The Power of Positive Emotions

Positive Emotions Lead to Success

-Stronger Social Relationships ü Prosocial Behaviors -Liking of Yourself and Others ü Stronger Bodies -Original Thinking

Positivity Begets Positivity

Self-reinforcing and perpetuating aspects of positive emotions and positivity leads to upward spirals of positivity, where positive behaviors, feelings, and attitudes feed your own and those of others in a continual, reinforcing process

Negative emotions:

• Are limiting • Spur you to act in narrow or specific ways

Positive emotions:

• Are resources that fuel individual, group, and organizational flourishing • Help build social, psychological, and physical resources • Combat negative emotions • Broaden your mindset, open you to consider new things • Have benefits which endure over long periods of time

Multiple Positives for Every Negative

• Can't simply remedy a negative situation with a positive • Must have multiple positive experiences for every negative

Strategies to Increase Positivity

• Create high-quality connections • Cultivate kindness • Develop distractions • Dispute negative self-talk and thoughts