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Craig Price - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Negativity is part of our lives and we can either be victims of it or use it to our advantage.
Craig Price helps people learn how to find the value in negative thoughts and emotions.
He gets them to understand how to use negativity as a tool for change and productivity. As he says, Its better to take a moment to think an idea through than rush a flawed idea into a major mistake.
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- Get to Know "No"
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] "No" is an important word and it is okay to say. However, for a lot of people, "no" is a very hard word to say. We grew up thinking "no" is a bad thing and have been conditioned not to say "no".
- Getting a Grip on Expectations
[Self-Improvement:Success] Ever meet someone whose expectations were so unrealistic you just knew they'd spend their life disappointed? They have such lofty goals that only the top percent of the top 1% could ever achieve them? By idealizing our goals, putting them on pedestals, visualizing unreal outcomes, we crash pretty hard when the reality slaps us in the face. That fall can cause major depression. This yo-yo of expectations worsens the disappointments. Am I saying not to have expectations, to throw away all your goals? No, of course not. How else can we gauge progress? But we need to temper our expectations them so we can: a. Achieve success. b. Survive disappointment if success doesn't happen.
- The Myth of "Should"
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] I hear people complaining all the time how they "should" be able to do something. "I should be able to have a career and have a family and have a social life, etc." They want "it all", not understanding how much time, effort and work go into having "it all". They see people they know, co-workers, or outright strangers living their lives and wonder "Why can't I be like them? I should be able to." Of course they only see a snapshot of that person's life. And maybe in that snap shot, everything looks ideal.
- Change is in the Air - Realistically Implementing Change
[Business:Change-Management] We face change every day. It is unavoidable. You can do your best to resist change, but guess what? It happens whether you like it or not. Take Microsoft Office 2007 for example. Compared to previous versions of Office, it looks and feels like a completely different program. Good-bye .doc files, hello .docx files. When I first opened Office 2007, it was like looking into the cockpit of an alien starship. There were gizmos I've never before seen, and all these different tabs and colors. It took me a long while to find the "paste special" option on the menu. I thought I was fairly adept with old Office 2000, but apparently I am now an idiot with 2007. As life proves to us every day, no matter how comfortable we are with the status quo, things will always change (whether we ask for it or not).
- Are Your Pants on Fire? The Reality of Lies
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] You look fantastic! Have you lost weight? You really should wear those pants more often. Suspicious yet? You're probably wondering why I'm telling you all these things. Well, I will be honest. I'm lying. You don't look fantastic. No, those pants don't make you look fat, your fat does. Too harsh? Does the truth sting a little too much? Now you see why I lied in the first place!
- Reducing Complacency
[Business:Workplace-Safety] One of the great things about negative thinking is it fosters innovation. Finding improvements to already useful items is a sure sign of someone who is not satisfied. For example, why would anyone build a better mouse trap? An entirely positive person would be happy simply because they have a mouse trap! If it didn't work it would be called the "Rat Buffett". However, no one person is blindly positive. As humans, we always find things that need improvements.
- Disinformation Or Dat-information? How to Handle Rumors
[Business:Workplace-Communication] The old adage 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' is a perfect example of healthy skepticism and sound negative thinking. If you don't do your due diligence, you're setting yourself up for disaster. Here are my three 'L's to follow when you think someone is spouting odd facts or a rumor.
- Asking For Help - You Don't Have to Fly Solo
[Self-Improvement:Success] There is a widely held belief that if you want something done right, you and you alone must do it. This feeds into the romantic notion that one person can rise above the noise and build success with only their two bare hands. The idea is that we are lone travelers, overcoming obstacles with only our own wits and willpower. And to this I say...what a waste of effort and time. I don't know about you, but I'm getting some help! No one becomes a success without help. No one.
- Be Proud of Your Humility
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] There is a huge difference between self-esteem and pride. Self-esteem lets you know (in your mind at least) if you're good at something or if you've done something worthy. Pride is letting other people know you're good at something or you've done something worthy. A little self-promotion is certainly something we all do. There is nothing wrong with letting people know about our talents and accomplishments, but how can we promote without letting our egos get out of control? Try adding some humility.
- Reducing Stress by Managing Your Negativity
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] We all get stressed. If you're not stressed a little, you're not trying. Stress, like negativity, is part of our daily lives. How we cope with it defines what our life ultimately will look like. Are you constantly frazzled or are you understanding the causes and adjusting accordingly?
- Discovering Your Company's Rosetta Stone
[Business:Management] With the massive influx of the Generation Y workers (about 60 million projected in the workplace by 2011) and even more Baby Boomers currently working (about 78 million), it can sometimes be a bit of a strain to get everybody on the same page. The old school Boomers embodied "work is my life" while the new school Gen Ys look at work as a way to support their lifestyle. These divergent ways of thinking can cause tension in any organization. Thankfully, many organizations have a generational translator working just down the hall or across the cubicle from both of these workers. Enter, Generation X!
- Get the Cell Off the Phone
[Business:Workplace-Communication] In this technologically advancing world, the electronic leash we call a cell phone has become vital for many businesses. Many people can't live without their cell phone. But with the new tools of business come new dangers as well. Most salespeople would rather cut off an arm than give up their cell phone. Contact with customers is life!
- Customer Disservice - What Ever Happened to Customer Service?
[Business:Customer-Service] Remember the good old days, way back when businesses treated you like you were actually important to them? When their employees recognized that you were vital to the company's well-being and should be treated accordingly? Ah yes, days gone by.
- Getting a Grip on Negativity
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] They say that, with a positive attitude, you can do anything. Is that true? I mean, is it really true? I know that, no matter how hard I work and no matter how positive I am, I can never be Miss America. It's a fact. Never going to happen.
- Managing Negativity in the Workplace
[Business:Management] There are a lot of various programs and books out there that claim they can eliminate all negativity. And while they are all well intentioned, they cannot deliver on that promise because negativity is a natural, ingrained thought process. You can't get rid of it. Not completely, anyway. Even if you are able to miraculously suppress all your negative thoughts, negative things will still happen to you. It would be like claiming they can eliminate all sickness, war, and death from the world. It's just not possible. But you can manage the negativity in your life. To manage negativity you need to admit that it exists and that it's a part of life. Stuff happens. How we deal with that stuff is the key. Life isn't always going to go as planned, so we need to learn how to play the cards we're dealt, not hope and wish we had different cards. So how can we manage negativity?
- Complain in the Neck
[Business:Management] I am so sick of complainers. Aren't you? Don't they just irritate to the very bone? I can't believe they can just whine and moan about everything without an end in sight. Complainers are such big ... oh. Wait a second. Am I complaining about complaining? Looks like it to me. There's no getting around it. Complaints and complainers are everywhere. I complain. You complain. If you don't complain, check your pulse. We all, at one point or another, complain. Some more than others. Some even more than that. But it's our ability to understand the complainer's point of view and the reason for the complaints that will make life a tad smoother.
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