Episode 69 - How to Keep a Positive Mental Attitude While Running Your Cleaning Business
It's certainly a challenge being a cleaning business owner, and keeping a positive mental attitude on a daily basis may seem almost impossible to some. This video will give you tips for staying positive.
What do YOU do to keep a positive mental attitude? Please share your comments below.
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Episode 69 - Video Transcription
As a cleaning business owner, I'm sure you can relate to the fact that there are days it's tough to have a positive attitude. We've all been there; you come into the office in the morning and feel like you're being bombarded by people telling you everything that's going wrong -- someone's office didn't get cleaned last night, customers calling with complaints, an employee quit without notice, leaving you in the lurch with a ton of work to do.
It's times like these that we wonder how some people always seem to keep a positive attitude, even in the face of adversity. And yes it's true that some people ARE just naturally positive, but most of us have to work at it. But the good news is, if you are really serious about working on keeping a positive mental attitude, you CAN do it when you learn to shift your thinking.
Now this isn't something that you can do overnight -- it takes time and effort on your part. So if you're ready to do the work, I'd like to share some of the things that I've used over the years to keep from letting negativity rule my world.
First, surround yourself with positive people. This includes family, friends, colleagues and the people you hire. Positive people help to lift each other up and are supportive of your efforts. Conversely, stay away from negative people and negative situations. It's too easy for most of us to allow other people to drag us down. And if the negativity during news broadcasts bothers you, turn off the TV.
Another tip is to listen to positive or inspirational CD's when traveling between jobs or during down-time at home. This can help relax you and lift your spirits. When you talk to people, consciously talk in a positive way. And when people ask a question, say, "yes, I can" instead of "no, that's not possible". Believe that you can achieve your goals. Too often people dream of living a better life, but deep down they don't really believe it's possible. If you don't believe you can achieve your goals, or if you let the negative people around you convince you that you can't, it will never happen. Consciously work at keeping a positive mental attitude every day. Yes, you will have negative things still happen, but don't dwell on it. Take care of the problem and move on to more positive things.
Keep in mind that when you show others your positive attitude, you can change their attitude - it's catchy just like a negative attitude is catchy. In fact, in a study conducted in Sweden, people had difficulty frowning when they looked at other people who were smiling. And my last tip is to start each day by reading for 10 or 20 minutes from a positive, inspirational book and let it carry you through the day. It just might become habit forming. So what do YOU do to keep a positive mental attitude? Please post your reply below the video at CleaningBiz.tv.
