Positive thinking and positive visualization are practical, evidence-aware tools for improving emotional regulation, motivation, and performance. This article defines each practice, explains how they work together in the brain and behavior, summarizes research support, and offers real-world examples and resources to help you apply them responsibly.
How to Build Self-Confidence in 5 Minutes a Day As women, many of us find ourselves struggling with confidence and self-esteem, self-doubt and insecurity. No matter what we have accomplished in life, or what our own personal growth and development journey has been like, we find it difficult to see our own value. It’s easy […]
Positive Visualization: How to Harness It’s Power for Success Most of us recognize positive thinking as the art of steering our inner dialogue toward hope, possibility, and growth. Yet there’s a complementary practice – positive visualization – that goes a step further by painting our goals in vivid, sensory detail before they even unfold. Whereas […]
Positive affirmations are often the target of ridicule. Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers may remember a particular regular segment on Saturday Night Live that featured a character named Stuart. Stuart attempted to convince himself of his worthiness by chanting positive statements into the mirror. A whole collection of “catch phrases” came out of that series. One […]
