When we find ourselves out of work we can often hit some of the lowest points life has offer. The most natural thing for many is to sink into a helpless state of uselessness. Unfortunately, this does nothing to help our plight when searching for jobs in Ireland. In fact the negativity rubs off on other people who then tend to respond with more negativity resulting in an downward spiral. If you feel that you have come to this point then it’s time to snap out of it and banish negativity!

Nothing positive comes from anything negative

Generally speaking, nothing positive can come from anything negative, unless of-cause we purposely decide to think in this way. The problem is that negativity tends to be the reaction our mind jumps to when it isn’t trained to do otherwise. It can often be the ‘little voice’ inside your head telling you you can’t do something or a situation is impossible.  But when your mind jumps to a negative presumption is this in fact the reality? Maybe, maybe not. The reality is something in the future which hasn’t happened yet so how can you know that the little voice in your head is right? The truth is that we don’t, but it’s easier to presume this since it take no effort to do so. Our minds tend to do what’s easiest regardless of whether it is for good or bad. 

How do we banish negativity?

There are a few steps we can take which will help banish the negativity and allow you to think positively instead thus creating an proactive environment.

Train your brain!

Remember that the reality hasn’t occurred yet. In order for it to occur things need to happen, you can influence this future with the power of your thoughts alone. The first step is to train your brain to react in a different way. 

How do we train our brain to react positively instead of negatively. Well this does take some effort and it’s usually why people tend to think negatively, because it is easier to think this way. It takes effort and focus of the mind to think differently to this. 

The first step is just to be aware that when something doesn’t go your way you have have a choice. To think positively or otherwise. Once you understand and accept you have a choice, your brain will offer you that choice instead of default to the path of least resistance, often the negative reaction.

Practice positivity

The more we practice being positive, the better we get at it. Like with any other type of training we are repeating an action to teach ourselves to react in an specific manner. In this case reacting positively instead of defaulting to something easier. Practising starts with our thoughts, and is communicated back to our brain and others though speech. So start by thinking the best or positively out of every situation and then communicate this with others be it your partner or friends. In turn you are telling your brain that this is in fact the reality.

So if you are out of work and feel in a rut, then remember that the best thing you can do to start with is banishing negativity. It will give you the best platform to move forward.