How to Never Let Negative People
Bring You Down -- Ever!
by www.Sedona.com
An excellent New Year’s resolution to make this year -- one that will serve you well emotionally for your entire life -- is to not let others bring you down. You know the type: they complain about anything and everything, and have a knack for telling you exactly what’s wrong with you and your life.
People who exude negative energy such as this are a major risk for your own well-being. If you’re not careful, their pessimism can begin to rub off on you, or make you doubt your instincts or path in life.
At the most basic level, you can stop a negative person from bringing you down simply by not being around them. As soon as they start droning on about the bad things in life, just leave. Of course, this isn’t always an option, particularly if the negative person is someone you work with, live with or must see often, so you need to have a backup plan -- one that will work every time, no matter what.
The Surefire Way to Protect Your Positive Vibe From Negative People
You make it a point to stay positive, and it’s your right to stay that way. If someone begins to bring you down, here’s how to circumvent it:
Mentally remove yourself from their negativity. Imagine taking a pair of scissors and cutting the cord that links you to them. Their negative thoughts cannot interfere with your positive ones.
Find something to love about them. Nothing squelches negativity faster than love, so try to find something positive about the person, even in the midst of their complaining. Share that positive something with them, and you may even start to turn their frown upside down.
Make yourself open and transparent. “Allow yourself to feel and be as transparent and as open as possible,” says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and director of training of Sedona Training Associates. “What this means is if you are trying to protect yourself or prevent others from pulling you down, you are much more likely to be pulled down.”
“However, if you allow yourself to simply open and welcome whatever feelings are brought up while you are around others, you become more transparent and therefore create less ways for people to hook into you and pull you down,” he continues.
Realize that you can be positive no matter what. “Use The Sedona Method to let go of the belief that others can pull you down,” Dwoskin says. “If you believe that someone can pull you down, you make it so. But it doesn't have to be that way.”
This year, make yourself impervious to the pessimism of others by giving yourself the gift of The Sedona Method. It will teach you how to let go of others’ negativity, while supporting your ability to be happy no matter what.
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