Creating and Sustaining Positive Energy at Work (Part 2)


Last week, I told you a story about how I won a mathematics competition after I was pumped up by the encouraging words I heard from my mathematics teacher. What I did not tell you was that I and my colleagues that formed our school team lost in the final to the host because we missed one question; nevertheless, I was awarded as the Best Mathematician at the tournament.

Now, consider if while ‘feeling myself’ at the peak of my emotions, someone walks up to me and says, “Bright, you are so amazing!” What would ensue is a ‘dance of happiness.’ By that phrase, I mean that he will radiate positive energy to me in the form of happiness and I will do the same to him. Our energy will increase exponentially.

Again, consider, if another person comes and says, “Wetin you dey feel like? Na luck una take reach final sef.” Either of two things could happen. I could allow his words to puncture my balloon of happiness if I reckoned it to be an attack, then my emotions will be reset to launch me into mild depression after I have attacked him back. Or I could take charge of my emotions and turn his words into good humour that we both could share. After all, all work and no luck makes Jack miss the take, and it's good I even appreciate him for witnessing my luck. Lol

Key lesson: to amplify your energy level, you have to master emotional intelligence and habitually spread positive energy level only.

As people can greatly influence you, so you can also influence others. And what you give is likely what you will get, except the other person has mastered the skills of self-awareness, self-control and transmutation of negative energy.

If you make others feel great, they will do the same for you - and even more (It might not be so at the beginning, but it will eventually be so.) On the other hand, if you make them feel small, they will make life unbearable for you.

Whatever you give will be given back to you in good measure, pressed down and shaking together. This is why you need to refrain from poking fun at other people, no matter funny it seems to you. They will only return negative energy to you in other ways. Rather than poke fun, use encouraging words to lift them up.

The following helps you to radiate positive energy:

- Appreciation (never withhold your praise or admiration of people. Give it freely)
- Encouragement
- Apology
- Openness
- Kind words
- Cheerfulness
- Thoughtful deeds
- Optimism
           
The following spread negative energy:

- Criticism
- Jests and scorn
- Blame fixing and excuses
- Defensiveness
- Careless and harsh words
- Moodiness
- Lousiness
- Pessimism

With a dance of happiness,

Bright UK
The Chief Scribe

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