Episode 038 — How to Have a Positive Mental Attitude When So Many People In Your Life Are Negative

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How to Have a Positive Mental Attitude When So Many People In Your Life Are Negative

Have you ever been in a conversation with somebody that has nothing positive to say? All you want to do is optimistic, yet the conversation is on a downward spiral of negativity. I recently read a book called The Only Sales Guide You Will Ever Need. The author, Anthony Iannarino, referred to these types of people as “negative reinforcers”. The question is, how do we lessen the impact of negative reinforcers so that we can keep a positive mindset?

In episode 038 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian tells the action steps you can take to control your optimism and keep the negativity out. This episode is a must listen for anyone ready to embrace positivity!

Show Notes – How to Have a Positive Mental Attitude When So Many People In Your Life Are Negative

1. Welcome to the show.

2. Shout Outs

• Diego Hodge — Twitter — @GodLovesDiego
• Dr. Michael Hudson — Connect With Every Audience Every Time You Speak

3. Your peers reinforce a certain set of beliefs, behavior, and psychology

• Positive reinforcers
• Negative reinforcers

4. Negative reinforcer types

• Cynic
• Critic
• Slacker
• Burnout
• Complainers

5. Action steps to lessen the impact of negative reinforcers

• Avoid
• Change the subject — Ask a positive question
• Walk away

6. Action Steps to embrace positive reinforcers

• Take out for a meal
• Join an organization or club
• Attend events

7. Which type of reinforcer are you?

8.  Live It Forward Advance Deep Dive

• Move from DREAM to DO…it’s all about purpose, performance, and productivity
• Purpose — Lots of people do 
• Performance and Productivity — Don’t work in real life
• Performance and productivity — It’s not about getting more stuff done, but getting what matters most done
• Create time and space for you
• It works in REAL life

Tweet It Forward

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Episode Links and Resources

• Ask your question for a future episode — email askkent@liveitforward.com
• Receive a personal shout-out when you leave a rating and review on iTunes
• Live It Forward ADVANCE Deep Dive
• The Only Sales Guide You Will Ever Need 
• Dr. Michael Hudson — Connect With Every Audience Every Time You Speak

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