Think positively. Negative thinking can lead to a negative reality. Your thoughts often create a self-fulfilling prophecy.[15] If you think negatively, your perception of the world will be negative, too. If you walk into a party thinking no one will like you and you won't have fun, you'll spend the entire party on the wall, making zero connections and not having fun. On the contrary, with positive thinking, positive things can happen.
The opposite is true, too. If you expect things to go well, they often do. Test out this theory by making a positive assumption about a situation in your life. Even if the results aren't absolutely wonderful, you may not feel so bad about things if you go into the situation with a positive mindset.
A great way to practice positive thinking is to simply surround yourself with positive people. You will notice how these individuals view life and others and their positivity just may rub off on you.[16]
Another tactic for positive thinking is to avoid saying anything to yourself that you wouldn't say to a friend. For example, you would never tell a friend that the person is a loser. So, if you find yourself thinking "I am a loser," correct this harsh comment by stating something nice about yourself like "I make mistakes sometimes, but I am also intelligent, funny, caring, and spontaneous."