Don't let your bubble be popped

How To Stay Positive When All sorts of negativity is around you.

What hope can we have as we look around our world today? Conflicts, the climate emergency and the high costs of living. It can all feel quite overwhelming.  And yet, how do we navigate this landscape, and how do we make a positive impact in our world amongst the negativity, disillusionment and much of the time miserable attitudes.  We have to stand tall, to believe in redemption, victory, healing and the rebuilding of minds.

Many of us have people in our lives who, to put it bluntly, bring us down. Even if we’re not always upbeat, if you spend much time with a negative individual, it can be a drain. There’s a lot to be said for the company you keep. If you’re regularly exposed to downer influences, their attitudes and moods can weasel their way into your soul and strip you of your well-being and sense of peace.  

Even your worldview can become skewed by their incessant lack of enthusiasm. Under the influence of a negative person, you might even second guess yourself on important decisions, feel sad, uncomfortable or depressed, have your dreams dashed or worse, you could even take on some of the same negative qualities you see in them. And not surprisingly, as negativity breeds negativity.  So how can you stay positive around negative people?  

It’s all about self belief and being in control of your own emotions.  This then means you dictate the paths you take and the choices you make.

Imagine a painted picture of your life, exactly the way you dream it to be.  You need to take control of the paint brush if you want to see that picture become a reality.  As soon as you allow a negative person to dictate your emotions, you have given them the paint brush and all control is gone.   

As an entrepreneur or a visionary, have you ever got excited by an idea, only to have your bubble popped ?  Have you allowed others to crush your dreams in an instance ?

Words can accomplish nearly anything or destroy everything.  But it’s our choice that determines between the two.  Some will attempt to squash dreams and laugh at ideas but it is choice to be affected by them or not.  I chose to chase my dreams, I urge you to do the same, to believe in your dreams, your goals and your aspirations enough to allow them to become actuality.

In all of this though take responsibility for your own life, happiness and results and limit your exposure to negative people.   For those that you do find yourself around throw positivity back at them every time.