{"id":30121,"date":"2015-05-29T04:45:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T09:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=30121"},"modified":"2015-05-29T04:45:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T09:45:18","slug":"are-you-a-negaholic-5-ways-pessimism-is-ruining-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/are-you-a-negaholic-5-ways-pessimism-is-ruining-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Negaholic? 5 Ways Pessimism Is Ruining Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Norman Vincent Peale published The Power of Positive Thinking<\/em> in 1952. But it\u2019s only more recently that we\u2019re learning about the destructive power of negative thinking.<\/p>\n\n

A few years ago, an author cornered me at a publishing conference to complain about his agent, gripe about his publicist, and grumble about his publisher. It was beyond awkward. I tried to change the subject, but he persisted.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019ve had a similar experience. I was trapped, and I couldn\u2019t escape!<\/p>\n

Some people are relentlessly negative. It\u2019s like they derive their significance from feeling wronged, put upon, and persecuted. You know what it\u2019s like to be around people like this. Everyone is an idiot but them. Nobody can do anything right. Life is rigged.<\/p>\n

Whatever satisfaction people get from being negative, I hope it\u2019s enough\u2014because it\u2019s about the only benefit they\u2019re getting. Meanwhile, it\u2019s costing them plenty.<\/p>\n\t\t