This is a YouTube video titled "The Hard Truth About Negativity and Success" created on June 10, 2012, featuring Allison Maslan delivering a motivational talk. In the video, Allison shares personal experiences and business advice about overcoming negativity and staying focused on one's goals to achieve success. The content is a solo motivational speech rather than a conversation.
Hi, it's Alyson Maslin and I'm here today to share with you another business tip that you can apply to your business in your life right away. Today, I want to talk to you about negativity. Now, definitely not one of my favorite topics. We're surrounded by negativity all the time in the news, people talking about what isn't working in the world, all those pessimists out there. You have a choice. You can plug into that and head down that road and you know where that takes you, or you can get really clear on what it is that you want to create in your life and you just block out all that negativity. It really is a choice. Now, when I was starting out in my business career, I had so many people say to me, alison, what you're doing is crazy. It's never going to work. What are you going to do when it fails? And honestly, that just made me dig my heels in more and say, you know what? I'm going to show them. Well, I did. And I went on to build 10 successful companies. And then when, you know, people said, alison, what you want in a guy that doesn't exist? You know, you just, your head's in the clouds, settle for what you got, even though you're not that happy. I mean, it's crazy. Well, I refuse to plug into that. And I did meet my soulmate and we have an amazing relationship. Now, I'm sharing this with you not because I want to brag, it's because you have that capability within yourself too. And it's very easy to plug in to what people are telling you is not going to work. But what's really happening is that they're afraid and they're projecting that fear onto you. So keep your head focused on your dream. Get clear. You know that you have the capacity to manifest it and you walk towards it every single day. Don't let anyone tell you that it can't be done, or at least don't listen to it. Alright? And stay aligned with your truth. And you're going to make that happen. All right, it's Alison Maslin and I'll talk to you again very soon.