Your Attitude Is Showing: A Primer of Human Relations, Tenth Edition

Adjustment 1: Employ the Flip-Side Technique

The pivotal factor between being positive or negative is often a sense of humor. Attitude and humor have a symbiotic relationship. The more you develop your sense of humor, the more positive you will become. The more positive you become, the better your sense of humor will be. It’s a happy arrangement.

Some people successfully use the “flip-side technique” to maintain and enhance their sense of humor. When a “negative” enters their lives, they immediately flip the problem over (as you would a pancake) and look for whatever humor may exist on the other side. When they succeed, these clever individuals are able to minimize the negative impact the problem has on their positive attitude.

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