This week I’ve been forced to rethink my attitude about negativity. For years now I’ve said that it was getting unfair press. Negativity, I argued was necessary and inevitable. It’s part of the give and take of life. People who adopt a moral opposition to negativity have at their disposal a way to deflect even the most helpful feed back-just call it negative and remind people of the bogusly hypocritical moral absolute: Do NOT be negative.
We all have past experiences, emotional baggage, and beliefs. They color our view of the world and what happens.
How do you build a positive attitude? First off, you have to remember, attitude happens on two different levels. There’s your big attitude, and then there’s your little attitude.