I am Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits.

When building your profitable practice, it’s important to remember to remain positive through tough times. A positive attitude can help you recover from a difficult year. Do you know anyone that always seems to be in a good mood? Sometimes those people have difficult lives, yet they continue to have a genuine smile on their face. They look at the world in a positive way. Wouldn’t it be great to go through life like that? You can if you want to. Developing a positive attitude is a choice. You choose to be positive and have hope for a wonderful future.

Make humor a regular part of your life.

They say laughter is the best medicine and don’t you feel better when you’re laughing and smiling than when you’re crying and frowning? Are you trying to recover from a tough year? Are you trying to overcome a financial situation? Was the problem a health issue? Or are you finding it difficult to get over the loss of a loved one? No matter what the situation, having a positive upbeat outlook is vital to your recovery.

Smiling in the face of hardship shows confidence in yourself.

Resilient people believe in themselves. They bounce back quickly from life’s many difficulties. This is because they believe in their own strengths and know they’re capable of conquering future hardships. Because they’ve done it before. When faced with another dose of setbacks, they just smile. They understand that a positive outlook will always give them the best chance at recovery.

Resilience comes from moving past hardship and failure.

Maybe the difficult year you’re trying to cope with is the first time you’ve encountered something so devastating. That means you might not have as much resilience to lean on. If that’s the case, giving a positive outlook is still important. Think of the times you’ve conquered a problem big or small because you knew you could handle it. That’s thinking positively. Now think of the times you failed to succeed or produce a positive result. What was your mindset? You might have suffered from negative thinking, telling yourself you’d never be able to recover. Or that things like this always happen to you.

Your life reflects your thoughts and your thoughts lead to your actions. Your actions create your outcome. That outcome is the life you experience. Be careful of negative thoughts. When they pop up, give them a positive slant. This not only helps you recover from difficulties in your past, but it also prepares your present and your future for a healthier, more positive experience.

It can be hard to remain positive during tough times, but it’s essential to the outcome of your life. Check out our blog post here for tips on changing your mindset so that you can change your life.

I’m Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits. Please go to businessofrehab.com/contractnegotiations to pick up the free guide to help you negotiate the contract of your dreams.

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