Positive Attitude at Work & at Home

 

When you are at work, it might be a challenge to have a positive attitude. Having a positive attitude makes it easier to work in a calm and friendly manner. If you deal with customers or patients, it might be tricky to control your emotions and have an upbeat attitude. Often, working in a high stressed office or a hospital, it can be complicated to be in a good mood. Therefore, knowing how to control your emotions and doing a few things to have a positive attitude will help you pace yourself at work.

Avoid feeling and having negative thoughts if someone at work gave you a hard time. Ignore your negative self-talk when you are at work and home. Erase any self-doubts, criticism, or anything that makes you have a low self e-esteem. Additionally, stay away from office gossip or family gossip. Listening to too much gossip might make you feel terrible about yourself.

One important thing to do is to stop your friends and family from saying negative things to you. Sometimes, living with family members who are too negative will affect your mood. It might be best to stay away from those family members who are too negative or limit your visits with those family members that make you feel awful. However, if the negativity continues, let them know you do not like their negativity. Also, if there is too much negativity at work, you might want to contact the Human Resource Department.

However, if the negativity is not handled properly at work, you might want to start looking for a better job. To have a positive attitude at work, one must try to ignore, eliminate, and avoid negative comments. Then, when you come home, share the positive side of your work with your family and friends. However, if your family does not want to hear about work, talk to them about something positive that happened to you before going to work. Having a positive attitude will take some time and it will improve your mental health. Here are some links to having a positive attitude. 

Positive Thinking-What it is and how to do it:

Positive Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It (webmd.com)

11 Activities to Encourage a Positive Attitude in Your Kids:

11 Activities to Encourage a Positive Attitude in Your Kids (free printable) (rediscoveredfamilies.com)

Understanding the Psychology of Positive Thinking:

Understanding the Psychology of Positive Thinking (verywellmind.com)

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