Focusing on positive thinking by making an effort to find good things and see challenges as opportunities for growth can make you happier and healthier. Watching others who are stressed can negatively impact you as researchers found 26% of observers showed elevated stress levels. When feeling stressed, reflecting on life's blessings including your own positive attributes can help relieve stress.

1. Thinking
positively

2. Make a conscious effort to
find good things.
http://holistic-online.com/Stress/stress_learning-to-like.htm

3. You will be happier, healthier, and more
effective if you see difficulties and
challenges you face as opportunities to
learn and grow.
http://hbr.org/tip?date=060513

4. Avoid watching people who are stressed.
Researchers found that 26% of people showed
elevated levels of cortisol just by observing
someone who was stressed.
https://hbr.org/2015/09/make-yourself-immune-to-secondhand-stress

5. When stress is getting you down, take a
moment to reflect on all the things you
appreciate in your life, including your
own positive qualities and gifts.
http://helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm