Recently I had the pleasure of giving a talk at First Tuesday, an outstanding service organization for women run by my good friend and colleague Marcy Cole. The talk was about how to overcome negativity. In a spirited 45min, I shared with the audience practical tools that take anyone’s state from ‘blah’ to ‘yeehah’ in mere seconds, including:
- The ‘Yes’ technique
- The pen technique
- Anchoring
- The FRC protocol (Feel-Rise-Choose)
- The color-water-shape-number technique <– deadly effective!
- Supremely corny jokes sure to lift your spirits (unless you’re a guy, ahem)
- And precisely one wagonload more
Right-click here to download: How to overcome negativity by Dr Ali Binazir (45min, 22mb)
[Note: There’s a little bit of a rustling sound because the recorder was in my pocket, so I recommend that you listen to it without headphones for a more pleasurable experience.]Be sure to comment here and let me know how they work for you. Here in the lab, we can use all the feedback we can get…
Best, AB
Categories: Managing your state
Thank you so much for posting this audio file on your website! I’m very grateful for this valuable – not to mention, fun and engaging – resource. Again, thank you.