This document discusses negativity and provides three key points about how reacting to negativity can impact outcomes. The first point is that feeding into negativity will escalate issues. The second is that reacting negatively will also negatively impact outcomes. The third point is that negativity hinders clear assessment of situations. Overall, the document advises not reacting to negativity when it is encountered.

1. N E G AT I V I T Y
H O W B A D C A N I T B E … .

3. W H E N Y O U E N C O U N T E R A
N E G AT I V E P E R S O N / S I T U AT I O N ,
Y O U S H O U L D N O T R E A C T T O T H E
N E G AT I V I T Y

4. I S A L L A R O U N D U S … .
N E G AT I V I T Y

5. M Y E X P E R I E N C E … .
W H AT A B O U T M E …

6. What Happens When You Do No React?

7. T H R E E P O I N T S T O B E T T E R U N D E R S TA N D
W H AT N E G AT I V I T Y C A N C A U S E
M Y B I G I D E A

8. F E E D I N G I N T O
N E G AT I V I T Y I S
G O I N G T O
E S C A L AT E T H E
I S S U E
P O I N T O N E

9. – R A G H U N AT H A N
“A more practical approach to dealing with them is
to start by understanding the reason for their
negativity”

10. I S G O I N G T O H AV E A N E G AT I V E
I M PA C T O N T H E O U T C O M E
P O I N T T W O

11. – W I L F R E D O M . R A M O S - M A R Q U E Z
“It has nothing to do with you, is about them and
you should not take personally”
Photo by W. Ramos-Marquez

12. I S G O I N G T O
H AV E A N E G AT I V E
I M PA C T O N T H E
O U T C O M E
P O I N T T W O

13. N E G AT I V I T Y I S A N E M O T I O N A L S TAT E T H AT W I L L H I N D E R
Y O U R A B I L I T Y T O A S S E S S E D T H E S I T U AT I O N F U L LY
P O I N T T H R E E

14. T H E S E C R E T
R H O N D A B Y R N E
Photo by W. Ramos-Marquez

15. F R O M A N O U T S I D E P E R S P E C T I V E
N E G AT I V I T Y
Photo by W. Ramos-Marquez

16. – C E L E S T I N E C H U A
“If You Can See A Positive Side To Everything,
You’ll Be Able To Live A Much Richer Life Then
Others”

17. M A I N P O I N T S
• Feeding into the negativity
is going to escalate the
issue
• Is going to have a negative
impact on the outcome
• Negativity is an emotional
state that will hinder your
ability to assessed the
situation fully

18. W H E N Y O U E N C O U N T E R A
N E G AT I V E P E R S O N /
S I T U AT I O N , Y O U S H O U L D
N O T R E A C T T O T H E
N E G AT I V I T Y

19. “ I C H A L L E N G E M Y
M I N D ’ S N E G AT I V I T Y
W I T H H E A R T ’ S
R A I N B O W - B E A U T Y
S R I C H I N

20. M E !