VIDEO
Join The Positive Group
Well, you’ve had a chance to review some typical responses in each category – negative, mediocre and positive. Which of these phrases do you use most often? Which responses do your friends and family use?
If you find yourself in the negative or mediocre group, I suggest you immediately consider revising your response and joining the ranks of the positive. Here’s why. When you’re asked How are you? and you say Horrible or Not too bad, your physiology is adversely affected. You tend to slump your shoulders and head and take on a depressed posture.
What about your emotions? After stating that you’re lousy, do you feel better? Of course not. You feel even more down in the dumps because negative words and thoughts generate negative feelings, and eventually, negative results. And it’s up to you to break it.
Even if real circumstances in your life persuaded you to state that you’re lousy – perhaps a promising business deal fell through, or your child received poor grades in school – your gloomy attitude does nothing to improve the situation.
To make matters worse, you’re mediocre or negative reply turns others off; they’re dragged down just being around you and hearing your pessimism.
