As the saying goes, expect the best, but plan for the worst.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.I thought of a quote "have faith in the future". It's better to say to "have faith in your actions", because that's what you can control.
Luckily it's unearthed the viewpoint of looking at things objectively. Having fantastic visions is great; make the visions concrete.
P.s. If the visions are attempted to be concrete but fail, that's just the way it is. A pessimist will look at it as a pile of rubbish (realistic). Doesn't mean there isn't another way.
Pessimistic about what exactly which envolves business??? Once again it's some general fluff lacking all the details and tangibility. On top of this, you can't just change your personality by pulling a switch.
Unfortunately, most pessimistic people decide that success is unachievable (they are pessimistic), so they don't try. But, a smart pessimist recognizes that success is very achievable, it's just harder than most people think -- so they work harder/smarter to achieve it.
No. Didn't reply to JScott. Why do you think that. I was speaking about the video. I think JScotts post was more than fine. Especially, the last four lines cleared up a few things.If you were replying to JScott instead, understand he really described almost to the tee a realist approach to life and its challenges but just called it pessimism.
oh ok. As I said I have never met them. The only "wannabe" that I meet are really fully pessimistic like "I would start company but...." and honestly speaking it's better to be optimistic looser than pesimistic right? You are saying that you have met optimistic unhappy people but as far as I know englishI've met hundreds of them. They're called dreamers. Many of them are like some of the wannabe entrepreneurs who should up here talking about how they just dropped out of college, started an affiliate marketing business and are going to make a billion dollars and buy a warehouse full of exotic cars. Two years later, they are still here complaining about how they finally got their business entity set up and printed their business cards, but still don't have any income. But, they're confident that if they keep on the same trajectory, they're going to hit that billion dollars very soon.
Those types of people tend to be very optimistic about their chances for success, but not very happy day-to-day.
As someone who has worked with and mentored hundreds of wannabe real estate investors, I see these type of optimistic -- yet unhappy -- people every day...
Luckily it's unearthed the viewpoint of looking at things objectively. Having fantastic visions is great; make the visions concrete.Lol I just watched the video, and I'm quite certain that it's meant to be a parody. I could feel a lot of sarcasm, and it was done quite brilliantly.
Hi JScoot first of all in my opinion you are not really comparing optimistic vs. pessimistic people. The people that you are writing about are just delusional. Delusional looser that're hoping that just by starting company they will be millionaires without work... F* idiots. You know dreams without executions just dreams... A lot of dream. Now really comparing optimistic vs. pessimistic I think that optimist are ALWAYS in better position. Why? Because - in my opinion - they are more persistent. Trying more times and as far as they are smart trying more times with different strategies always better than trying once or twice. Honestly speaking I don't know many optimistic people but I have heard about few. PRobably you know them too than just read further:You bring up a great point. And, upon reflection, I realize that I didn't think about this enough before I responded, and now that I think about it some more, I'd probably want to rewrite my original answer (not necessarily change it, but rewrite it). I still stand by what I said, but I may be using terms differently than other people, and I can definitely see how others would disagree (and if I was using the terms they were, I'd probably disagree as well )
Anyway, here are some basic thoughts to try to capture the nuance I'm talking about...
Some people are naturally optimistic -- that means that they always see and expect the best in every situation. Other people aren't overall optimistic, but when it comes to some part of their lives -- in this case, I'm talking about business outcomes -- they always assume an optimistic perspective. The difference is general outlook on life versus expectations for specific events.
For someone who is generally optimistic (have an optimistic outlook on life), they probably do feel happier than the average person on a daily basis. This is probably the definition you're using, and given that definition, I agree with you. People who are generally optimistic about life probably do tend to be a lot happier than people who are not as optimistic.
That said, I was specifically referring to people who tend to have an optimistic view of the success of their future business endeavors, regardless of their general outlook on life. I probably should have said that I know hundreds of people who aren't generally optimistic about life (they don't necessarily see the bright side of everything), but who tend to be overly optimistic about the outcomes for their business endeavors. Those people tend to be less happy when they fail or struggle because they are unprepared for it.
Honestly, I don't know too many generally optimistic people who are tremendously successful at business. I'm not saying that they aren't out there, but most of the people I meet who are successful in business have a tremendously pragmatic/realistic view of the world. When it comes to business, they tend to have either realistic or pessimistic views of likely business outcomes.
I apologize if I didn't explain that well. Generally speaking, my not being able to explain something well means I don't understand it well enough and/or haven't thought about it enough. Definitely the case here...
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