Six Ways to Avoid Negativity

There are many different kinds of people around us in our daily lives. Some are very intelligent, some are average, some are very short-tempered, some are very patient, and some others always help others because some others never do even small favors to even their friends. Some people are always optimistic and some others are always pessimistic. When we have negative people around us, it is very important to keep a positive attitude with them. Here are some important tips to follow to stay positive with such people.

1) If at all possible leave the scene, getting away from such people is the best way to avoid them. Make it a habit to stay away from negaholics as much as possible. You do not need to be rude or tell them directly that you don't want to chat with them. Just carry on with your day and move yourself to a positive situation.

2) Always try to keep conversations positive and if need be change the subject to something positive even if that is to give them a quick compliment on something, try to build them up a bit. Negative people always try to drag you along with them. Be careful not to get caught in the negativity trap. Putting a positive spin on the situation will always help.

3) Every person has some positive qualities about them. Observe carefully and try to appreciate there good qualities, no matter however insignificant they may be. Compliment them on these qualities this makes them think more positively about themselves and the situation. This may be a seed that may grow and bloom into that person passing on a compliment to another.

4) Adopt positive qualities from that person into your life. Tell him that you learnt those qualities from them. That will increase their level of confidence and the positivity seed starts to sprout and grow. This in turn gradually decreases negative thoughts and gives room for positive thoughts.

5) Don't judge others this is not healthy thinking, being critical will never help anything. Even if you find some negative qualities about others, always take the positive approach, you may just have to move on you can't always succeed in changing others but what you can always do is plant a positive seed. Always make sure that you stay positive you cannot help others unless you have a strong positive mindset.

6) If people around you are talking negative turn the focus to what is positive. Help people see the beauty of world and give them some of the tools that you have learned to help them develop a positive mind-set. However it is not all up to you to change people, plant a positive seed.

There will be times were you cannot avoid negativity in these situations practice you affirmations and use the tools you