Starting a business can be stressful and emotionally taxing. One minute you’re on cloud 9 because you’ve accomplished some difficult task that you didn’t think you’d ever get done, the next minute you’re feeling afraid and unsure of yourself and your future. Add to that, the physical demands that your business places on you, and you could easily have a recipe for mindset disaster.
Your mindset is as important to your success as your business plan, so you must be diligent about staying mentally healthy and protecting your energy from negativity — whether it be from strangers or people you love.
That means protecting your energy from negative coworkers, family, friends, boyfriends, husbands, girlfriends and wives — throw the kids in there too, if they’re negative!
For instance, you may have friends or family who love to call and unload all of their problems on you, leaving you stressed out and emotionally drained. Or those who would rather talk you out of pursuing your dreams than talk you into pursuing them. Or even those who seem more like they want to sabotage your success than support it.
If you know these people, understand that they are toxic and your exposure must be limited to a minimal, undetectable amount of their negative bullshit — even if this toxic person is someone really important in your life, like a parent or spouse.
Remember how I told you that science has shown that when you have negative thoughts, your brain becomes more efficient at having negative thoughts, so you end up having more negative thoughts?
You don’t need that, so here are a few things you can do to keep negative people away so your energy stays lit.
If the person is worth keeping around, be honest with them about how their negativity affects you. Sometimes just telling the person can actually help them break their own negative mindset. Someone was honest with me about my negativity at one point in life and it changed me forever.
Avoid stupid people. If being honest with Negative Nancy isn’t the solution, avoid spending time with her. When you do spend time with her, do it in groups, if possible, so that someone else can bear the brunt of her negativity — I know it seems wrong, but YGDWYGD. Stick to busy, public settings, and watch getting sucked into a corner or side conversation with her.
Watch what you’re consuming on social media. If Negative Nate is constantly posting about drama or beef in his life and it stresses you out, mute him so you don’t see his posts, or unfriend him altogether.
Send them to voicemail. If Negative Norma loves to call you on the phone and waste your time complaining about how much her life sucks, send her to voicemail every time she calls. Avoid talking to her on the phone like bird-flu.
And as a last and final resort, cut Negative Nelson off completely if he just can’t understand that his negatively affects you and you need it not to.
Being around negative people can easily take a toll on you and keep you in a mindset that is ripe for defeat. Oftentimes, toxic people are happy to dump all of their negative energy onto you. As an entrepreneur, you must protect your energy so that you stay motivated, with a winner’s mindset that is strong in confidence and ready to manifest success.
If this helped you, feel free to hit me up on Instagram or Facebook and let me know.
Also, listen to my podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play Music for daily motivation and inspiration to pursue your dreams.
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