Grin to win: Cut the negativity if you want to succeed at work

Grin to win: Cut the negativity if you want to succeed at work

Sure, your company is laying off people faster than you can say "downsize," that tax-cut bonus you assumed was yours is about as likely as a signing bonus from the Chicago Cubs, and you've just been tasked with selling a product that no one has wanted -- or needed -- since the introduction of the 56k modem, but you're working through it, right?

"I think one of the toughest things to do is to stay positive when things aren't going too well at the office," says Alison Weiner, a career consultant and personal coach based in Providence, Rhode Island. "The second you let up, the second you act like you're upset or fed up, it's going to cost you."

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