A Positive Position

9 Apr 2012 | No Comments | posted by Darrin Caldwell | in Uncategorized

How do you stay positive at work or at home when everyone around you seems to be a Debby-Downer & John-Junky-Attitude – well they can’t ALL be as clever as “Debby-Downer”?  But really! It’s tough to be up-beat and happy when most of what you hear each day sounds like dirty exhaust puttering out of a broken down Chevy (no offense to all you Chevy lovers, it was just the first car that came to mind).

So what do you do?  Seclude yourself; cut yourself off from their conversations, comments or perhaps even reality? Ignorance is bliss right??  Or you can successfully annoy everyone around you by taking the “Joy-bot” approach.  You know the Joy-bots… superficially happy; no matter the circumstance… their emotions are robotic and unreasonably positive in every situation; lacking reality…

Personally, I don’t recommend either, but here are 3 things that you CAN do, that won’t make everyone think you are an awkward recluse or unemotional Joy-bot: Read more..