For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
Ken Blanchard
How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.
Catherine Pulsifer
Beware of making your moral staple consist of the negative virtues.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference
Hugh Prather
It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.
Ram Dass
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
Peace Pilgrim
Don't hold grudges; it's pointless. Jealousy too is a non-cathartic, negative emotion.
Unknown
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest, imagine you are a person with a level 2 strength of character and attitude looking at a level 5 problem. Would this problem appear to be big or little? From a level 2 perspective, a level 5 problem would seem like a big problem. Now imagine youÃve grown yourself and become a level 8 person. Would the same level 5 problem be a big problem or a little problem? Magically, the identical problem is now a little problem Finally, imagine that youÃve really worked hard on yourself and become a level 10 person. Now, is this same level 5 problem a big problem or a little problem? The answer is that itÃs no problem. It doesnÃt even register in your brain as a problem. ThereÃs no negative energy around it. ItÃs just a normal occurrence to handle, like brushing your teeth or getting dressed
T. Harv Eker
A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
Vernon Howard
Every day is irreplaceable, so don't ruin yours by allowing the negative moods of others to pull you into their frame of mind.
Anon xxxx
Feeling dissatisfied over what life presents in any given moment is like standing before the whole ocean and getting negative because part of you believes there�s only one place to enter its waters where it�s possible to enjoy yourself.
Guy Finley
A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.
Rita Mae Brown
Developing a cheerful disposition can permit an atmosphere wherein one's spirit can be nurtured and encouraged to blossom and bear fruit. Being pessimistic and negative about our experiences will not enhance the quality of our lives. "
Barbara W. Winder