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<\/a>that all the snow made it hard to see. Which to some degree was true but it was like complaining that the steak you were served at a restaurant was too big.<\/p>\nThe moderate snowfall was a minor inconvenience in light of the great conditions. And while getting a portion bigger than you can eat isn\u2019t perfect, taking home leftovers is a problem we can live with.<\/p>\n
To me, it\u2019s strange but some people always seem to see the world as a glass half empty.<\/strong> They always look at the dark side.<\/p>\n Take one of my clients. He signed up to get help with attracting more clients and now that his phone is ringing off the hook \u2013 is he happy?<\/p>\n No, now he\u2019s complaining that he\u2019s getting too many calls from people eager to spend money with him, and he is just ignoring most of them.<\/p>\n I\u2019m sure this is grossly oversimplified, but in my experience there are two types of people. There are the ones who see the world as a glass half empty.<\/strong> These are the people who no matter what you suggest to them, their typical reaction is \u2013 sure they could try it but it probably won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n And it\u2019s true sometimes, the weather can turn bad unexpectedly, or an idea you try won\u2019t work out. And sometimes being a skeptic is a good thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n The problem with being a permanent skeptic, from viewing the world through a glass half empty perspective is that when you expect the worst, you help make it happen and you limit your own future.<\/p>\n Take the simple act of making a phone call.<\/p>\n If you assume the person who answers the phone won\u2019t be interested, when you make the call \u2013 they\u2019ll get the message, they\u2019ll sense your negative attitude and they won\u2019t be interested. And you, in essence, will have ensured the call was a failure.<\/strong><\/p>\n On the other hand, viewing the world through a glass half-full perspective has its benefits. When you assume a positive outcome, it doesn\u2019t guarantee it but it certainly increases the likelihood it will happen. When you\u2019re willing to try new ideas, new approaches, invest in your future, you\u2019re much more likely to succeed.<\/p>\n This past weekend is a good example. The weather forecast was for a chance of rain showers, not a good thing for my last week of skiing of the season. And I could have stayed home in Connecticut and avoided the long drive, which is what a lot of people did judging from the small number of people in the lift lines.<\/p>\n But, on the chance that the weather forecast was wrong, my wife and I jumped in the car and headed north to Vermont for the weekend anyways.<\/p>\n So what happened?<\/p>\n Thursday night the rain did come, but it turned to snow and we got a few inches. Then Friday night a surprise snow shower dropped a foot of snow making the weekend one of the best of the season.<\/p>\n In life and in business \u2013 it\u2019s true –<\/p>\n \u201cThose who hesitate are lost.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n How about you? Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty person? Comments?<\/p>\n To your success,<\/p>\n Charlie
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