What’s Up With Your Attitude?
It is a proven fact: Positive people perform at a measurably better rate. Negative people should be avoided at all costs. After all, they’re the ones who think that good health is nothing more than a slower way of dying. As dumb as that sounds it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Each negative thought drags them down a little bit farther, until living life becomes a burden. That would be sad enough if it was just about them. However, it never is. You’ve heard the saying, “misery loves company”. It’s natural for negative people to consciously or without thinking share their negativity. Some people assume everyone shares their negative thoughts therefore they openly complain about even the smallest matter. At work, where you are in a forced environment, unable to gain the proper distance to avoid the negative vibes, the negativity can become infectious. The most likely result is poor team performance.
You’ve heard the saying, “misery loves company”. It’s natural for negative people to consciously or without thinking share their negativity.
We shouldn’t always blame ourselves, or others for our own negative behavior. Our senses are bombarded by millions of experiences every day that influence us and set off subtle, yet sometimes physical, changes in our bodies. Just like hives on prom night or bleeding ulcers, we can go through changes seemingly by remote control. As we go through these changes we send out signals others perceive as our attitude, either positive or negative. Recognizing causal factors and controlling situations can help us control our output signals/attitude, and become better teammates and happier people.