Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel powerless?

Have you ever been in a relationship where you’re constantly put down, or you’ve been dealing with a difficult situation at work?

Whatever the case may be, it’s important to understand how to regain your personal power. There are various ways in which you can take back control of your life, deal with toxic people, how to handle difficult situations, how to build your self-confidence regaining your personal power and taking back control of your life! 

No one wants to be around negative people. They only bring you down, decrease your motivation, and make you feel bad.

What if you can’t avoid them?

What if they’re a co-worker, family member, or friend?

You can’t just ignore them or hope they’ll go away. But allowing a negative person to dictate your emotions gives them too much power in your life. The best thing you can do is to limit your exposure to them. Set boundaries and stick to them. Don’t let them monopolise your time. And most importantly, don’t let them bring you down. Hold on to your power. You are in control of your own happiness and emotions, and you shouldn’t allow anyone else to take that away from you.  

Here are a few points to remind yourself and practice in order to keep your voice, your power…

• Choose your attitude:

The ability to choose your attitude is one of the most important keys to happiness and success in life. Your attitude is a reflection of your inner thoughts and feelings, and it can be either positive or negative.  A positive attitude can lead to happiness and success, while a negative attitude can lead to unhappiness and failure.

Therefore, it is important to make a conscious effort to choose your attitude.  One way to do this is to create a mantra, such as, “I’m going to stay positive today and block out negativity,” and repeat it often to help you stay on track. Another way to choose your attitude is to take a deep breath and decide that you’re going to make it a great day, despite what others say or do.  The choice is yours. Choose wisely. 

• Stay aware of yourself:

Stay aware of yourself especially when you are around negativity, or anything that affects you badly. Just staying in tune and being aware of your own reactions and feelings can give you the clarity you need to keep true to yourself and block out the negative influences.

• Refocus your thoughts:

Refocus your thoughts so that you are not concentrating on the how you are impacted by the trigger, but rather keep your eye on the big picture and focus on how you can improve your performance and find solutions for the problem or task at hand.

• Choose to be productive:

Choose to be productive. Surrounding yourself with positive people and seeking out environments where you respond well and do not have to constantly block out negativity is a powerful way in which to build yourself and stay in tune. Practice this technique whenever the option is available to you.  

• Practicing self-awareness:

In short, practicing self-awareness is the key to finding yourself, and not allowing negativity to influence your quality of life. Practicing these mindfulness techniques will help make you more proactive, accepting, and positive. It will also help you see things from another’s perspective and make you work creatively and productively. It will lead to better decision making and boost self- confidence.

You will find that YOU were always there, you just had to give yourself permission to let yourself out.