Is your glass half empty or half full?   

To fill the half empty glass, check out the negative phrases and their positive counterparts below.

1.   “I’ll try” >> “I’ll do it”

2.   “That’s a problem” >>
“That’s a challenging opportunity”

3.   “I got lucky” >> “I worked hard”

4.   “I failed”  >> “I learned”

5.    “I’ll have to” >> “I’ll be glad to”

6.    “You make me upset” >> “I feel upset when that happens”

7.    “You’ll have to ask someone else” >> “I’ll help you”

8.    “But” >> “And”

9.    “That won’t work” >> “Let’s give it a chance”

10.  “I can’t do that” >> “Here’s what I can do”