• Are you positive and do you provide solutions when talking to people around you?

• Are you confident in your skills and abilities?

• Do you trust what is not up to you or what you cannot control to turn out well?

• Are you convinced that things will work out if the right means are put in place?

• Do you focus on studying hard and learning as much as possible? Do you believe that with hard work, success will follow?

• Are you motivated to work hard, study and learn?

• Do you know how to accept not understanding something, without thinking that you are less intelligent? And, if you do understand it, do you know not to think you are the best?

• Do you see the positive side of events, without getting discouraged in the face of setbacks?

• Do you inject enthusiasm into everything you do?

• Do you rejoice in the successes of others?

• Do you have an encouraging and smiling attitude with colleagues?

• Are you recovering in a sporting mood from personal and professional setbacks?

• Do you learn from the mistakes that have brought you down, but don't dwell on them or let them influence your state of mind?

• Do you know how to look forward when something you could control doesn't go right?

• Do you keep hope in finding a solution in difficult circumstances? Do you know how not to overwhelm yourself in those moments?

• Do you value the positive side of things? Have you internalized that every cloud has a silver lining?

• You have a negative view of yourself: you do not see yourself as having skills and abilities.

• You are insecure when you have to make decisions.

• You are left with no solutions.

• You do not set challenges or objectives (activities, volunteer activities...) because you do not consider yourself capable of achieving them.

• You think the goals are unattainable.

• The new and great difficulties you are facing make status overcome you. You are in low spirits to face it.

• It takes you a long time to get over a failure or mistake, and you think of them every time a similar topic is talked about.

• You focus on the negative side of events.

• When faced with a new status , the first reaction is skepticism.

• You pout and become discouraged in the face of failure.

• You only see the possible difficulties of a work, not what it can bring you.

• You tend to overvalue mistakes and undervalue successes.

• You often give up in the face of obstacles that prevent you from acting on your environment.

• You let yourself get carried away by pessimism at the first difficulties.

• You always see problems in what is going on around you.

• You continuously make negative comments.

• You miss what you leave behind (high school, friends who are far away...) and you leave no option for new opportunities.

• You do not value what is important and you lose sleep over things that are not very important but have a negative impact on you.

• Do you internally enjoy overcoming challenges that require effort?

• Do you believe in your abilities to solve problems?

• Do you sink or bounce back easily?

• Why do you sometimes get discouraged so easily? What do you get out of it?

• What positive side can each event hide?

• Do you give more importance to the negative aspects than to the positive ones?

• Do you berate yourself when something goes wrong? Do you draw life lessons from bad experiences or do you only focus on failure?

• When something doesn't go as you would like, do you analyze status from a positive point of view?

• How can you help give a more positive outlook on things to the people around you?

• Do you take time to be thankful for the good things in life?

• When thinking about the future, do you think about the opportunities for success and the steps necessary to achieve that success, or do you focus on the risks and dangers along the way?

• What's good about what you are doing, why are you doing it, is it worth it?

• When faced with a challenge, do you react by jumping into the ring or by stopping to think through the pros and cons?

A person copes better with difficult situations if he or she has overcome easier ones.
So, extract from your daily life a short list of moments in which you fight, to gain confidence towards yourself. From getting out of bed on time to exercising a few days a week to not snacking between meals, these are small battles that will make you a more confident person.
Give yourself small rewards as we achieve milestones of our resolutions, such as a double session of that series you are watching if you meet the proposed. Tell your resolutions to someone else so they can help you in your follow-up.

Optimism always leads to enjoy more of what we do in each moment. The one who is thinking about other things, evades reality. Now, we can divide the activities that we habitually carry out into two types: those that we do out of duty and those that we do entirely for ourselves.
Logically, the first thing to include in our daily life are those actions that are not required, that are for us and for those around us, that have to give us satisfaction, a break from other more obligatory activities. A simple example would be if you like crossword puzzles, you can do one every time you get home from college. This way you would rest and feel better.
The second part is to bring the "must do" activities (studying, going to classes, homework) to a free decision to do that. Ask yourself what good things you get out of these activities, and confront them with the answer you get.

From the book Pedagogy of Optimism
For perfectionists, who want everything to go the way they had planned, it is very difficult to have a positive vision, since they are constantly measuring the results achieved with a measure that will never be reached.
When a person is addicted to something, many times they do not realize it and this has a negative impact on their approach. One can be addicted to many things: the cell phone, work, shopping, food, criticizing instead of building... It is necessary to make a strong inner examination to discern whether or not we are addicted to something and then take steps to free ourselves.
The person who does not take risks falls into gray thoughts, where things are not possible. To get out of the comfort zone, it is necessary to propose it, to take at least one "healthy risk" a day.
Do not make excuses for not doing things, for rejecting all the plans that are suggested to you that imply a change.

Sometimes, if we see things black, it is not the most appropriate to read a tragedy. Watch some movies and books that lift your spirits, whether it is a comedy or an action that you feel part of, and when you need it, you can do the same with the people around you.
You can also do the same with the people around you. If you put your trust in them, and at the same time they in you, in the moments in which it seems that there is no solution a friendly conversation with them will improve the status. Do not hesitate to ask for financial aid.
Seek in new friendships to generate positive attitudes, since optimism, like joy, is contagious, so you will be more optimistic and will lead to be more optimistic. Being well surrounded will keep you from dwelling on negative thoughts.

It is totally normal for a person to go through different emotions during the day and in life. You can be more cheerful at one moment, and more down in another. The problem is to get carried away by those emotions, making a loop in the thoughts to, for example, be sad because we are sad.
To get out of that loop, you must take distance from those emotions, recognize that they are yours but without letting them decide for you. A good way is to think about them as "I just noticed that I am feeling..." (irascible, angry, envious, etc.), so you will give them distance and they won't dominate you.

If you can solve a problem, mark yourself how; if you can't, exercise to forget it.
Do this exercise daily: select a problem (now or in the past) and observe how it has helped you or can help you. No problem is for nothing, you always learn from it.
Avoid thoughts of wanting to live in the past, as well as fantasizing too much about the future. Live in the present!

Several programs of study have proven that the task of imagining the future 10 years from now in such a way that all our goals were fulfilled, as long as they were possible to achieve, gave a considerable increase in optimism in the long run deadline .
To do this, spend 15 minutes thinking about how you see yourself 10 years from now having fulfilled your dreams. This can be in all areas or just one (family, work, place, experiences, etc.). Once you know what you would like to see happen, spend the rest of those 15 minutes living in that status, what a day to day life would be like.
Once you have lived in the "best case scenario", you can write it down on a piece of paper or on the computer so that it stays on your report in a more vivid, more concrete way.

Multiple programs of study have shown that "forcing" a smile (i.e., cracking a smile wanting to be more cheerful than we actually feel) ends up leading to being more cheerful. Pushing yourself a little can make you end up being in a better mood.
Therefore, find out how you respond when you are thinking negatively (you are more irritated or don't feel like doing anything) to act as an "alarm clock" for a broad and sustained smile to improve your mood.

Optimism: The Hidden Asset Bruna Martinuzzi
This article goes into detail on the characteristics of optimism, its necessity in everyday life and a development of ways to improve our own.

The benefits of optimism, Alex Rovira
With an explanation of the differences between optimists and pessimists in their way of living, he then goes on to analyze situations and programs of study in which optimism is valued.

Educating in optimism, Marian Rojas
It is about why and how we should set an example and educate in optimism.

How to become an optimistic person, Raquel Martín
In a series of guidelines with little development, so that each one of us can choose the way we want, several ways to improve our optimism are explained.

Living with humor, Alfonso Aguiló
The causes for a person to be more optimistic are analyzed, such as the sense that he gives to his actions and those of others, with particular attention to the report

Stay Optimistic: Lesson from Walt Disney, Ameet Ranadive
Presents the example of the famous graphic animator and his victory through optimism when he had lost everything.

Emotional contagion: cheerful workers wanted, Nuria Chinchilla
Focusing on the work perspective, Professor Chinchilla explains the benefits of being in a good mood and how to make others happier.

The Power of Optimism, Luis Rojas Marcos
Luis Rojas details the ingredients that distinguish an optimistic disposition from a pessimistic one, identifies the most harmful poisons to optimism, describes proven strategies for fostering a positive disposition, and examines the influence of optimism on relationships with others, on health, and on work. And he concludes with a discussion of the most valuable quality of our optimism: its enormous and proven usefulness in dealing with adversity in life. See in bookshop

Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl
From his own traumatic experience in the Nazi concentration camps, this Viennese psychiatrist delves into the reasons that make men maintain hope when it seems that all is lost. View in catalog

The happy secret to working better, Shawn Achor
After long years of research at Harvard, Shawn Achor explains why the positive approach we give to things causes us to work better and be happier.

No arms, no legs, no worries, Nick Vuijic

Drew Linch: Shuterring Comedian Wins Crowd Over
The two videos above feature two people who have been able to take what other people would call curses and turn them into their strengths, using what they have now to bring a smile to others and inspire, grateful for what they have

Intelligent optimism
In an animated video everything explained about optimism, the way to improve in this area is developed. skill

Humor at work, Andrew Tarvin
Since discovering the value of humor while working in a multinational corporation, this young man has been all over the United States working to improve companies by just filling them with humor.

In Search of Happiness, Gabriele Muccino
The protagonist has a life staff and professional life that many could not stand: he has problems with his wife, does not get work and has no place where his son can sleep. Despite this, he does not lose hope that he can overcome this bad status. IMDB profile

Rudy, David Anspaugh
The film is about a boy who wants to play soccer. The problem he has is that he lacks the physical characteristics, in musculature and size, that are necessary for that sport. However, with effort and believing he can make it, he finds a place on the team. IMDB profile

Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle
Jamal is a boy who has grown up in the slums of Bombay, surviving as best he can and, despite all misfortunes, is still in love with Latika, a childhood friend. Jamal enters the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" contest and makes it to the last question before the police arrest him for allegedly cheating on the contest. IMDB profile

Patch Adams, Tom Shadyac
A medical student believes that the cure is not only to be found in the treatment of symptoms and medicines, but that humor as a vehicle to regain the strength to fight has much to contribute. After this, he decides to apply his theory in the hospital. IMDB profile