Do you ever notice that people who are negative, down and have low energy tend see the negative in everything no matter what? They see the glass half empty. While those who are positive, upbeat and fired up about life see the positive in almost everything. They see the glass half full.  If you had to take a guess, which group do you think is right – the positive ones or the negative ones? The answer is both.

They are both right, because you get what you focus on and you attract people into your life who are like you. So the good news is, if you are positive, upbeat and fired up – you attract positive, upbeat and fired up people into your life. The more positive people you attract into your life the better your life gets. Actually it gets better exponentially! The downside is if you are negative, down and have low energy, you attract negative, down and low energy people into your life. The more negative people you attract into your life, the worse your life gets. And yes, it gets worse exponentially.

For a minute, just think about some of the people you know. Not necessarily those who are your best friends, but just acquaintances. What are the common characteristics of the positive ones and what are the common characteristics of the negative ones? What energy do they give off? Do they smile or frown? Do they laugh or do they yell? Do they fire you up when you see them or suck the energy from you? Do they complement or do they criticize?

Have you noticed that we don’t see the positive people and the negative people spending much time together, except when absolutely necessary? Why is that? Because the positive people naturally spend time with optimists and find ways to improve their lives. While the negative people seem to always spend time with the basket-cases and seem to always be looking for ways to sabotage their life – not intentionally, but subconsciously. The positive people tend to do things good for their physical, mental and spiritual body, while the negative tend to do bad things for their physical, mental, and spiritual body.

So, how do we get out of the funk and into the fired up?

One of the most important things we need to do is stop spending time with other people in a funk and start spending time with people who are fired up. Or if you are fired up, find other fired up people to spend time with. Better yet, find people more fired up than you to spend time with.

Both groups are like magnets and either we are going to get sucked down into a hole with the “my life sucks” group, or we are going get pulled up into the clouds with the “my life is on fire and awesome” group. You can’t beat it, because it is like any fight. No matter how tough you are, if you are out numbered you are going to lose. If you are trying to be positive but hang out with negative people, you are going to get your ass kicked. The good new is if your negative, but hang out with positive people, you are also going to get your ass kicked.

Remember, everything in life is contagious. Choose to hang with people who have the fired up plague and catch it!

Make it a GREAT week!