putting them on anti-depression pills. At present, my friend has not only come out
from that ugly phase but he has become an inspiration to others that things can change if you
remain positive.
During my childhood, I have gone through various bad situations during school time I was
bullied, in some situations I have also faced discrimination but still, I have chosen the path of
never give up which turned to be my best partner in my life. It helped me in staying positive. In
addition, there are qualities such as never lose hope, do not celebrate earlier, remain focus on my
goal, self-motivated and son on. In most cases, people believe that it is important to meet short
term goals. After exploring for many years I came to know about certain qualities and traits
which help me in keeping positive. One of my important qualities is courage. This quality helps
me to remain positive which is not easy in every circumstance. According to positive
psychology theory, if a person is aware of his/her strength they are able to improve their life in
better patterns in the form of positive emotions, engagement and development of positive
relationships (Mirnics et al., 2013). At present communication, it may be on radio, newspapers,
and TV is full of things which are moving mind towards negative side and it is not easy for a
person to keep positive, it needs great inspiration and courage to handle such situations. Another
important quality in me is a responsibility, I believe that if I have initiated for some task then it is
my sole duty to complete that task on right time. I try to connect my task with my moral duty
instead of job duty which helps me to remain positive about results. Another important quality is
solution-focused that is the reason I do not waste time blaming others for something wrong.
Instead of that, I keep my focused on finding right solution which will help in resolving my issue
very fast. In many cases, it has been seen that when a person is put into completely different
environment, it becomes very difficult for them to remain sustainable for a long time and as a
result, they turn in to depression and anxiety. But in my case, my adaptability quality helps me to
get adjusted into different situations very quickly and helps me to remain positive about my new
environment. I never see change as a threat, I always admire change. These qualities have truly
changed my personality in both personal as well as professional context. These qualities have