THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE RESPONSE

                                                POSITIVE RESPONSE

     THEN, THERE'S THE POSITIVE APPROACH. THESE ARE THE ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE WHO SAY:

  * TERRIFIC

  * FANTASTIC

  * GREAT

  * EXCELLENT

  * SUPER

  * I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD

  * IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER

    THOSE WHO USE POSITIVE WORDS LIKE THESE HAVEA BOUNCE IN THEIR STEP AND YOU FEEL A LITTLE BETER JUST BY BEING AROUNG THEM. BE HONEST. HOW DID YOU FEEL AS YOU READ THE POSITIVE LIST? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M ENERGIZED AND EXICITED AS I REVIEW THAT LIST. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING TODAY. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET MY BUSINESS.

     WHO NOT GO BACK AND RE-READ THE NEGATIVE LIST AND THE MEDIOCRE LIST. SAY THEM OUT LOUD. HOW DO THEY MAKE YOU FEEL? BUMMED OUT, FOR SURE!.

      YOU SEE, IF GIVEN THE CHOICE, I'D RATHER BE AROUND PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVE AND FULL OF LIFE.... AS OPPOSED TO THOSE WHO ARE NEGATIVE AND LISTLESS . IT'S LIKE THE OLD SAYING THAT EVERYBODY LIGHT UP A  WALK OUT! YOU WANT TO BE THE WHO LIGHTS UP A ROOM WHEN YOU WALK OUT! YOU WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO LIGHTS UP A ROOM WHEN YOU WALK IN!

      AS FOR ME, WHEN SOMEONE ASKES ME HOW ARE YOU? I USUALLY RESPOND WITH TERRIFIC! IT PROJECTS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO THE OTHER PERSON AND THE MORE I SAY IT, THE MORE I FEEL TERRIFIC!

                                                 NEGATIVE RESPONSES

        THE NETATIVE REPLIES TO HOW ARE YOU? PHRASES SUCH AS:

    * LOUSY

    * TERRIBLE

    * I'M TIRED

    * IT'S NOT MY DAY

    * THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY

    * A DAY OLDER AND A DOLLAR BROKER

    * DON'T ASK

   

      WHEN SOMEONE RESPONDS WITH "DON'T ASK", I KNOW IN FOR TROUBLE. THAT PERSON IS GOING TO UNLEASH A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS AND MAKE ME SORRY FOR ASKING HOW ARE YOU? IN THE FIRST PLACE!

     AND I REALLY PITY THOSE WHO TAKE THE "THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY" APPROACH TO LIFE. THINK OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. "MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY ARE BAD DAYS EVERY WEEK". FOR THESE PEOPLE, FOUR-FIFTHS OF THEIR WORK WEEK IS LOUSY! THE FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, IS "BEARABLE" ONLY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY'LL HAVE THE NEXT TWO DAYS OFF! IS THIS A WAY TO LIVE YOUR LIFE? ARE YOU BEGINNING TO SEEN HOW THESE NEGATIVE PHRASES CAN POISON YOUR ATTITUDE.... AND TURN OFF OTHER PEOPLE?