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Is Your Own Negativity Affecting Your Friendships?

July 29, 2024 John Uncategorized No comments

Is Your Own Negativity Affecting Your Friendships?

You’ll find lots of information online about how to do away with negative friendships. But what if the source of negativity is coming from you?

It isn’t always easy to recognize when you’re being negative. Some people have no idea how their negativity is impacting others.

Today GenuLines looks at how your negativity could be affecting your friendships. We’ll also look at what you can do about it.

Are You a Negative Friend?

It isn’t always easy to see the negativity in ourselves. You can be unaware that you’re projecting negativity onto others.

So, how can you identify if you’re a negative friend?

Here’s a few signs to look out for:

You find it hard to maintain friendships.

You make plans knowing you’ll cancel them.

You don’t check in first or see how your friends are doing

Most conversations are about you

They don’t come to you for advice or support

Now, some of these signs may not be down to your own negativity. For example, you may not check in first with your friends.

This is because it always used to be you initiating contact. That alone would not make you a negative friend.

Many people find it hard to keep friends. Yet, if you generally find it easy to make friends and not keep them, there may be a problem.

Assess your friendships, including those from the past.

Is there a pattern, and could it be due to your negativity? Life gets busy and it isn’t always easy to keep in touch with friends.

But if you never contact anyone first, this is a sign you may be a negative friend.

Remember, friendships are a two-way street. Your friends need to know you care about them too.

The Impact Negativity Has on Friendships

So, why is it important to be a more positive friend? For starters, negativity can kill friendships.

Nobody wants to be around someone who always spouts negativity.

It brings down their mood, leading them to feel more depressed or drained after being around you. Another way negativity impacts friendships, is that it’s bad for the heart.

Studies have shown that negative friendships affect heart health. So, you could be impacting your friends’ health issues with your constant negativity.

These are only some of the problems you can cause if you are a negative friend.

When you bring negativity into your friendships, you won’t have strong relationships. Healthy friendships are important for our health and wellbeing.

So, if you do identify as a negative friend, now’s the time to start working on adjusting your mindset. It might not be easy; but, doing this will help you have much healthier and happier friendships.

JohnK 7-29-2024
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Overheard: “Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”

– Elbert Hubbard

How Negativity Affects Your Job

August 1, 2022 John Uncategorized No comments

Ever think about how negativity might be hurting you at work? It can weigh you down in a big way.

But GenuLines reminds you that this bad energy can be re-worked with you as the winner!

How Negativity Affects Your Job

When you have a negative mindset, it’s going to affect every aspect of your life. Your energy impacts those around you.

So, if you bring a negative energy into the workplace, it’s going to have several repercussions.

We’re going to look at how negativity affects your job. You’ll also see how you can start to reduce your own negativity in the workplace.

Negativity’s Impact

There are a lot of ways negativity can impact your job. A negative mindset can affect your performance, work relationships, and wellbeing.

The trouble with negativity is that it attracts more negativity. So if you go into work with a negative attitude, it’s going to rub off on your colleagues too.

This will lead to a toxic workplace where nobody is happy and stress levels rise.

Performance

A negative outlook can also cause issues with performance. You may not apply for new opportunities as they open, forcing you to miss out on what could be a better job.

You’ll also notice your energy levels aren’t great, and the quality of your work will suffer.

These are some of the ways negativity can impact your job. So, how can you fix it?

Ways to become less negative at work

There are ways you can become a more positive person at work. But it might take quite a lot of effort to overcome your negative thinking.

The best ways to combat negativity at work include:

Identify the cause

Think of something you are thankful for

· Talk to your boss

Distance yourself from negative colleagues

Origins

Identifying the cause of your negativity is crucial. There could be lots of reasons why you have a more negative attitude at work.

You keep getting passed over for a promotion, or you’re bored with your current position. enables you to figure out the best ways to combat it. Identifying the cause enables you to figure out the best ways to combat it.

If you’re slipping into a negative mood, think of something you’re thankful for. After all, it’s difficult to remain negative when you are thinking of something positive.

You may also find it useful to talk to your boss if you haven’t already. If you are unhappy with something, let them know.

Ask them for a promotion, rather than waiting for one. You could also ask for further training opportunities and more responsibility.

A Little Separation

If you have colleagues who are negative, make sure you distance yourself from them. This can help you maintain your energy and your positivity.

If they see you with a more positive outlook, it will also help them to develop one too.

As you can see, there are several ways you can address your negativity in the workplace. Identifying the root cause is key to finding the solution.

If negative is the default way you roll, work on developing a more positive mindset. But remember, this will take time so don’t expect results overnight.

JohnK 8-1-2022

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Overheard: Do not allow negative people to turn you into one of them”

~Anonymous

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Is Age Really All In Your Mind?

September 21, 2020 John Uncategorized No comments

You grow older and you die. That’s a common timeline for many of us.

But how you deal with aging is another story, and GenuLines says that’s up to you.

(You can listen to this article by clicking here)

Is Age Really All In Your Mind?

Now we don’t mean that your mind can keep you from aging. But it can make you feel that way!

You often hear people over the age of 50 talk about aging. They talk about deterioration, decline, and feeling unwanted and not useful.

One way to deal with this is to focus on the positive things age brings. Things like wisdom, understanding, and the ability to help others.

Doing your best to be healthy is another way to keep the bad thoughts at a distance.

Your outlook and quality of life are likely to increase, too.

Ignore the Culture Surrounding You

We live in a world obsessed with youth. Every day, older people get pushed to the side in favor of the young.

The late teens and early twenties are the years called prime.

To get past this and actually start living with an ageless mindset, you have to do your best to tune it out. You’ve aged to the best you’ve ever been.

You’re wizened and seasoned. Stop denying your aging and own it; that’s what will truly make you ageless.

Love Your Body and Own Your Age

The only way to ensure you keep having the ageless mindset is to continue to love your body. Remind yourself that you’re getting better with age.

Appreciate your body for what it does for you and how far it’s taken you. Every day that you’re alive, you can learn something new and adapt to changes around you.

Never Say ‘Never’

One thing that will knock you off your path towards an ageless mindset is negativity. We psych ourselves with an attitude that we’re too old to do certain things.

You feel too set in your ways to learn. That can lead to feeling too old to be of value.

These thoughts are toxic and they threaten the positivity you’re working to maintain. Block negative mind chatter about your abilities, your worth, or your age.

It may take you a little extra effort to get where you want to go, but if you make the effort, you can.

How you deal with aging is up to you. You can dye you hair and lie about your age.

Or you can move forward with a new positive mindset that will have you feeling ageless.

JohnK 9-21-2020

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Overheard: “Age is not important unless you’re a cheese”

~Helen Hayes

Become a “Turnaround Factory” for Negative Thinking

May 14, 2019 John Uncategorized No comments

Negative images bombard your life. They’re all over the television news and your favorite TV shows.

You see it online, at work and even at home. But, GenuLines suggests some out of the box thinking to turn things around

Become a “Turnaround Factory” for Negative Thinking

What if you could picture your brain as a factory? One that takes in negative thinking and processes it to churn out positive thoughts.

Seems a bit odd since, of course, you’re not a factory. But, if you can think in these terms, you may be able to combat negative thinking.

Switching to factory status means you need to stop overreacting to what people say. When someone says something you don’t agree with, take a moment to consider what they’re saying.

When you get annoyed at others, you stop listening to them and only want to get your point across. You want to prove why they’re wrong.

Instead, after he or she speaks, take a moment and consider what the message is.

The next step is to try and see the other person’s point of view. If you have a difficult time doing this, calmly ask questions of the person making the statement.

You can say that you don’t understand the reason for the statement and would like to know more about why they said it.

You don’t have to agree with the other person, even after you start to process what they say. But, the act of listening and considering their point of view will transform you.

You may start to challenge your belief system. Sometimes you can get so focused on a belief, even when the reason why you feel that way has changed.

When you start to question your beliefs, you’ll be more open in considering what others have to say. The process will help you turn negative thoughts into positive ones.

Negative thoughts seldom lead to believing in oneself. You will end up challenging what everyone says as wrong if they don’t agree with your way of thinking.

You’ll become bitter towards others and at some point towards yourself. You won’t believe that anything is possible because you shoot down every suggestion.

This type of thinking doesn’t make people happy.

When you start to open yourself to others, you will learn more and be accepting of different beliefs. You’ll become enlightened when this happens.

JohnK 5-14-2019

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Overheard: ” Negativity can only feed on negativity”

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