1. "Put the mask on yourself first"
This rule, created for an emergency situation on an airplane, is important to apply in everyday life as well. Metaphorically. Before taking care of someone or something, check if you have enough resources for it. It is difficult to harmoniously interact with people and bring joy when cats scratch your soul and your head is full of problems. Take care of yourself, your comfort, and after that start changing the world around you for the better.
Remember when you sincerely rejoiced at simple things. Consider what brings you joy. Not to your children, partner or parents, but to you. Most often, people live on a machine and in the cycle of affairs they forget about what they loved in their youth. But the lack of small daily joys is a sure way to burn out.
Now write five things that bring you pleasure. For example:
- Picture by numbers;
- Skiing;
- Baking Christmas cookies;
- 10-minute meditation in headphones;
- Morning coffee on the balcony.
2. Communicate, listen, joke
The key to a positive environment at home and in the team is attentiveness to each other and pleasant communication. Give time to others, show care and kindness. Be ready to help, listen and support. Respect and value other opinions and perspectives. Listen, show interest in what others say. Express gratitude and accept compliments.
An excellent way to relieve tension and create a positive mood is humor. The main thing is to understand the sense of humor of the interlocutor, and not to use jokes that may offend or seem tactless and indecent. Try to be easy to talk to. The ability to laugh at yourself and find funny moments in everyday life helps to develop a positive mindset and attract others to you.
Think about what you can do today for those around you. Call your grandmother, apologize to an old friend, or offer a helping hand to your older sister? Why not!
3. Avoid quarrels
Try to solve problems through dialogue and compromise. Any question can be intelligently discussed. If the conflict has already broken out, try to diplomatically lower the degree of passion. Explain your opinion calmly, without raising your voice, ask not to interrupt. Listen to the person and offer a solution to the problem that can suit them. Try to create a sense of trust in the interlocutor in order to restore a peaceful atmosphere.
Sometimes the reason for the quarrel is that a person tries to adapt his partner to suit himself, to change it according to personal expectations and criteria. Instead of asking an adult to change, try to delve deeper into their inner world. The closer you are to your partner, the easier it is to have a frank conversation and reach a common denominator in the process of solving problems.
Tip: remember the last time you suggested that a loved one calmly express themselves and share all their feelings. Arrange an evening of heart-to-heart conversation with comfort and go back to those times when you didn't stop discussing everything in the world at night!
4. Pay attention to details
The atmosphere around consists not only of relationships with people. Everything that surrounds us affects our condition. Indoor flowers enliven the room and please the eye. Actual festive decor lifts the mood. And the smell of freshly brewed coffee adds coziness and will please even gloomy pessimists.
Avoid visual noise. Scattered things on the table, garbage and clutter are subconsciously annoying, even if you don't focus on it.
In general, stress and chaos are the main enemies of a positive atmosphere. Therefore, planning your day and structured entries in your diary will definitely improve your mood! Buy a good diary or choose the web version and write down all the questions and tasks that bother you today.
Divide them by priority, mark which of the tasks can be skipped, and which are better to close in the near future. In the web version, we divide the tasks into colors
5. Organize leisure time
Mood consists not only of what is happening here and now. Pleasant memories from spending positive time together with friends or colleagues energize you for a long time. Organize a joint trip to the cinema or to an exhibition, organize a party or just go to a cafe. To maintain a pleasant atmosphere in the team, it will be useful to participate in contests or games.
When was the last time you sat down and planned a weekend to remember for years to come? It's time to catch up! Country camping, a trip to the husky park, downhill skiing are suitable for an active weekend. But visiting a transformative game to bring partners together, a team quiz with colleagues or a photo session with the family will make a winter day very cozy!
The ability to create a positive atmosphere around oneself is one of the most important skills of a successful person. In order to actively develop and achieve the set goal, it is necessary to feel comfortable and safe. It is important for a person to feel positive emotions, wherever he is!
