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How to Stay POSI + IVE in a TOUGH Work Environment
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How to StayPOSI+IVE

in aTOUGHWork Environment

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The EnvironmentThe Environment

Determinism

Theory

Determinism

TheoryNegative

World View

Negative

World View

Changing

Environment

Changing

Environment

YOU

Beware the Bullets!Beware the Bullets!

Negative Work Environment

Negative Work Environment

Past Experiences

Past Experiences

Other People’s

Behavior

Other People’s

Behavior

Ouch!

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- Dog eat dog . . . everyone fighting to get ahead

- No one appreciates your contributions

- Too much work . . . not enough help

- Deadlines are unrealistic

- Longer hours . . . additional work

- Budget Constraints

- Competition is eating us alive

- Poor management / direction

- Job insecurity

Negative Work Environment

Negative Work Environment

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Other People’s Behavior

Other People’s Behavior

BulldozersBulldozers

Snipers

Snipers

ExplodersExploders

ClamsClamsClamsClams

Patronizers

Complainers

Controllers

Backstabbers

Walking Wounded

Negatives

Gossips

Gossips

Brown Nosers

SluffersSluffers

Whiners

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CHANGE . . . CHANGE . . . Challenges our

paradigms Alters the way we think Makes life more difficult

for a while Causes Stress Is an ongoing fact of life

Challenges our paradigms

Alters the way we think Makes life more difficult

for a while Causes Stress Is an ongoing fact of life

Changing Environment

Changing Environment

“The only person who alwayslikes change is a wet baby”

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Past Experiences

Past Experiences

Ouch!

Ouch!Ouch!

Ouch!Ouch!

Ouch!

Ouch!

Ouch! Ouch!

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GENETIC: My Grandparents did it to me. (Inherited traits)

PSYCHIC: My Parents did it to me. (Upbringing)

ENVIRONMENTAL: My Spouse, my Boss, the Company, the Economy, etc.. is doing this to me. (Surroundings)

Determinism Theory

Determinism Theory

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“Are some people just born positive thinkers . . . or is it their CHOICE?”

“Are some people just born positive thinkers . . . or is it their CHOICE?”

Life’s Little QuestionLife’s Little Question

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Choose the Right LuggageChoose the Right Luggage

Dodge

Bullets Be Bulletproof

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You’re going to get hit!

The Problem With Dodging Bullets

The Problem With Dodging Bullets

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