Staying positve when all around you are not!

Hi there,

One of my dear friends is going through a major health challenge with her husband. I mention this because their positive attitude is inspiring to me. Instead of falling into the easy "why me" frame of mind they both have consciously chosen to focus on the positive aspects the situation.

Staying positive is not limited to your personal life. You should actively be engaging in this powerful tool in your business as well. Now when we are constantly bombarded with negative reports in the news media we need some positive thoughts. Just recently I was interviewed by a potential new client. When speaking with her I used active positive terms to describe the work we will do together. Did you catch that? I stated "the work we will do together" even though she hasn't actually hired me as of yet, but I'm not going to dwell on that, just look forward to the positive outcome, which is when I'm hired!

It is easy to fall into negative patterns. Sometimes we don't realize the people we share our time with have fallen into this pattern until we stop and listen actively. It is up to you to take charge and move yourself and those around you into the positive. Listen to how you speak, do your statements have a negative tone? Try this exercise for the next week. Start carrying a small notebook with you and make note of anything you say that is negative, i.e. "the economy is horrible..." now you match that negative statement with a new positive slant. "The economy is horrible..." becomes "I welcome the opportunity this opens up, I can now implement that idea for a new income source?"

Give this a try and let me know how it works for you.

Cheers,
Coach Linda B