Why wait for life to throw you curve balls? Delve into positive psychology and be proactively happy. Dr Suzy Green from The Positivity Institute joins Talking Trading this week with her arsenal of happy strategies to build resilience and self-confidence. Hear how to use mindfulness, neuroplasticity, and the permah model to create a meaningful, fulfilled and flourishing life. Her biggest piece of advice: get clear about the person you want to be. Dr Suzy GreenWhy wait till you are depressed and can’t get off the coach to do something about your emotional well being? Take the bull by horns.Positive psychology is the science of optimal human functioning - it focuses on being proactive with mental health and looking into the present and the future and designing meaningful goals for a flourishing life.Science identifies these components to:MindfulnessWhen you are on automatic pilot you often unconsciously fall into old patterns of behaving. Mindfulness allows you to consciously choose how you want to behave and be the person who you want to be.NeuroplasticityYou can teach an old dog, new tricks. Train your brain and your neural channels with positive thought and emotional patterns.Permah ModelPositive-Emotions-Relationships-Meaning-Accomplishment-Health.Emotionally healthy people:Experience negative emotions but they are far out weighed by positive emotions like love gratitude and aweThey are engaged and in the flow stateThey have lots of positive relationshipsThey have a sense of meaning in what they are doingThey have a good sense of accomplishmentThey invest heavily in their physical healthSuzy’s biggest piece of advice for positivity is: get clear about the person you want to be. How will you be thinking - feeling - behaving and what strengths will you be using? For a free resource of recommended readings visit Suzy at: www.thepositivityinstitute.com.au Serious about getting the trading results you deserve?If you’re serious about getting the trading results you deserve, don’t leave it to chance. Head over to tradinggame.com.au and grab your free trading plan template. It’s going to help you trade with confidence. Make today the day you step up. Trade confidently. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author and founder of www.tradinggame.com.au and www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

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