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Negativity is everywhere and most people don’t even realize they are contributing. For example, when co-workers get together for a coffee break, it’s considered normal to complain, “I didn’t even want to get out of bed this morning!” But let someone join the group saying, “Good Morning, everyone! My life is wonderful!” and people start muttering, “what’s the matter with her?”

Jack Canfield, who co-authored Chicken Soup for the Soul, says you and I talk to ourselves 70,000 times a day! Dr. Shad Helmstetter says as much as 80% of that personal, private self-talk is negative. Too quickly, we box ourselves in with, “Oh no, I couldn’t. That never works for me. I’m not smart enough, talented enough or good looking enough.”

I say, choose to substitute positivity for negativity. For instance, instead of grumbling about the weather (something you can’t do anything about), talk positively and appreciatively about your good health and best opportunities (both of which you impact daily). Talk about the good in others, not the bad. Focus more of your energy on accomplishing positive results in business and invest less energy in tolerating negative shortcomings. Think about finding ways to get more of what makes you happy and spend less time thinking about how things make you unhappy. This positions you in a positive, pro-active mode instead of a being cramped in a reactive defensive box.

I say, when negativity is everywhere, choosing positivity is smart for you.

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