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the negative thought comes to mind, repeat out loud:

cancel cancel.

• A third technique is to deny access. You can take
  control of your attitude by simply blocking out the
  negative. When the negative thought starts coming
  into your consciousness, tell yourself you won’t take
  that thought or that person with you, into the office, or
  into your home at night.


• Scott Peck wrote about “Thirty Golden Minutes.” He
  noted that your mind is most susceptible during the
  four to 10 minutes before falling asleep and the 16 to
  20 minutes when awaking. Consciously put in
  affirmations and positives. Repeat them, and allow
  your attitude to take on those thoughts.
  Teach your people how to change their attitudes and
  change their minds. This can be one of the most powerful
  influences you have on your people’s performances. With
  a positive mindset, they can take over their own
  responsibility to grow their skills and take their actions to
  higher levels.
  An excellent action to connect this important technique —
  your own attitude and that of your people — is to list the
  job strengths and positive character traits of one team
  member per day. This will strengthen your overall attitude
  toward him as well as give you the means to honestly
  affirm him on a regular basis.
  An example of this is shown on the following form. It
  illustrates what you could note about Robert. Read what
  was written, then consider one of your associates. Who is
  an employee who has been on your mind? Write down
  four compliments that you can honestly give that
  employee. Our brains tend to focus on negative memories
  rather than on the potential for new tomorrows. If you
  were told to write down four reasons why that same
  person is a problem employee, it would probably be
  much easier.

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“Most folks are

about as happy as

they make up their

minds to be.”

— Abraham

Lincoln

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