The Mood Hoover

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Ask curious questions, explore alternative explanations, and unravel the solutions to show that there are positives.

We know that practicing compassion boosts our mood and leaves us (and those around us) feeling happier. If it’s too late to do either of the above, then ‘mood hoover’ behaviour will require swift intervention from their line manager. Perhaps they were neglected or ignored in the past (especially in childhood), and they learned that the only way to get noticed was to create drama or chaos or be negative. His sister's bedroom was the first place he put the machine through its paces and within a matter of moments all the girly niceness had been replaced by dull, grey ordinariness. All the other passengers were looking on very disapprovingly but the girl didn't care: she was a girl after Stan's own heart.With no outstanding issues of any merit to excuse mood-hoovering behaviour then it really becomes important to manage this fairly but firmly. I’ve had situations where people moan constantly but if you ask if they like working there, they say they love it! This happens when you stay in your circle of concern and can result in a lot of wasted energy because we can only influence a small number of all of the things we’re concerned about. So, I started to learn how to be a trainer and continued io develop and learn and enjoy having a positive impact in people’s lives .

Unknowingly these emotional vampires suck the positivity out of everyone around them with their doom and gloom approach to life. Great sales people, leaders and coaches have the ability to focus on what is within their Circle of Influence. I’m not talking about the colleague who lets off steam about something or the teacher who often gets involved in heated discussions regarding school policy.To give mood hoovers an accurate description, they are people who suck the energy, life, and positivity out of a person and replace it with their own negativity. It’s important to note that they may be struggling with deeper issues, especially if this is a relatively new behaviour for them.

We found a lovely little boutique hotel down the road, dropped our bags and went and bonded over the experience with a few (lots of) drinks. I’ve been teaching online lessons and yes, it was hard at first, but you give it a go; try it out; learn; adapt.We can’t always control situations, and definitely not other people, but there are ways of focusing ourselves on being positive and blocking out any influential and unwanted negativity that finds its way into our lives. A mood hoover won’t accept responsibility for their own failures and may try to blame someone or something else for missed deadlines, poor performance or conflicts. It's bloody infuriating because we all do offer and try to help but it isn't wanted unless it's to play a violin about how no one helps! The world is filled with a variety of people, and unfortunately, some seem to enjoy creating chaos and drama wherever they go. even the way I speak / he will correct grammar or complain if I say ‘literally’ when it’s not actually literal etc.