think positive

Idioms  

1. Be optimistic, concentrate on the good rather than the bad, as in It's true you were fired but think positive—now you can look for a job you really like. This expression comes from the psychological doctrine of positive thinking, which gained currency with Norman Vincent Peale's popular book, The Power of Positive Thinking (1953). [Second half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

"Don't be negative, think positive and become successful."

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

“I’ve tried to think positive and believe in hope but honestly there is none,” one poster recently declared.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024

“It’s up to us to fight back and think positive and have more faith in God,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Investors had been somewhat reluctant to think positive signs could persist, but they increasingly think the Federal Reserve will soften the blow of interest rate hikes on the economy, she said.

From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2023

“You have to think positive, baba. Medicine is for old people. Like me.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram