You instinctively sense negative emotion. You understand that negative emotions are a waste of time - they slow people down, affect confidence and are just generally useless. So you intuitively cheer people up, actively using your own positive emotions to do so. You are happy.

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You actively create a fun, enjoyable, light hearted approach to all you do. You energise, laugh, smile and do anything and everything to help people focus on something worth celebrating about. This includes getting people to celebrate what is right with them and to move quickly past what is wrong with them. You believe that getting rid of negative emotions and viewpoints as quickly as possible leads to a constructive life filled with good things!

The consistency with which you bring your positive energy means that people trust you to always be the person who is happy and encouraging - they will lean on you when they feel down in the expectation that you will lift them up. You encourage and help others to look up in challenging times. You keep people moving and prevent them from wallowing in self pity. You create hope. Because of your talent you will also want to play a key role in creating the right culture in your team.

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Spending time with happy people;

working towards good things that people are going to enjoy and like;

to take time to find something to celebrate in each and every person and circumstance;

being happy myself.

Take a constructive approach to everything they do;  

like to be optimistic, celebrate life and know how to celebrate;

actively look to see the positive in other people.

Being sad for long, dealing with negativity or spending too much time grappling with problems (I just move on).

People remain negative or complain or refuse to be optimistic;

having to live and/or work in an a negative, destructive environment.

Being naive;

being unrealistic.

Let me uplift and support people.

You bring enthusiasm to people, groups, and organisations.

You can stimulate people to be more productive and become more hopeful. You can get people excited about what they are doing, causing them to become more engaged in their work.

Some people will criticise you for being so optimistic. They may say you are naïve, and this may cause you to doubt yourself.

Direct your energy to help others see that there is always a silver lining.

You tend to be more enthusiastic and energetic than most people. When others become discouraged or are reluctant to take risks, your attitude will provide the impetus to keep them moving.

Deliberately help others see the things that are going well for them. You can keep their eyes on the positive.

Because people will rely on you to help them rise above their daily frustrations, arm yourself with good stories, jokes, and sayings. Never underestimate the effect that you can have on people.

Increase the recognition you give to others. Try to tailor it to each person's need.

Explain that your enthusiasm is not simple naiveté. You know that bad things can happen - but you simply prefer to focus on the good things.

Pessimists might superficially seem wiser; they might even sometimes be right - but they are rarely happy.

You need to focus on what is right, and to do so quickly and exclusively, can prevent you from fully understanding the seriousness of a situation. Serious means damage has taken place and so healing is required. So be careful of forcing on yourself and others an image of what a positive result will or should look like and the timeframe in which it will take place. Encourage, but be realistic, or you will lose your joy and you may even lose a few friends (ironically).

Watch out for: Moving through serious issues too quickly.

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When is it ok to be unhappy?