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I try to be extra positive. It's contagious, so sometimes it can turn things around, at least when negative folks are around me. If the other folks are too negative, and I can't turn them around, then I give them some space hoping that they'll work out of it by the next time.

I'd seen the positive thing in action years ago with someone that I worked with. It always started when he'd walk into a room and someone would ask him how he was. The answer was never "fine" or anything negative. His answer was always great, fantastic, etc... delivered with a big smile. It always seemed infectious.