Negativity Will Never Deliver A Positive Outcome...
Heather Monahan
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You Can’t Create A Positive Outcome With A Negative Attitude!
A couple of years ago, I was really excited to be speaking at a live event with one of the biggest speakers in the business. He was light years ahead of me but since he had an early flight he was speaking right before me and I was closing the event out.?It was an honor.
I arrived early so I could watch his speech.?What I didn’t realize is there was something off.?The event attendees had been at the event since 9am and it was now 5pm, the open bar was flowing and the natives were restless.
The amazing speaker was losing his cool.?You could hear it in his voice and sense it in his mannerisms.?He was pissed.?The more angry he became the more the crowd disengaged.?He eventually started yelling at the crowd and pointing his finger at them telling them to stop talking.?Then he started calling them names.?
The event coordinator popped his head out from behind the curtain and motioned to me to take the stage.?My friend looked at me and asked, “ what the heck are you going to do?”?I had no idea.?But I knew if I wanted to turn this around, I would need to shift the energy in the room.?I asked my friend to run to the bar and get me a chardonnay.?He did.
Suddenly I noticed the other speaker had left and I was being introduced in a nervous and rushed voice from the event host.?I smiled as big as I could and I took that stage.
I held my glass high in the air and I asked everyone to cheers what an amazing event it had been so far!?Then I asked to cheers each one of themselves for investing in themselves and showing up to learn.?The crowd was calmer and smiling.?Then I asked those that wanted to keep the party going to head out to the other room where it was much quieter and I told them I would meet them there after my talk.?Some people left.?Most of the audience stayed.?You could hear a pin drop.
That is when I started my talk.?I had to acknowledge what had just happened but I turned it into a joke by asking everyone what it would be like to take a stage where the audience was booing before you had even taken the stage.?We had some laughs.
I was able to transition into my talk and I engaged the audience throughout to keep them smiling and entertained.?I knew they didn’t want to be spoken to, they wanted to be involved.?So I involved them.?The talk was a hit.
I was reminded of a powerful lesson that day, negativity will never bring about a positive outcome.?Not at work, not at home, not at the gym or at a speech.?If you want positive reviews, you need to bring community and people together and give them something to rally around.
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Absolutely inspiring journey! Maya Angelou once said - People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Your story is the perfect embodiment of creating a lasting positive impact! ???? #Inspiration #PositiveCulture
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2 年Great read!
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2 年Heather Monahan Thank you for making it so simple and hitting the nail on the head. People want to be involved not spoken to... this applies to family members, friends, the work place, and almost everywhere. Thank you for sharing!
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2 年‘I was reminded of a powerful lesson that day , negativity will never bring about a positive outcome. Not at work, not at home, not at gym or at speech’. Well said. ??????