Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Podcast #519<br> <br> DEALING WITH NEGATIVITY AND NEGATIVE PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity. A negative mind will never give you a positive life. The less you respond to negativity, the more peaceful your life becomes. This episode will teach you how to distance yourself from negativity, how to create a positive mind (and a positive life), and how to stop reacting to negative people.<br> This week we're coaching on how to overcome negativity:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Your negativity, others' negativity, and negative inputs in your life<br> <br> <br> <br> * Toxic friends and toxic family - what to do about them<br> <br> <br> <br> * Creating a more positive life for yourself<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> "Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power." -- Shirley MacLaine<br> <br> <br> <br> "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative." -- W. Clement Stone<br> <br> <br> <br> "Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive, it will take their breath away." -- Unknown<br> <br> <br> <br> "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." -- Helen Keller<br> <br> <br> REVIEW OF THE WEEK: <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.trishblackwell.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image.png"></a><br> <br> <br> Get your copy of Straighten Your Crown today.<br> <a href="http://www.trishblackwell.com/crown" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.trishblackwell.com/crown&source=gmail&ust=1667310589353000&usg=AOvVaw0ZIFPYYoMv3iVUlqB0FM1l">www.trishblackwell.com/crown</a><br> YOUR NEGATIVITY<br> <br> <br> Your thoughts.<br> <br> <br> <br> Criticism, complaining, comparison, coveting.<br> <br> <br> <br> Your actions.<br> <br> <br> <br> Inaction, procrastination, over-exaggerating a task, self-pity, avoidance (lack of belief or too much importance on doing something right)<br> <br> <br> <br> What to do?<br> <br> <br> <br> Notice when it happens.<br> <br> <br> <br> Resist judgment.<br> <br> <br> <br> Brain dump to find out the initial thought.<br> <br> <br> <br> Offer new thoughts to your brain to think.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ways to be More Positive:<br> <br> <br> <br> Journal daily<br> <br> <br> <br> Affirmations and intentional thought work<br> <br> <br> <br> Be generous<br> <br> <br> <br> Compliment others<br> <br> <br> <br> Be a helper<br> <br> <br> <br> Gratitude Journal<br> <br> <br> <br> Exercise<br> <br> <br> <br> Moments of margin<br> <br> <br> <br> Happiness pockets of peace<br> <br> <br> <br> Good music <br> <br> <br> NEGATIVE PEOPLE<br> <br> <br> Toxic friends, toxic family, toxic coworkers<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Limit your time around them to the extent that you can.<br> <br> <br> <br> * Increase your time around positive people.<br> <br> <br> <br> * Speak back to the negativity - shed light. <br> <br> <br> <br> EPISODE SPONSOR:<br> <br> <br> This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at <a href="http://betterhelp.com/confidencepod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">betterhelp.com/confidencepod</a> and get on your way to being your best self.<br> <br> <br> <br> Sometimes I wish I just had an owner manual for life - and for parenting - but unfortunately, life doesn’t come with a user manual. So when it’s not working for you, it’s normal to feel stuck.
