Optimist vs Pessimist: What’s the Difference?
There are 2 kinds of people in this world:
☆The person who looks for 10 reasons as to why it won’t work
☆The person who looks for 1 reason as to why it will
If you couldn’t tell, one is the pessimist & the other is the optimist
The pessimist has a jaded view of life
They poke holes, look for the negatives & actively embrace things to mess up
The optimist has a vibrant view of life
They propose solutions, look for the positives & actively embrace things to eventually work out
You should want to be an optimist yourself
But you should have a few pessimists that you bounce ideas off
‘Why?’
Because their negativity often brings awareness
They may see something with their jaded view that you should consider
‘Ah I see’
But take it one level further
You should be able to put on your pessimist hat when needed
Be able to look at things from a negative lens of your own plan
This is a good way to build awareness
Just don’t let pessimism become a personality trait
Winners aren’t pessimists
You just need 1 reason as to why it will work out
Turn the volume down on the negative voices
Turn that 1 reason into an action plan
And turn that action into a belief
Keep going…
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