I love positive people.
People like the IFG medicine soccer captain who assumes that we're going to the semi-finals even before we can get the team together.
I think that these people have a special aura about them, something special that infuses surrounding people with hope, resurrecting wilting flowers and dying birds with their joyful gait.

I realised that it doesn't matter if we are going to win the cup or lose every single game on the actual day.
What matters is the spirit among teammates while preparing for it.
If some infectious person is able to say out loud confidently that they are going to win, everybody else will gain that extra little motivation to train harder, to go for that 2 hours kickabout, however short the duration may be. And we'll have a lot of fun. :)

In contrast, people diagnosed with Attitude Problems (AP) are not going to go far.
The presences will pull everybody's moods to such a low realm they never knew before.
AP-ers like to inject a few sentences of negative comments in front of the whole group during discussions to slow down the pace of the meetings; appear extremely pissed off in response to whatever the leader says, and when asked what they think should be done, they say, "never mind la, whatever. " and start murmuring negative comments to fellow teammates.

Here is my own AP test. Answer Yes/No to the following questions:

1. Was your first response to this test something along the lines of "I just want to see pictures type so many words for what my eyes are very tired you know still want me to do what AP test.."

2. You are late for classes or practices frequently without any reason.

3. Your clique is exclusive because you think that other people are too boring/stupid/not cool enough for you.

4. You think that you can't get (insert skill e.g. dance, cooking, maths) right only because the teacher/classroom/music/partner is damn lousy.

5. You have an urge to rebut every single decision the leader makes but can't come up with better ideas yourself.

6. You say things like, " huh cannot be done la" or "its not like that" even before you have tried.

7. You give unconstructive criticisms that hurt people.

8. You think that the group can't do without you and you threaten to leave once in a while but deep inside you know you won't even if asked to.

9. You think you are hotter than steamboat soap.

10. You think this post is lame.

If you have more than 5 yes-es then I have to tell you this now:
Nobody enjoys working with you.
Sad But True.

These people are annoying at best and destructive at worst.
Because they are part of the team, it is not possible to just ignore their presence (so sad)..

I'd like to think that this is a democratic world so if AP-ers are just going to be negative and be a resident mood-spoiler why don't the AP-ers just quit and make themselves and everybody else happier?

I realised that these people hang around because they thrive on spoiling the atmosphere.
For they get a kick out of making things difficult as it shows that they can make a difference to the group; they'll never leave..

Can we have more smiley and pleasant people in the world (in my world, at least) please?

♥Bid Farewell