It can happen to any of us and we’re all entitled to an off day but on a regular basis it can be exhausting and completely drain your energy levels. Was really disappointed to say the least with this "book", the ink had been brought off the "paper" before even opening!

We know that practicing compassion boosts our mood and leaves us (and those around us) feeling happier. In this story a boy that is labelled as mischievous, but actually just comes across as mean-spirited and unpleasant, steals happiness from different settings through his magical hoover. However, they definitely aren’t considering you and your well-being when they’re engaging in such behaviour.For example, you may be concerned about world famine and whilst you can’t actually stop it (circle of concern), you could join a volunteer group and provide some of your time every week/month to help change things (circle of influence). Legitimate grievances or concerns are fine, but mood hoovers constantly moan to whoever will listen. So how do you navigate the doomsters and create strategies to keep your sanity intact and your team thriving when they tip over to the dark side? These negative traits can easily transfer to others, especially if people see them getting away with it.

James Fowler of UC San Diego and Nic Christakis of Harvard describe the ‘chain reaction’ of compassion and how it has a domino effect on those we come into contact with. They were tough gigs under normal circumstances but friends who still work at these schools have commented on how hard it’s been recently: increased online lesson observations; formal feedback from recorded PowerPoints; virtual learning walks; additional planning; increased staff meetings. If you work, get yourself a sensible development plan taking into account when the kids go into F/T education. Although she was very kind, she moaned, blamed, complained and never saw any good in anything – at all.Going it alone for a short time when he's working away is very different to lone parenting where you know it's just you. But while some people seem to delight in the role of chief doomster, it’s true to say that we can all be prone to periods of negativity.