What is one thing we’re all truly after?
At the core… don’t we all want to become the healthiest, strongest, most purpose-filled version of ourselves?
And here’s the deeper question —
Do you know how to truly grow into the strongest, healthiest, most vibrant version of who God designed you to be?
You are about to discover the life-changing power of… drum roll please —
Boosting your optimism.
Whether you have a little, tend toward pessimism, or already feel naturally optimistic — this is something we can all strengthen.
Let me share a few thoughts before we get into the how-to’s.
Only those who believe they can… actually can — right?
As the Book of Proverbs says, “As a man thinks, so he is.”
And think of the woman described in Proverbs —
“Clothed with strength and dignity… smiling at the future.”
That’s an optimistic woman — value driven, strong, peaceful, and joyful. Let’s be honest — life can be hard… really hard. Optimism isn’t just about big dreams. It shapes the daily moments that matter most.
Let’s talk about real life — What does optimism look like in our everyday life?
Here are two examples:
- What about those days when you don’t want to be a full-time mom and are exhausted from all its demands or those days when you don’t want to be at work juggling upcoming deadlines, solving problems… all because you slept badly the night before, or your back hurts, or you just had an argument with your spouse?
Even on those days — you get to decide how you show up. You decide the energy that you bring to your environment and the atmosphere that you create, whether it allows for positivity or negativity for you and everyone else. That power is in your hands.
- When we are working hard on our goals, we always want it faster than it’s going to happen, right?
But if we listen to the soundtrack of “if this was going to work it would have worked by now,” our tendency is to simply give up.
This is why an optimistic mindset is so important — it will give you more tenacity, resiliency, and ongoing strength.
Ready to learn ways to strengthen your optimism muscle?
Five Simple Ways to Boost Optimism in Your Life:
1. Accept That Life Is Sometimes Hard — And Believe There Is a Purpose
Make peace with the fact that sometimes life can feel awful — undoubtedly it will. There’s no getting around that life can be extremely difficult at times. I write about those seasons in my life in my book Strong, Sane & Sassy.
But honestly, these difficult seasons build resiliency. I believe resiliency is a powerful quality to possess, yet it only solidifies within us when we get back up and keep believing with hope, energy, and optimism that life is good. Believe in God’s purpose for those hard times — a purpose better than we can ever imagine.
2. Prime Your Environment for Optimism
Is your life happier by hanging out on social media every day? Or every hour? Protect and guard your mind and environment with inputs that will keep you positive.
Listen to uplifting music, work near a window to catch a view of nature, if possible, or keep a favorite scripture nearby to lift your spirits. Who do you spend most of your time with? People who build you up and are a great role model to you? What are you listening to? What are you reading? What are you watching? Your outputs are only as good as your inputs — make them high quality!
Make sure everything that you’re allowing into your environment is making you more optimistic, hopeful, and resilient. Lean into what gives you a more positive attitude, not a more pessimistic one.
3. Recognize Your Wins
Celebrating our wins every day is essential because it course-corrects us from our brain’s natural state of pessimism.
At the end of each day, reflect: Where did I win?
Wins like:
“I hydrated myself drinking refreshing water all day.”
“I took a brisk walk during my lunch break.”
“Instead of diving into a bag of Doritos, I took a few deep breaths and turned the stress of my kids’ constant squabbling into a dance party with them.”
Express gratitude for every little win. Wins can be our biggest blessings in life. And remember — we need to recognize those blessings so that we can enjoy them. With each woman I’m coaching, my favorite part is hearing her wins and successes. Celebrating together these daily small wins creates optimism and strengthens belief.
4. Partner With God
My constant repeated heart prayer to God is to help me renew my mind with what is good and right and excellent.
I was not always aware of my thoughts, but over the years God has helped me so much. I’m at the point now where if negative, pessimistic, unhealthy thoughts try to even get close to the door of my mind — I push them away. I shut it tight. I’m not talking about an emotion that I need to process; I’m talking about a thought that is false, unhealthy, and not worthy of entering my mind.
Ask God to transform you in this way — to turn down the volume on negativity and pessimism and turn up the volume on optimism. God can and does completely change lives and hearts — yet it’s not going to happen overnight.
But the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us. That spirit is more than capable of helping us become more optimistic in life and reap the health benefits that come with it.
5. Don’t Let Your Emotions Run the Show
When you feel stuck in a negative mood or spiral, you don’t have to allow yourself to continue spiraling.
Do something physically to shift your outlook and your mood:
- Move your body
- Take a walk outside in the sunlight
- Breathe deeply
- Talk to God — pray
So, there you go.
These five things (again, they’re not hard things) are small habits that we can develop that change so much in our life. No matter where you are right now in life, you can be full of optimism as you build your optimism muscle. 💪
Start with these little habits that over time build, build, and build.
This is not only going to help you feel better, but it will also help you become the healthiest, strongest, most purpose-filled version of yourself — and that will benefit everyone around you.
And as a BSN Functional Nurse and Certified Holistic Health/Wellness Coach, here’s what I’ve seen in the lives of the countless dynamic women I’ve walked closely with (who were once fatigued, anxious, and metabolically imbalanced):
As they chose to consistently dwell on hopeful, truthful thoughts, their lifestyle habits and health changed — dramatically.
Not because everything around them changed, but because their inner world did.
And if you’re a high-level, value driven person reading this struggling with anxiety, digestive issues, stubborn weight gain, fatigue, or poor sleep… the truth is you can change that.
If you’d like to explore simple, achievable ways to experience the flowing energy, the robust metabolism, and the deep sense of joy that you were made for, please reply back.
I’d love to connect with you!
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