Are you keeping good company?

Last weekend I was at a conference. A very timely reminder of the inspiration you can get from mixing with positive people. If you are in business on your own, even if you have staff, it can be a very lonely place. And whether in business or life in general, when you don’t always see other people regularly it can mean getting despondent sometimes.

One of the best ways to keep yourself positive or upbeat is to mix with positive people, and also to spend less time with those people who always get you down. You know the ones – the people who tell you things will never work, the ones who always feel sorry for themselves, never have a good word to say.

find ways to gently ease out the negative people, and actively seek out the people that you resonate with and who make you feel good when they are around. Remember you can network on the internet as well as in person. There are some great discussion groups around who are hugely supportive of each other. So even if you can’t get out for whatever reason, you can always connect with other like-minded people.