Avoid Negativity

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

It is important to avoid negativity when we want to move forward with our personal development and leadership goals.

The first step is recognizing the positive and negative sources that we are allowing into our minds.  In order to avoid negativity, we have to recognize and identify where it is coming from, right?

Avoid Negativity

So, let’s have a little conversation and ask ourselves some important questions to determine if we are doing everything we can to avoid negativity.

How are we spending our time?

Who are we listening to?

Are we the masters of our own thoughts, or are we subjecting ourselves to negative people with negative mindsets?

Avoid Negativity – Common Sources

1.  Turn off the television.

When our eldest son left home in 2009 to serve a two-year proselyting mission for our church, we cancelled our cable subscription.  First, we wanted to reallocate our resources to support him.  Second, we recognized that it was a big time waster.  Instead, we streamed our favorite television shows (a whopping two) over the internet and watched them on the computer at our convenience.  To satisfy our love for movies, we picked up a Netflix account.

The true benefits of not having television in our home was later realized when we were exposed to non-stop news playing on televisions in hospital waiting rooms.  We had learned to avoid negativity.

When we spend our time listening to the woes of the world – which we are powerless to do anything about – it leads to depression.

Turn off the television and concentrate on taking action on the things you do have the power to change.  If there is important news that you should know about, you will hear about it through other sources, I promise.

2.  Control the tone of your environment. 

I don’t know about you, but a dirty, untidy environment makes it hard for me to concentrate and get creative.  (As a side note, I notice that when my teenage son keeps his room tidy, he gets better grades.  As he neglects his room and dirty clothes pile up around him, his grades begin to slip.)

I used to have a co-worker that frequently spoke negatively about her spouse.  Decide right now that you won’t listen to such destructive talk.  Avoid negativity and control your environment by telling those around you of your policy.

There were times that I contributed negative talk to conversations at work, and I will tell you this – it never resulted in improvements to the atmosphere.  I decided that if I couldn’t say something nice, I wouldn’t say anything in order to avoid negativity.  One person represented the company in such a self serving manner that I chose not to associate with or speak to that individual.

3.  Music and Books

What kind of music do you listen to?  Do you pay attention to the way it makes you feel?  Even when the beat of the music feels great, the lyrics can be dangerously destructive.  Avoid negativity by being aware of what is being introduced into your subconscious through this source.

How much time do you spend reading uplifting books?  For Christmas, a friend gave me a book that she thought would help me through a difficult time.  Thankfully, the book wasn’t very long.  It was the story of a man who had overcome great difficulty in his life.  I had to read through several chapters as he recounted horrible experiences from his childhood before finally resolving them in the last chapter.  The uplift at the end of the book was not equal to the depression that I had to endure to get there.  I will not  recommend this book to my friends.

Avoid Negativity – The Benefits of Positive Emotion

“For years I’ve investigated the value of positive emotions – those pleasing yet fleeting moments of joy, serenity, gratitude, amusement, and the like.”

“What I’ve learned is that positive emotions carry far more benefits than most of us suspected.”

“First, when we experience a positive emotion, our vision literally expands, allowing us to make creative connections, see our oneness with others, and face our problems with clear eyes.”

“Second, as we make a habit of seeking out these pleasing states, we change and grow, becoming better versions of ourselves, developing the tools we need to make the most out of life.”

“I began experimenting with ways to inject more positivity into my own day, and into my own family life. The results were eye-opening. I began to recognize hidden opportunities for serenity and playfulness each day.”

“What I once deemed frivolous now nourished me. I felt buoyant and alive. And this new and positive energy infused my relationships at home, at work and beyond.”

Avoid Negativity
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Photo acknowledgement: “Pointing Positives On Blackboard” by Stuart Miles, ”Figure Showing Thumb Up With Plus” by Master isolated images, ”Business Lady Closing Ears” by David Castillo Dominici, Woman Listening To Music by Ambro and “Key Persons Holding Plug” by cooldesign at freedigitalphotos.net

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