When people talk about the importance of having a positive attitude, the burning question in your head could be: Why? I am perfectly fine the way I am, why change my attitude? While there is nothing wrong with the way you are but perhaps you could lead a better quality of life in terms of health and happiness, if you consciously developed a more positive outlook towards life.
But how do you do this? Here are some guidelines:  

• Developing a positive attitude starts with how you feel about yourself.
  If you are confident and self assured, your positive sprit can be infectious and you would end up spreading confidence and cheer all around.
  
• A negative feeling about yourself, on the other hand would also be communicated to others.
  You not only feel bad about the way you are, you make others feel bad about you too.
  
• Though difficult in today's time of war and increased hatred around us, try to focus more on positive things in life.
  Read and watch things which have a positive impact on your mind.
  
• For beginners who are just learning how to develop a positive state of mind, the recommended procedure is to start with reading funny books, watching humorous movies, spending more time with children, laughing and being happy.
  All these activities push you more towards positivism.
  
• Your positive attitude can be a great source of joy and relief for people around you.
  You do not have to sermonize to them, or give them free advice, you simply exude that warmth and comfort to distressed people by sitting close to them.
  

All of us know that life perhaps is tilted more towards negative incidents and people than positive situations.
Despite your environment, if you try sincerely, you can still overcome these negativisms around you and develop a positive attitude, to lead a more fruitful, happier and more meaningful existence.