Positive Mindset Benefits of a Positive Mindset _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Ways to Develop a Positive Mindset
• Focus on the positive _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: Shift your attention to the good things
Situation that triggered negative thinking _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Write some of the qualities and/or behaviors you exhibit related to each of the character strengths listed above.
Activity: Gratitude Letter
Think back to an instance when someone did something for you for which you were extremely grateful for, but never showed or expressed your gratitude. Use the outlined below to develop a rough draft of a letter expressing your gratitude.
3. Personal growth: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Activity: Positive reframing
Negative Positive
I’ve never done it before. _________________________________________
It’s too complicated. _________________________________________
There’s no way it will _________________________________________
work.
It’s too much of a _________________________________________
change.
I’m not going to get _________________________________________
any better at this.
For more complicated situation, here are some questions you can ask yourself as you evaluate these challenging situations in your life.
Am I seeing the situation as all or nothing?
Am I predicting the future?
Am I imagining the worst thing that could happen?
Am I ignoring the positive or the potential solutions?
Am I only focused on the problems?
Am I expecting unrealistic results from myself or others?
Think about a difficult or distressing situation. Write down a positive affirmation that you can tell yourself to help get you through it. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
