Turning over a new leaf is hard when you don’t know the ropes. You may want to be more positive, but that doesn’t mean you’ve got the practical information how to be. What you may need is a good role model. A positive influence that can show you the way when it doesn’t seem clear.
Positive influences can be people you know, people you don’t, or they can be experiences rather than people. The key is to immerse yourself in positivity and see what inspires you.
Here are some tips to find more positive influences in your life
Tip- Start a new friendship: If you encounter someone who appears to be positive and they draw your attention, start a new friendship. If you’ve admired someone for a positive reason, invite them to coffee and open up a conversation. Intentionally seeking to establish positive relationships is a great way to increase the positive influences in your life.
Tip- Start a new hobby: Things you enjoy tend to be positive. If you are in a slump and feeling negative, you may be influenced in a more positive direction by starting a new hobby. Take a class, join a group, or dive headfirst into a new experience. Let the people you meet inspire you and soak up the positivity while you have fun.
Tip- Read more: If you want to be influenced and feel more positive, there’s nothing better than a good story. Biographies, fiction, and non-fiction all have the potential to encourage and stimulate you to a more positive mindset. Instead of watching true crime stories of death and despair, read a feel-good book about triumph and hope.
Tip- Volunteer: One of the easiest ways to be influenced into greater positivity is to serve others. Volunteerism is a great way to learn to be more selfless and witness encouraging positivity in the face of negativity. Helping others whether it’s humans, animals, or otherwise is a great way to find positive influences.
Tip- Teach and give back: Everyone is an expert at something. We all have talents that will help someone else. Teaching and giving back creates a positive mindset and the engagement with other people is inspiring and can influence a more positive outlook on life. It feels good knowing you’re helping someone else and handing down your personal expertise.
When you need to feel influenced, there’s no shortage of ways to be inspired and influenced. Seek inspiration from multiple sources so you’re consistently impacted and exposed to positive people and activities.
