From Vegetables to Attitude

The other day I was looking at the term 5 a day, meaning to eat 5 serves of fruit and vegetables a day. I came across an article that was asking did you get your 5 a day only they weren't talking about fruit and vegetables. What they meant was did you do 5 things today that would improve your mental state?

I thought that it was a great idea to apply the "did you get your 5 a day" to other things. Some things that I thought of were:

• Keep good attitudes
• Have a positive mental attitude
  
• Improve your mental state
• Enhance personal relationships
• Improve or keep good health
• Move ahead in your field of work

Undoubtedly, you might be able to think of some others.

It takes 30 days for an action to become a habit. If one was consciously aware of doing 5 specific things in the area they wanted to work on for a month, those actions would probably have become automatic by then. Once things become automatic, they become a part of the normal fabric of our lives, without having to be conscious of them.

Pick an area that you would like to work on. Find 5 things that you could do today that would improve it. Put it into practice. Here is an example of some things that could be done to improve mental state.

• Get adequate sleep
• Do some daily exercise
• Watch your diet - don't eat junk food
• Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables
• Drink plenty of water
• Smile at people
• Compliment someone
• Find 5 things to be thankful for
• Do something specific to relax
• Laugh

Well that is 10 suggestions. What I noticed as I wrote them is that they would fit equally well in the improve or keep good health category. There will always be overlap with things like this. It really doesn't matter. The important thing is to be conscious of doing something that will improve things for you in some way.

Have fun and enjoy yourself,
Jocelyn

Positive Mental Attitude - Can You Get One?

Mental State

Our mental state, attitudes and beliefs have a huge impact on our health, and in fact on everything in our lives.

We don't have to be stuck with whatever mental state we find ourselves in. We have the power to change it. We can choose to have a positive mental attitude.

There are many different ways to do this. Sometimes, just a simple rephrasing or reframing of a situation is enough to see it in a different light, and therefore make an impact on our mental state and attitudes.

The method of gaining a more positive mental attitude that I want to focus on in this post is to tell yourself you are doing great. Encourage someone else by telling them they are doing great as well. It might just be the tonic they are needing.

There are many different ways of saying that you are doing great. I will leave you with a list of just 30 different ways. See if you can think of some more.

30 Ways To Say "You're Doing Great"

1. You're on the right track now!
2. You're doing a good job!
3. Now you've figured it out!
4. That's RIGHT!
5. Now you're getting the hang of it!
6. That's the way!
7. You're really going to town!
8. You're doing fine!
9. Now you have it!
10. Nice going!
11. That's great!
12. That's coming along nicely!
13. Great!
14. You did it that time!
15. Terrific!
16. Fantastic!
17. Excellent work!
18. That's better!
19. You're outdoing yourself!
20. That's a great start!
21. Good for you!
22. That's the best so far!
    
23. Good going!
24. Keep it up!
25. That's really nice!
26. WOW!
27. Much better!
28. Keep up the good work!
29. Good thinking!
30. That's very much better!

Thinking positively about yourself is like a tonic. The more you encourage yourself by telling yourself in many different ways that you are doing great the more positive your mental attitude will become.

Create the positive mental attitude you deserve.

Till next time

Jocelyn