Brian Tracy talks about 4 actionable ways to get out of the negativity rut:

1. Stop justifying: "You can only be negative as long as you can justify, that you are entitled to be angry or upset for a reason.
2. Refuse to Rationalize and Make excuses: You attempt to give a socially acceptable explaination for an otherwise socially unacceptable act.
3. Rise above opinions of others: Hypersensitivity is a cause of upset that generally stems from low self worth.
4. No one else is responsible: Blaming other people for your problems is the propensity of all problems.
5. and, Responsibility is the antidote!

Charles Garfield made an interesting discovery in Peak Performers :)

He analysed people who had achieved only average results their entire lives, but had suddenly exploded into great success, and found that at their take off point, everyone of them engaged in Blue Sky T...