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Five Ways to Stay Positive in Negativity

by Julie Fuimano

It's easy to be positive in a positive environment. It's when things are emotionally draining and negative that you're challenged to behave differently. But you have the opportunity to be the beacon of light for others around you. By your actions and responses, you can demonstrate and teach others how to behave in an appropriate, positive and professional manner.

Positive energy catches on just as quickly as negative energy. Sometimes people are simply stuck in a habit or pattern of behavior and are accustomed to acting a certain way. If the environment is really caustic, then it's what people are used to and may be all they know.

It takes some time and effort as well as a commitment to do something differently to create sustainable change. You must be willing to identify and stop tolerating what's not working, do the right thing even if it's initially unpopular and then teach others to do the same.

Here are five ways you can be a positive force in your workplace.

The First Step Is Awareness:

Recognize the negativity around you. Sometimes you can even feel your energy being drained by the words being spoken. If it feels bad or uncomfortable, then it's negative. These feelings are a form of intelligence similar to a tap on the shoulder letting you know something is not right. If you can identify what is happening, you can make good choices about handling it.

It All Starts with You:

In what ways are you contributing to the negativity around you? Are you listening to gossip or participating in conversations where the only focus is to denigrate, diminish or criticize? Language matters. Everything you say has an impact; saying something negative not only dishonors the person you're speaking about and the person you're speaking with, but it also makes you feel bad even if you don't realize it. Learn to respect people's humanity and their right to be themselves. Complaining without end does not focus on creating solutions; rather, it perpetuates and magnifies the problem, wasting everyone's precious time and energy.

Speak Up:

Tell the other person how you feel by saying, "This doesn't work for me." It's nonjudgmental, since you're making it about you, not them. Also, people often don't realize they are being negative. Point it out in a gentle, caring way: "Do you realize you are complaining?" Just bringing it to their attention can be enough to shift the conversation. Over time, people will learn what they can and cannot discuss with you, and it will stop being an issue. If you say nothing, your silence conveys permission to continue.

Be Constructive, Positive, Meaningful and Beneficial:

What is the point or purpose of what you're saying? Is it to hurt or help? And at the end of the conversation, is there an action step to take? Constructive conversations are empowering and leave people a little better off from having participated in them. Become the kind of person who takes your time and words seriously.

Praise and Acknowledge:

It's amazing what a few words of praise and acknowledgement can do. You want to be the kind of person people gravitate to because they know they will be uplifted by you, not put down or drained of life-sustaining energy. In short, you want people to feel good after being in your presence.

No matter what is going on around you, you control your inner environment and how you choose to respond to external events and situations. It's your responsibility to become the kind of person you enjoy being and with whom others enjoy being around.

It takes a true leader to walk a path different from the crowd. So when others are negative, stretch your boldness muscles and be positive in spite of what others do or think. It's the only way to create a ripple of change. And if we all do our part, then slowly but surely, we will make a difference in our work environment and the larger community.

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laadeedaa 1 year ago said:
Looks like I'll be the first go rate this a HIGH 5!
Well done ChaCha.

jett2whit 1 year ago said:
I needed this one....bad!!

henrie 1 year ago said:
That's great, wish I could give you more then a five for this one. Super great post, thanks for sharing. God Bless. Hugsss

binky67 1 year ago said:
Well said!!!!!!!! Great Post!

juels 1 year ago said:
"Create a ripple of change"... Wow, those are some powerful words! I need to print this out and let all my family members learn it like a Bible verse. Thanks for sharing this great post!

chihuahua 1 year ago said:
Chacha, bravo for you. You did us all a great service by posting these wise words. Reminds me of one of the best books I ever read titled Emotional Intelligence. That book helped me deal with negativity at the work place in a way that prevented me from getting "sucked in" by all the venomous poision around me. Number one is awareness of your own behavior and how it affects others. Changing your tone of voice to a gentle one works wonders. It's not a sign of weakness. You don't have to like someone in order to get along with them. A gentle smile costs nothing and can be truly disarming.

Again, Chacha thank you for your wisdom.

Chichi

linspj 1 year ago said:
I printed it and hung it on the wall for my staff.

momofsixil 1 year ago said:
Great words to live by---thank you for posting this!

minitindel 1 year ago said:
Bravo so true .this is wonderful thank you

brianna 1 year ago said:
Great 5 forks post. Love it

lor 1 year ago said:
WOW! This is definitely going to be posted and e-mailed to friends and family because it's extremely beneficial in every day life. Thanks so much for sharing with all of us.

lizann 1 year ago said:
Thank you for taking the time to post this. I am going to share this with my family.

jolielives 1 month, 2 weeks ago said:
CHACHA,
My dear,dear friend.
These words are so familiar to me & yet so refreshingly wonderfully new to read, listen to & try to live everyday by.
Every woken soul knows there is no way to truly "rate" THE PERFECT POST OF THE PERFECT RECIPE of words as food to eat & try to live by everyday.
Thank you my friend.
with our love & respect,
Jo & Lee

chefelaine 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Great post, ChaCha ---Negativity can bring a person down faster than illness, and in fact LEADS TO many illnesses.
It's hard to stay positive under some circumstances, I know... but the more positive we can keep, the better things go in the long run.

Thank you, and high FIVE :+D

lilliancooks 1 month, 1 week ago said:
LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!!!

sitbynellie 1 week, 5 days ago said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH (sorry for shouting, my caps key was on) for posting this, I can be the queen of negative sometimes. Printing out to keep and use.

Susan

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