5 Ways To Break Out of Negativity
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Getting rid of negativity.
No matter where you are in your career, it's easy to slip into a negative mindset. This sort of negativity can suck you in and it will color all of your interactions, at home and at work. Negativity grows and before you know it, your daily life can begin to feel like a black hole of despair.
The good news is that you can change your situation just by changing the way you look at it. Choosing to be more positive changes your outlook and makes it easier to find productive solutions to life's challenges.
Here are 5 ways that you can break out of negativity today:
Don't hold on to negative thoughts - Words are powerful and if we keep repeating negative things in our minds it only feeds the negativity. These thoughts are hard to let go of and can quickly become cherished thoughts we replay over and over until we've lost all sense of perspective. Instead of spending so much time thinking about things like petty revenge and payback, make a decision to stop feeding negativity and let go of the thoughts.
Chose happiness - We always have a choice. We can chose to be happy or chose to be miserable. Don't become a victim of your own negative thoughts. If you want to be happy, you have to decide to let the negative go and look for the positive. When you are stuck in a negative situation, ask yourself if you want to be right or if you want to be happy.
Surround yourself with positive people - If your friends are negative, it's likely that you'll become negative as well. Instead, spend time with people who are generally positive. We all know that negativity is contagious, but so is happiness.
Be more active -When you find yourself stuck in a pity party, go outside or get some exercise. Worry and thinking about how bad you have it doesn't do anything more than send you on a spiral of negativity. Don't let it happen to you. Get moving and let go.
Don't think things you wouldn't say - This is something I have been working on over the past year. It's really hard, but I'm trying to stop thinking things that I wouldn't want to say out loud. Giving my mind free reign to spew negative thoughts about others doesn't improve my overall happiness. Now, when I have a conflict with someone, I try to take a moment to feel compassion for them and look for a way that we can solve our problems productively.
Keeping negativity out of your life is hard, but it's so worth it. When you make the choice to be happy, you'll find that every aspect of your life will improve.
What do you think about these tips? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
By Melissa Kennedy- Melissa is a 9 year blog veteran and a freelance writer for ManhattanJobsBlog and Nexxt. Along with helping others find the job of their dreams, she enjoys computer geekery, raising a teenager, supporting her local library, writing about herself in the third person and working on her next novel
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