Quotes About Positivity

I am tired of the position of the dried-up critic and doubter. The believer is the true full man. (from a biography of James by Robert D. Richardson)

The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

One joy scatters a hundred griefs.

A smile will gain you ten more years of life

That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.

Every smile makes you a day younger.

One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows.

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair

Why did everyone become so obsessed with being 'perky', upbeat, and happy all the time? In our happiness-obsessive culture, even a lack of smile might cause people to think there is something wrong with you. What's worse is when we buy into it ourselves.

How do you build peaks? You create a positive moment with elements of elevation, insight, pride, and/or connection.

What's working and how can we do more of it?" That's the bright-spot philosophy in a single question.

Buckingham has a fine series of books on making the most of your strengths rather than obsessing about your weaknesses.)

To pursue bright spots is to ask the question "What's working, and how can we do more of it?" Sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet, in the real world, this obvious question is almost never asked. Instead, the question we ask is more problem focused: "What's broken, and how do we fix it?

She said, "When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed.…

As a result, choosing between Plan A and Plan B is not a close call. Here's the astonishing finding from the Forrester data: If you Elevate the Positives (Plan B), you'll earn about 9 times more revenue than if you Eliminate the Negatives (Plan A). (8.8 times, to be precise.) Yet most executives are pursuing Plan A. (See the footnote for more on the methodology and an anticipated quibble.)II

He inspired them to feel more determined, more ready, more motivated. And when you build people up in this way, they develop the strength to act.

encouragement is critical, because it's self-reinforcing.

psychologist analyzed 558 emotion words—every one that he could find in the English language—and found that 62 percent of them were negative versus 38 percent positive.

instill hope and optimism and excitement

Finding bright spots, then, solves many different problems at once.