How to Handle Negative People: 6 Strategies to Protect Your Peace

Published: April 3, 2023, 4:05 a.m.

b'In this episode, you and I are talking about how to protect your peace.\\n \\nYou already spend a lot of time trying to be positive - so today I want to remind you that it is just as important to protect your energy from people and situations who suck it dry. \\n \\nYou know the ones. \\n \\nThe friend who is so n-e-g-a-t-i-v-e, about everything! \\nThe rude person at the coffee shop. \\nThe colleague who\\u2019s always stirring the pot.\\nThe toxic dynamic with certain family members.\\n \\nNegative people are like dogs who have just jumped into a muddy pond. They come running up to you smelling all nasty and as soon as they get next to you - boom - they shake all that crap all over you. \\n \\nIt\\u2019s time to protect yourself.\\n \\nToday\\u2019s podcast episode will teach you six super easy science-backed strategies to help you create an impenetrable force field against bad energy (and muddy dogs).\\n \\nYou can\\u2019t allow that crap to get on you - because your positive life force deserves your protection!\\n \\nAnd today I\\u2019m teaching you how. Force fields up! Positive energy out!\\n \\nBecause that, my friend, is something to feel great about!\\n \\nXo Mel \\n \\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll learn:\\n\\n2:00: Jumping right in with Veronica\\u2019s question about emails that ruin her day.\\n3:50: You probably have your own stories of entitlement like this one.\\n7:30: This technique I use when somebody\\u2019s mood is getting all over me.\\n9:15: The \\u201csnow globe\\u201d works best when you\\u2019re getting attitude.\\n12:30: I know this about people when they explode into a tantrum.\\n14:30: Science explains why our bodies stress when we\\u2019re around bad moods.\\n17:20: Work in a toxic environment? You have these two choices.\\n22:40: Dealing with a curmudgeon? I got you. Use the law of reciprocity.\\n26:00: Here\\u2019s how I melted the ice when I became a legal analyst with CNN.\\n29:30: Gossip is bad for your brain and body. Here\\u2019s why.\\n31:30: Here\\u2019s the #1 strategy to stop your gossip today.\\n33:30: Once you see triangulation, you\\u2019ll look at your relationships differently.\\n36:00: This one simple strategy can brighten someone\\u2019s day right now.\\n \\nHave you been betrayed? Listen to \\u201cWhat to do when you\\u2019ve been cheated on.\\u201d\\nNeed a confidence boost? Here\\u2019s your \\u201cConfidence Toolkit.\\u201d\\n \\nDisclaimer'