{"id":3978,"date":"2013-01-06T08:37:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T16:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:38:02","slug":"business-english-skills-360-staying-positive-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/06\/business-english-skills-360-staying-positive-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Staying Positive (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3978-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.29-Staying-Positive1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.29-Staying-Positive1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.29-Staying-Positive1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Welcome back to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/category\/business-english\/\" title=\"Business English Skills 360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skills 360 podcast<\/a> for today&#8217;s lesson on keeping a positive outlook.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the start of a new year. And when you look ahead at 2013, what do you see? Do you see great things for yourself, for your business, or for your career? Or do you see doom and gloom, trouble in the workplace, and a global economic mess? Well, I hope you focus on all the positives, even if the negatives exist. And what I want to do is to help you focus on these good things, because positive thinking can help us get where we want to go.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/business-english-skills-360-staying-positive-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.29QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360SN-Staying-Positive1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.29-Staying-Positive1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Business 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