I encountered a negative flight attendant on a recent trip to Dallas. So I decided to open up a Can of Positive Energy on him. I figured it was better than the alternative… a can of you know what. 
What is a Can of Positive Energy you might ask? Well, first let me tell you what it’s not. It’s not putting on a fake smile and ignoring the negativity while you still feel horrible and powerless.
Rather, it’s responding to a negative person or situation in a positive way. Of course there are many different ways to respond depending on the situation, the environment, the person and your own personality type.
In some cases you might:
1. Smile at the person and make a joke about the situation.
2. Ask the person if they are having a bad day and if you can help in some way. I call this the Joel Osteen technique because I can envision him saying “How can I help you, Friend” with his Texas accent.
3. You may just decide to not to let the person’s negativity impact you. You might imagine that the person is going through a tough time and turn your own negative feelings into positive compassion for them.
Or you can do what I did when faced with the negative flight attendant. I evaluated my options and my gut said I needed to confront the situation. So I told him, in a very nice way, that I fly around the country often and have met many great flight attendants and that I thought he needed to be more positive to me and the other passengers. “After all, don’t you agree that customer service is everything,” I asked.
Now, I’m not saying my way was the best way to handle the situation. Perhaps you can offer a better solution. If you have one, I’m all ears. But I did notice that for the rest of flight he had a revived bounce in his step and was much nicer to the other passengers. It confirmed my belief that everyone, including me, needs to have someone open up a Can of Positive Energy on them when they fall into a negative rut.
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How would you have handled my situation? What’s your favorite way to open a can of positive energy? Join the conversation, share your response here.
Stay Positive,
Jon
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