Calendar Books by Allen James - Daily Reading - "The Journey: A Calendar Books"

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Allen James writes for October 9th, from The Journey: A Calendar Book,

"Be good company while around others" (James, 2012).

Reaching personal success isn't something accomplished easily, nor is it someone obtained without appropriate interpersonal communications skills.  One aspect of good interpersonal communication skills is possessing a good EQ (Emotional Quotient).  EQ encompasses our propensity to deal with the world around us and how we respond to the "arrows" which fly our way, the curves which we come to in the journey.

Working to stabilize our personality around others is key to this EQ.  Regardless of what kind of day we may be having, we're able to "maintain" around others; continuing to be "good company"....no one enjoys being around someone in a bad mood.  Bringing down others brings down self...even more.

Admittedly, it can be extremely challenging to maintain an optimistic attitude when we are surrounded by bad news and uncertainty. How can we manage to maintain positive energy in this environment while others give in to fear and uncertainty?

Many don't realize we have the freedom to decide our response to everything. The truth is, we get to decide our own feelings.  I know it doesn’t always feel like we have a choice, but we do. There's no question we can always follow the crowd, but what good does this do us?  We are much better served by making the choice to maintain our positive energy, and to remain optimistic and resourceful instead?

Nobody controls our feelings except us. If we decide to run our life on positive energy in spite of what’s going on around us, our energy levels will go up, our attitude will improve, and our feelings will become increasingly more positive.

Granted, sometimes terrible things happen and I am not suggesting we ignore them as if nothing was wrong. Denial is not a solution! What I am saying is projecting negative emotional energy will not help the situation. The worse a situation is the more it needs our positive energy. Our outlook on life is our decision. Decide to be positive in spite of everything, and watch what happens. We can decide in favor of ourselves even in the face of bad news. It’s a decision, our decision. Don’t take my word for it, try it out.


Be good company around others.  Keep looking up.  : )   AJ