A beautiful Spring morning on Southern England, clear blue sky, birds singing, daffodils in full bloom… I looked at the window of my office enjoying the moment.

And in he walks…

Head down, dark clouds circling, he starts to talk & my morning is ruined. “Heavy traffic, no money, too bright, late night, bad back, kids shouting…” I’d checked out. Mr Neg-Head had arrived.

This incident put me in mind of the Crowded House song with the line “always take the weather with you” Mr Neg-Head did that alright! But he took the wrong kind of weather.

His attitude had changed the mood of the office.

I couldn’t wait to get him out and after he’d left I felt less enthusiastic about the day than before. I thought about a comment Robert Monteux made on his blog about my quote “Nothing Changes Without a Change”. Mr Neg-Head will continue through his life with his negative attitude poisoning everyone he meets unless he decides to make a change – possible but very unlikely since he’s happy in his own sad little way!

{Have you ever thought about the phrase “it’s a horrible day” or something similar used by people referring to the weather? Sorry, they’re wrong there’s nothing wrong with the day – the weather just isn’t bright and sunny. Be careful about the use of words – it can affect your whole well being. Catch yourself thinking and saying negative things and STOP.}

Now back to my mood, reduced from great to “irritated” as a consequence of my meeting. This was different to my visitors state.

I knew I could change it in an instant. Look up & take a deep breath, think positively about something good. There mood changed. BUT I had to make a change myself first. (By the way, look up and smile and try to keep hold of a bad mood – impossible!). I chose to make a change rather than let someone else influence me.

Whatever you are doing right now, whether things are going well for you or not YOU have the power to change everything – but first you need to make a change because “Nothing Changes Without a Change”.

Wizzer

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