The Positive View Podcast - Discovering the Power of Positivity in Life

While working to cultivate a positive mindset, we sometimes stop to ask ourselves - am I a positive person? Do I feel like I’m a Positive Thinker? What is a Positive Thinker anyway? This episode Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore: what is a positive thinker, what attributes does a positive thinker have, and do I think I am a positive thinker? If you are wondering - what is a positive thinker and...

How empowered am I? Do I feel like I have control or influence over my life? What about practicing positivity and having a positive mindset - will that help? The hope is we feel empowered to make choices and take action to create a life of meaning and purpose. Yet - life is messy, and it can sometimes feel like even the smallest things are beyond our control.  In this episode, Christy Murphy and B...

Keep calm and carry on? Really - even in this situation? When it feels like things are falling apart, or failure is just around the corner, or there’s so much uncertainty, it’s hard to know which way is up. Are we really expected to be calm? This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss how to stay calm(ish) in stressful situations.  If you find yourself wanting to stay calm or even just calmish...

What’s your outlook on other people? Do you find yourself getting caught up in what others are doing or find yourself creating negative stories about why people do the (usually the annoying) things they do? Essentially - do you find yourself judging others and want to stop? This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss what leads us to judge others, the difference between being judgy and being di...

Often to take advantage of a new opportunity, we need to feel like we’re guaranteed a positive outcome. This strategy may help us avoid uncertainty and failure; however, it may not lead to the opportunities and the life we truly want. Sometimes we have to embrace uncertainty and take a leap of faith when opportunity calls to get us where we truly want to go. This week Christy Murphy and Briana G....

How do you see yourself? Do you give much thought to the overall picture you have of yourself? It can sometimes be easier to think of different parts - our strengths, values, likes, and dislikes, but the overall image of ourselves may be a bit out of focus.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. take a look at self image - what is it, why does it matter, and steps that lead to cultivating a posit...

Happy New Year! In a previous episode (Episode 81: Positive Affirmations), Christy and Briana discussed adding positive affirmations to the toolbelt to help make incremental changes to our mindset to build positivity and confidence. This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss their experience changing their viewpoint on affirmations and the effects adding positive affirmations to their daily ro...

Our attitude can play a role in how productive we are or how productive we feel.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss how a positive attitude can lead to increased productivity in our professional and personal lives.  If you’re interested in learning more about the link between positivity and productivity - Welcome. This episode of The Positive View is for you.

It’s a no-brainer: staying positive is pretty easy when things are going well and it seems there are kittens and rainbows everywhere. Of course, it is much more challenging staying positive in negative situations.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss different skills and resources that can be used to help prepare for challenging or negative situations or when it feels like positivity is...

It’s all about gratitude! Whether we need a pick-me-up, a moment to recognize someone or be recognized ourselves, or just feel a connection to the world around us, gratitude can get us there.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss gratitude, how to practice it, and the positive effects it can have on our lives.  If you’re into gratitude - Welcome! We are so grateful you’re here. This epis...

During our life, we (hopefully) have moments where we stop and ask ourselves - what do I want out of this life? What do I want to do? Where do I want to go? How will I get there? Once we have an idea or an inkling of where we are headed, having positive goals in life can help us navigate what comes next.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G explore what it means to have positive goals in life, w...

We spend so much time at work that our attitude in the workplace can have a significant impact on every other aspect of our lives.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore having a positive attitude at work.  If you are wondering - how do I have a positive attitude at work? Welcome - this episode of The Positive View Podcast is for you.

Experiencing stress and letting it run away with us can lead to negative thinking and even more stress.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss the connection between stress and negative thinking and different opportunities to limit the effect of both in our lives.  If you are interested in learning more about stress, how it may lead to negative thinking, and what you can do to limit those...

Developing a positive mindset can help us develop resilience and experience more agency and empowerment in our lives to build a positive foundation from which we move through the world.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore the actions and attitudes that help develop a positive mindset and the barriers and benefits we may encounter along the way.  Whether you are new to positivity and ar...

Sometimes when we have a goal or dream or even an everyday task, it can be difficult to know what to do or where to start. If we can identify just one positive action to take, we can begin to move toward what we are hoping to accomplish.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss taking positive action, identify examples of positive action in personal and professional settings, and the benefi...

While we are doing the work to become more positive and make changes in our lives, we sometimes become our own barriers to progress through resistance. There are understandably numerous reasons we resist despite knowing Carl Jung was right when he advised that “what we resist persists.”  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. dive into resistance, what happens when what you resist persists, and ho...

At times, we look around and may feel like we are surrounded by negative energy that is pulling us down and cutting us off from living the life that we want.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore sources of negativity and how to avoid negative energy.  Whether you’re experiencing negativity from people, environments, or other outside influences and are interested in exploring how to avoi...

Sometimes even when things are going well, we can feel the need to attract positive energy into our lives.   This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss different ways to attract positive energy to help weather challenges and open to opportunities.   If you’re interested in how to attract more positive energy into your life - Welcome. This episode of The Positive View Podcast is for you.

For many of us, thinking things through and taking time to reflect can be helpful tools on our journey to self-improvement. At times, this helpful tool can get a little out of control. Before we know it, we’re stuck overthinking about a past event or piling negative thoughts onto something we want to happen in the future.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore how to stop overthinking and...

No matter what your age, every minute you're getting older. Find out how to be positive about it. This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore positive aging, and why you're never too old or young to feel good about getting older. If you’re interested in how to let go of your negative thoughts about aging or want to learn more ways to embrace your older and wiser self - Welcome! This epi...

There are a number of factors that help us accomplish our goals or make changes in our lives. Building positive momentum can help us channel our time and energy into the actions and opportunities that help us along our preferred path.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore positive momentum, how we build it, and what can happen for us when we do.  If you’re interested in how to build ener...

For some of us, when we try something, and it doesn’t turn out quite right (or just down right fails) it can leave us devastated and reluctant to try again.  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss how working through failed attempts, becoming aware of expectations, and identifying and leveraging strengths can help us build resilience and try again for those things we really want in our liv...

When you’re on the path to building or maintaining a positive attitude, it can be distressing, confusing and downright frustrating to feel like your positive energy is blocked or just gone. You may wonder - where the heck is my positive mojo?  This week Christy Murphy and Briana G discuss these dips in positivity, what may be causing them and how to get the positive mojo back. If you find yourself...

For some of us, knowing when we’ve started down a certain path, it can be hard to know when to quit and when to keep going. So much can get in the way of seeing clearly how to proceed. It can also be a challenge to maintain a positive attitude while trying to figure things out. This week Christy Murphy and Briana G. discuss developing a better understanding of the decision to throw in the towel to...

Criticism is often seen as a negative, unhelpful, and often uncomfortable assessment of our behavior, viewpoint, or character. It is not uncommon to want to avoid criticism at all costs. However, if we learn ways to deal with criticism positively, we gain a powerful tool to help us navigate life. This week, Christy Murphy and Briana G. explore criticism, the different ways it is given, received, a...