Every once in a while, I’ll run into a person who just isn’t the type of person I like to associate with.  They’ll complain about their money. They’ll complain about their car.  They’ll complain about… almost everything!

More often then not, it’s a friend or family member.  I know, that doesn’t sound very nice.  But it’s very common for your own friends and family members to be negative. 

I know I titled this post as “overcoming negativity”.  If you found this post because YOU need to overcome YOUR negativity, well… continue reading.  However, I want to tell you that the negativity may not have really been caused by you.  You see, the truth is, the information and people around you that are negative, may in fact be the causers of your negativity.

Think about this:

You’re a self business entrepreneur - Do you see or hang out around other people complaining about their 9-5 jobs?  Don’t they like talking about how much their job sucks and what they’d like to do to their boss?  Do you have friends that do that around you?  If so, then you must take the correct action to resolve this.  Keep away from these types of people.  You’ll be much better off associating with other entrepreneurs with positive attitudes.

Do you tend to get stressed out when you watch the news?  Watching the news can easily cause you to act very negatively.  Why is that?  Well, it’s pretty rare for the media to report good news.  Most often, it’s the bad news that’s reported.  The bad news tends to grab more viewers attention.  It’s unfortunate, but true.

If you want to overcome negativity, this is your homework:    Stop watching/listening to/associating with any negative people.  Shut off the valve that spews any negativity into your life, and you may end up changing your life for the better!

- Aaron Brandon