Why is a straight posture crucial? Because before you can straighten out your head, you first need to straighten up your body!

2nd Technique: Cheerful Voice

A lightning quick way to feel upbeat is to use a cheerful voice. Think of a time when you felt annoyed. Then, your phone rang. You answered it, and your caller was someone you wanted to impress. I bet you spoke in a cheerful voice so you would impress your caller. Result: You immediately started feeling your mood lift. Why is a cheerful voice an incredibly powerful optimism tool? Psychological research proved that a person emotionally feels emotion he or she is acting at moment. So, if you act cheerful, you feel cheerful. And a cheerful voice is fastest way to act optimistic.

3rd Technique: Use Upbeat Words

You can use types of words: upsetting and upbeat. Pessimists relish using upsetting words, while optimists excel at using upbeat words. Examples:

Upsetting Words Problem Tired Depressed

Upbeat Words Opportunity Recharging Bumming

For example, a pessimist says, “I have a problem.” In contrast, an optimist would say, “I have an opportunity to do better next time!”

4th Technique: Use Upbeat Attitudes

I find chief way to become an optimist simply is to focus on solutions – and not focus on problems. Every time a difficulty pops up, immediately create solutions and put them into action. Examples:

Upsetting Attitudes Focus on problems Dwelling on weaknesses Thinking about financial woes

Upbeat Attitudes Focus on solutions Dwelling on strengths Thinking about achieving prosperity

Why is a solution-focus ultra-important? Because you can only have one thought in your head at a time. So, if you focus on solutions, you cannot wallow in problems, complaining, blaming, or moaning.

5th Technique: Be a Magnificent Role Model

Remember a time you were a role model for someone. As you helped that person, you also helped yourself. As proverb goes: “What goes around, comes around.” If you are a delightfully optimistic role model for employees, co-workers, family and friends, then you simultaneously make yourself optimistic.

How do you do this? Make sure people see you using straight posture, taking big steps, speaking in a cheerful voice, using upbeat words and focusing on solutions.

Anyone can become an optimist. When people use these five techniques, they invariably tell me they feel heavy burdens lift off their shoulders. They feel positive, upbeat, and confident. You only need a few minutes to put these tips into action. They can be your key to enhanced health, wealth, and career success. © Copyright 2005 Maryann Troiani & Michael Mercer, Ph.D.

In which areas does your intuition work best? Are you always right about your intuitive stock picks? If so, give a little credence to them. If your hunches about people are always wrong, don't follow them. Just pay attention more, and you'll develope an intuition about your intuition.

Intuition Doesn't Arise In A Vacuum

Recognise that your skill, knowledge and experience determine potential effectiveness of your intuition. A weak chess player will never intuitively beat that computer. So learn enough about a subject, before you expect any good hunches about it - or before you trust hunches. Remember programmer's maxim: garbage in - garbage out. When enough information is in your mind, it will go to work for you with or without your conscious participation, so feed it well.

Watch for your intuition and you'll have hunches and ideas more often. I bought a conversion van, and now I see them all over. Have you had a similar experience? The same process will happen if you watch for your intuition - you'll start to see more of it.

Develope Your Intuition In Three Steps

1. Look for it to encourage it.

2. Watch it to make it more trustworthy.

3. Give it good information to work with.

Do these simple things, and you'll have better intuition more often. Doesn't your intuition tell you this is true? It will.

Steve Gillman has been studying brain improvement and related topics for years. You can find more on his website: http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com as well as in his free Brain Power Newsletter : http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com/Newsletter.html