How to Tune Out Skeptics

When it comes to following your invention dreams, negativity and skepticism may be prevalent and these emotions could potentially cast a shadow on your goals and blur your dreams.

Though negativity exists, today we want to offer you a few tips on how to maintain a positive outlook to deal with critics and skeptics you may encounter on your invention journey:

1. Know your limits – When following your dreams, it’s important to realize and understand what you can control and stop worrying about what you cannot control. It’s important that you not become too entangled with circumstances that are beyond your control, because that can hinder your progress. Though it’s difficult, try your best to only be concerned with what you can control and focus on creating a positive outcome.
2. Have a support system – When working to overcome the negativity of skeptics, it’s a good idea to have the right team in place that can offer you the support you need to keep climbing the ladder of success. By putting in place a group of positive people who will motivate you, offer you sound advice and exchange ideas with you, you’ll be setting yourself on the right path to reaching your goals.
3. Weather the storm – Change is a constant in life and how we deal with change can either be a positive or negative experience. To this point, while on your inventing journey, not everything will fall perfectly into place. Though you may expect  your dreams to come to fruition seamlessly, the reality of it is that there will be changes that come along the way that could possibly throw a curveball at your idea. It’s how you deal with these changes that will likely determine the outcome. A positive attitude is the best captain when working to right your invention ship.

Negative people and situations are a common occurrence in in everyday life and they can be particularly prevalent when a person is following an invention dream. How we handle these instances determines what path we choose to take: the positive or negative path.

The power of positivity can help thwart negativity and these three tips can help you lead a life with a positive outlook.

Copyright Davison, 2015

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