30 Life-Altering Things Positivity Can Do For You

As a coach to Executives and CEO’s I’m often asked this question, “What’s the one thing I can do to immediately get better results in my life?” The answer is to increase your levels of positivity. Positive people, “flourish,” while negative people, “flounder.”

The research is filled with incredible results that occur almost instantaneously. One of the best is called, The Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions and you can see it here. It’s maintaining a positive mindset that’s the harder work. That takes life change and learning to build better habits.

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It’s maintaining a positive mindset that’s the harder work. That takes life change and learning to build better habits. Studies have shown that it takes 3 positive inputs to replace 1 negative one. Unless you’re married then it takes 6 positives to 1 negative! 🙂

Positivity isn’t just about being happy. It’s about building incredible people skills, focusing on the life-events that really matter to you, learning to enjoy meaningful daily events, and creating real value in your life. Most of this research comes from the books, Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson, Flourish by Martin Seligman, and Grit by Angela Duckworth,

1. Opens your mind
2. Builds deeper relationships
3. Encourages creativity
4. You live longer
5. Releases Joy
6. Creates Openness
7. Causes you to be more thoughtful
8. Brings peace
9. Cultivates gratitude
10. Makes you resilient
11. Helps you grow
12. Promotes a healthy self-image
13. Helps you to be more connected to your friends and family
14. Increases trust
15. Promotes physical health
16. Helps you achieve your goals
17. Causes you to dream more
18. Invigorates Hope
19. Develops stronger relationships at work
20. Helps you get promotions faster
21. Makes you a better athlete
22. Recharges your energy and vitality
23. Frees you from the effects of depression
24. Makes people want to be around you more often
25. Reduces stress
26. Eliminates anxiety
27. Helps the vision you have for your life become clearer
28. Become a wiser person
29. Helps you break bad habits
30. You will enjoy every minute, of every day, with deeper appreciation