Negatively, Speaking
Recently I mentioning to someone that I was going into the MBA graduate program. And, no sooner had the words come out of my month that he replied, "All that education but, where's the job." Speaking from experience, if there's one job where we have too many qualified people, it's those of us who choose to be cynics, a career that have long held a Masters degree in. If I've learned anything about taking bold steps and improving oneself. It's that there will be a thousand people behind you, ready to tell you, "I told you so", the minute you stumble.
Now as a holder of an MCA or Master's of Cynical Attitude, I can tell you it's easy to fall into the trap of being cynical of everything. So while being a little cynical is fine, maybe even a good thing. Letting it dictate your every response, may reward you with some laughter, but never a chance to encourage.
If you don't allow others to dream, to try and do better then what they are now. Then you should really start thinking of yourself as their enemy, because that's what your becoming. Think of it like this, pessimism only allows you to see the worst of things. To never see yourself as doing better and improving your situation. Is that what we really want from life?
I read this week of someone who was mad at the situation he/she was in. That the time and money he/she invested in their education had gotten he/she nowhere, only unemployment and debt. I was glad to see that others had responded to him/her's post by saying, with such a negative outlook no wonder you haven't been hired.
In the working world a lot of us can get "jaded" and cynical of situations, and that's fine. It's when we let those situations build-up and build-up until they create a wall of negative attitude we can never see over. That's when we let ourselves become a liability to our job, our families, and ourselves. Just waiting there for someone and something to stumble so we can say, "I told you so", before even thinking of lending a hand to help. Who wants to live or work around that?
So as a recovering cynic, I ask that you think before you say those words, "I told you so." Think of the two people your bringing down, them and yourself. Because not only does the mocked individual hear them, you do to. Words are power, especially when negatively speaking.
Now as a holder of an MCA or Master's of Cynical Attitude, I can tell you it's easy to fall into the trap of being cynical of everything. So while being a little cynical is fine, maybe even a good thing. Letting it dictate your every response, may reward you with some laughter, but never a chance to encourage.
If you don't allow others to dream, to try and do better then what they are now. Then you should really start thinking of yourself as their enemy, because that's what your becoming. Think of it like this, pessimism only allows you to see the worst of things. To never see yourself as doing better and improving your situation. Is that what we really want from life?
I read this week of someone who was mad at the situation he/she was in. That the time and money he/she invested in their education had gotten he/she nowhere, only unemployment and debt. I was glad to see that others had responded to him/her's post by saying, with such a negative outlook no wonder you haven't been hired.
In the working world a lot of us can get "jaded" and cynical of situations, and that's fine. It's when we let those situations build-up and build-up until they create a wall of negative attitude we can never see over. That's when we let ourselves become a liability to our job, our families, and ourselves. Just waiting there for someone and something to stumble so we can say, "I told you so", before even thinking of lending a hand to help. Who wants to live or work around that?
So as a recovering cynic, I ask that you think before you say those words, "I told you so." Think of the two people your bringing down, them and yourself. Because not only does the mocked individual hear them, you do to. Words are power, especially when negatively speaking.
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