thank you I was an over optimistic leader and what
I was an over optimistic leader and what
I was an over optimistic leader and what I mean by that is that I over relied on
I mean by that is that I over relied on
I mean by that is that I over relied on optimism in my leadership approach i
optimism in my leadership approach i
optimism in my leadership approach i over relied on positive thinking and now
over relied on positive thinking and now
over relied on positive thinking and now you might be saying to yourself how
you might be saying to yourself how
you might be saying to yourself how could someone over rely on positive
could someone over rely on positive
could someone over rely on positive thinking right we tell ourselves all the
thinking right we tell ourselves all the
thinking right we tell ourselves all the time keep thinking positive an
time keep thinking positive an
time keep thinking positive an interesting blind spot occurs in
interesting blind spot occurs in
interesting blind spot occurs in emotional intelligence for some leaders
emotional intelligence for some leaders
emotional intelligence for some leaders when they over utilize optimism we avoid
when they over utilize optimism we avoid
when they over utilize optimism we avoid negativity and those people that present
negativity and those people that present
negativity and those people that present it to us the effect is that we leave
it to us the effect is that we leave
it to us the effect is that we leave those people behind and I have to admit
those people behind and I have to admit
those people behind and I have to admit every once in a while I still slip back
every once in a while I still slip back
every once in a while I still slip back especially when I want things to work
especially when I want things to work
especially when I want things to work out really well I like optimism don’t
out really well I like optimism don’t
out really well I like optimism don’t get me wrong and I love positive
get me wrong and I love positive
get me wrong and I love positive thinking but I think sometimes the
thinking but I think sometimes the
thinking but I think sometimes the pendulum swings too far and what we
pendulum swings too far and what we
pendulum swings too far and what we really want is balance in reality I’m
really want is balance in reality I’m
really want is balance in reality I’m reminded what Christopher Peterson and
reminded what Christopher Peterson and
reminded what Christopher Peterson and Lisa Bozzio share in their book health
Lisa Bozzio share in their book health
Lisa Bozzio share in their book health and optimism is that optimism is not an
and optimism is that optimism is not an
and optimism is that optimism is not an exercise in fantasy but a reality based
exercise in fantasy but a reality based
exercise in fantasy but a reality based belief system I like that a reality
belief system I like that a reality
belief system I like that a reality based belief system as a leadership
based belief system as a leadership
based belief system as a leadership coach I’ve come to rely on a method or a
coach I’ve come to rely on a method or a
coach I’ve come to rely on a method or a technique that allows me to suspend
technique that allows me to suspend
technique that allows me to suspend judgment temporarily let me share a
judgment temporarily let me share a
judgment temporarily let me share a little bit about that with you
little bit about that with you
little bit about that with you we have the positive negative dichotomy
we have the positive negative dichotomy
we have the positive negative dichotomy good bad right wrong
good bad right wrong
good bad right wrong those are immediate judgments and that
those are immediate judgments and that
those are immediate judgments and that circumvents the ability to fully process
circumvents the ability to fully process
circumvents the ability to fully process emotional responses if we temporarily
emotional responses if we temporarily
emotional responses if we temporarily replace the positive negative good bad
replace the positive negative good bad
replace the positive negative good bad dichotomy with an anabolic catabolic
dichotomy with an anabolic catabolic
dichotomy with an anabolic catabolic dichotomy it allows us time to fully
dichotomy it allows us time to fully
dichotomy it allows us time to fully process
process
process those terms are borrowed from biology
those terms are borrowed from biology
those terms are borrowed from biology we’re anabolic means building or
we’re anabolic means building or
we’re anabolic means building or constructing an additive process
constructing an additive process
constructing an additive process and catabolic means decoupling
and catabolic means decoupling
and catabolic means decoupling deconstructing a subtractive process
deconstructing a subtractive process
deconstructing a subtractive process neither is good or bad until we apply it
neither is good or bad until we apply it
neither is good or bad until we apply it in context so it allows us when
in context so it allows us when
in context so it allows us when considering emotional and psychological
considering emotional and psychological
considering emotional and psychological energy to suspend judgment temporarily
energy to suspend judgment temporarily
energy to suspend judgment temporarily digging deeper into those emotional
digging deeper into those emotional
digging deeper into those emotional responses this simple concept really
responses this simple concept really
responses this simple concept really helps us uncover some of our own blind
helps us uncover some of our own blind
helps us uncover some of our own blind spots
spots
spots you know what judgment is important
you know what judgment is important
you know what judgment is important knowing if something’s good or bad or
knowing if something’s good or bad or
knowing if something’s good or bad or dangerous is very important evolutionary
dangerous is very important evolutionary
dangerous is very important evolutionary science suggests that we are naturally
science suggests that we are naturally
science suggests that we are naturally inclined to a negative bias and this
inclined to a negative bias and this
inclined to a negative bias and this probably has rewarded our species as
probably has rewarded our species as
probably has rewarded our species as we’ve evolved imagine our prehistoric
we’ve evolved imagine our prehistoric
we’ve evolved imagine our prehistoric predecessors walking through the jungle
predecessors walking through the jungle
predecessors walking through the jungle or the forest or wherever they were in
or the forest or wherever they were in
or the forest or wherever they were in their environment and they they come
their environment and they they come
their environment and they they come across a brand new creature never before
across a brand new creature never before
across a brand new creature never before seen and it’s big and it’s hairy and it
seen and it’s big and it’s hairy and it
seen and it’s big and it’s hairy and it has teeth and it has claws and they
has teeth and it has claws and they
has teeth and it has claws and they approach it with huh I bet he’s friendly
approach it with huh I bet he’s friendly
approach it with huh I bet he’s friendly I’m going to see what that’s all about
I’m going to see what that’s all about
I’m going to see what that’s all about right only to find out that their first
right only to find out that their first
right only to find out that their first encounter with a lion or a bear or
encounter with a lion or a bear or
encounter with a lion or a bear or whatever that beast was would be their
whatever that beast was would be their
whatever that beast was would be their last so having that negative bias really
last so having that negative bias really
last so having that negative bias really does help us survive in the world but I
does help us survive in the world but I
does help us survive in the world but I wonder as we continue to evolve how much
wonder as we continue to evolve how much
wonder as we continue to evolve how much avoiding negativity is helping us or not
once you’re a little personal story with
once you’re a little personal story with you in my early career I took a position
you in my early career I took a position
you in my early career I took a position as a quality control technician and that
as a quality control technician and that
as a quality control technician and that job is full of judgment pass/fail that
job is full of judgment pass/fail that
job is full of judgment pass/fail that was ultimately my job was to say is the
was ultimately my job was to say is the
was ultimately my job was to say is the product in spec and if I did my job
product in spec and if I did my job
product in spec and if I did my job really well I didn’t have to worry about
really well I didn’t have to worry about
really well I didn’t have to worry about the customer doing that job finding out
the customer doing that job finding out
the customer doing that job finding out if the product was in spec or not but
if the product was in spec or not but
if the product was in spec or not but every once while that happened every
every once while that happened every
every once while that happened every once in a while a customer complaint
once in a while a customer complaint
once in a while a customer complaint would come in and so I got to be part of
would come in and so I got to be part of
would come in and so I got to be part of that complaint department and I say that
that complaint department and I say that
that complaint department and I say that now I got to be part of that there was
now I got to be part of that there was
now I got to be part of that there was an opportunity but then I came to a
an opportunity but then I came to a
an opportunity but then I came to a little fork in the
little fork in the
little fork in the rode and thought about yogi Berra’s
rode and thought about yogi Berra’s
rode and thought about yogi Berra’s wisdom he shares when you come to a fork
wisdom he shares when you come to a fork
wisdom he shares when you come to a fork in the road you should take it and I
in the road you should take it and I
in the road you should take it and I think we usually think about that
think we usually think about that
think we usually think about that statement as any action other than
statement as any action other than
statement as any action other than inaction is good
inaction is good
inaction is good I think Beres wisdom was suggesting that
I think Beres wisdom was suggesting that
I think Beres wisdom was suggesting that when binary thinking presents itself we
when binary thinking presents itself we
when binary thinking presents itself we have the ability to make a third choice
have the ability to make a third choice
have the ability to make a third choice there’s a great spectrum of gray between
there’s a great spectrum of gray between
there’s a great spectrum of gray between black and white
black and white
black and white so at that time I took the opportunity
so at that time I took the opportunity
so at that time I took the opportunity to see those complaints as potential
to see those complaints as potential
to see those complaints as potential gifts as indicators of what might be
gifts as indicators of what might be
gifts as indicators of what might be wrong with our product and listened
wrong with our product and listened
wrong with our product and listened fully to those complaints and those
fully to those complaints and those
fully to those complaints and those became opportunities for product
became opportunities for product
became opportunities for product improvements and absolutely satisfying
improvements and absolutely satisfying
improvements and absolutely satisfying our customer it could have been easy to
our customer it could have been easy to
our customer it could have been easy to avoid that negativity we often think
avoid that negativity we often think
avoid that negativity we often think optimism is the answer that we just need
optimism is the answer that we just need
optimism is the answer that we just need to think positive or keep thinking our
to think positive or keep thinking our
to think positive or keep thinking our way to a positive success the Gallup
way to a positive success the Gallup
way to a positive success the Gallup agency in their recent book first break
agency in their recent book first break
agency in their recent book first break all the rules they were seeking to
all the rules they were seeking to
all the rules they were seeking to understand what was the difference
understand what was the difference
understand what was the difference between good leaders and excellent
between good leaders and excellent
between good leaders and excellent leaders the overarching answer is that
leaders the overarching answer is that
leaders the overarching answer is that they humanize the experience and make
they humanize the experience and make
they humanize the experience and make their followers feel wanted and
their followers feel wanted and
their followers feel wanted and important but digging a little deeper
important but digging a little deeper
important but digging a little deeper into I think two decades of data almost
into I think two decades of data almost
into I think two decades of data almost a billion data points from the Gallup
a billion data points from the Gallup
a billion data points from the Gallup agency’s polls and surveys on leadership
agency’s polls and surveys on leadership
agency’s polls and surveys on leadership and employee engagement they learned
and employee engagement they learned
and employee engagement they learned something very important excellent
something very important excellent
something very important excellent leaders knew when to give up they knew
leaders knew when to give up they knew
leaders knew when to give up they knew when to give up for themselves and for
when to give up for themselves and for
when to give up for themselves and for their people and the key to that was
their people and the key to that was
their people and the key to that was identifying real talents not positive
identifying real talents not positive
identifying real talents not positive thinking their way to success at
thinking their way to success at
thinking their way to success at something they weren’t so good at they
something they weren’t so good at they
something they weren’t so good at they would identify their real talents for
would identify their real talents for
would identify their real talents for themselves and the people that were
themselves and the people that were
themselves and the people that were following them
following them
following them and optimize those talents on the team
and optimize those talents on the team
and optimize those talents on the team they really had a realistic perspective
they really had a realistic perspective
they really had a realistic perspective there Ken Robinson fellow TED talk
there Ken Robinson fellow TED talk
there Ken Robinson fellow TED talk presenter educator and author shares
presenter educator and author shares
presenter educator and author shares that there are two kinds of people in
that there are two kinds of people in
that there are two kinds of people in the world those that split the world
the world those that split the world
the world those that split the world into two kinds of people and those that
into two kinds of people and those that
into two kinds of people and those that don’t and well I think that’s hilarious
don’t and well I think that’s hilarious
don’t and well I think that’s hilarious I think there are three kinds of people
I think there are three kinds of people
I think there are three kinds of people I think there are optimists pessimists
I think there are optimists pessimists
I think there are optimists pessimists and realists EE or the donkey from we
and realists EE or the donkey from we
and realists EE or the donkey from we need the Pooh has come to represent that
need the Pooh has come to represent that
need the Pooh has come to represent that classic pessimist so he’s got that great
classic pessimist so he’s got that great
classic pessimist so he’s got that great cloud over him he kind of has that
cloud over him he kind of has that
cloud over him he kind of has that attitude of nothing ever goes right
attitude of nothing ever goes right
attitude of nothing ever goes right nothing ever will he tries and he’s
nothing ever will he tries and he’s
nothing ever will he tries and he’s pretty witty at times but as Tigger
pretty witty at times but as Tigger
pretty witty at times but as Tigger shares and Tigger is a high optimist as
shares and Tigger is a high optimist as
shares and Tigger is a high optimist as Tigger shares a or has a penchant for
Tigger shares a or has a penchant for
Tigger shares a or has a penchant for gloomy ruminations and speaking of those
gloomy ruminations and speaking of those
gloomy ruminations and speaking of those high optimists like Tigger often quite
high optimists like Tigger often quite
high optimists like Tigger often quite full of themselves full of energy
full of themselves full of energy
full of themselves full of energy bounding about with goals but missing
bounding about with goals but missing
bounding about with goals but missing the cues of almost everyone around them
the cues of almost everyone around them
the cues of almost everyone around them the good the bad the indifferent just
the good the bad the indifferent just
the good the bad the indifferent just missing all of that I think Winnie the
missing all of that I think Winnie the
missing all of that I think Winnie the Pooh represents the realist he has a
Pooh represents the realist he has a
Pooh represents the realist he has a goal an obsession for honey and despite
goal an obsession for honey and despite
goal an obsession for honey and despite that obsession
that obsession
that obsession he always has time for any of the other
he always has time for any of the other
he always has time for any of the other characters whether they’re not feeling
characters whether they’re not feeling
characters whether they’re not feeling well whether they have negativity or
well whether they have negativity or
well whether they have negativity or whether they’re optimistic I think the
whether they’re optimistic I think the
whether they’re optimistic I think the real leader in the story is a little boy
real leader in the story is a little boy
real leader in the story is a little boy named Christopher Robin he’s imagining
named Christopher Robin he’s imagining
named Christopher Robin he’s imagining this for his playthings perhaps
this for his playthings perhaps
this for his playthings perhaps daydreaming
daydreaming
daydreaming but providing a balanced community for
but providing a balanced community for
but providing a balanced community for his playthings to thrive and live in you
his playthings to thrive and live in you
his playthings to thrive and live in you know I have a little boy at home who was
know I have a little boy at home who was
know I have a little boy at home who was only six years old and I think I’ve
only six years old and I think I’ve
only six years old and I think I’ve learned more about leadership from him
learned more about leadership from him
learned more about leadership from him than any other experience of my life
so highly optimistic leaders have this
so highly optimistic leaders have this blind spot in emotional intelligence
blind spot in emotional intelligence
blind spot in emotional intelligence emotional intelligence is the ability to
emotional intelligence is the ability to
emotional intelligence is the ability to understand your own emotions process
understand your own emotions process
understand your own emotions process them and know what to do them to be know
them and know what to do them to be know
them and know what to do them to be know what to do with them to be effective
what to do with them to be effective
what to do with them to be effective that expands out into social emotional
that expands out into social emotional
that expands out into social emotional intelligence where we can read the cues
intelligence where we can read the cues
intelligence where we can read the cues and the emotions of other people process
and the emotions of other people process
and the emotions of other people process them and know what to do with them to
them and know what to do with them to
them and know what to do with them to make the event or the situation as good
make the event or the situation as good
make the event or the situation as good as it can be high optimistic leaders
as it can be high optimistic leaders
as it can be high optimistic leaders often are unable to process the
often are unable to process the
often are unable to process the negativity I’m concerned with that not
negativity I’m concerned with that not
negativity I’m concerned with that not for the Lions and the Bears in the world
for the Lions and the Bears in the world
for the Lions and the Bears in the world but for the leaders and the people and
but for the leaders and the people and
but for the leaders and the people and the teams that follow them the talents
the teams that follow them the talents
the teams that follow them the talents of those individuals who might be
of those individuals who might be
of those individuals who might be expressing some negativity through a
expressing some negativity through a
expressing some negativity through a pessimistic view often get left out
pessimistic view often get left out
pessimistic view often get left out neglected or avoided and I think that’s
neglected or avoided and I think that’s
neglected or avoided and I think that’s a shame I think their contribution being
a shame I think their contribution being
a shame I think their contribution being missed is problematic James Stockdale
missed is problematic James Stockdale
missed is problematic James Stockdale Admiral James Stockdale was the
Admiral James Stockdale was the
Admiral James Stockdale was the highest-ranking military officer to be
highest-ranking military officer to be
highest-ranking military officer to be taken captive and a prisoner of war camp
taken captive and a prisoner of war camp
taken captive and a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam he noticed something pretty
in Vietnam he noticed something pretty
in Vietnam he noticed something pretty quickly upon his imprisonment
quickly upon his imprisonment
quickly upon his imprisonment considering pessimists optimists and
considering pessimists optimists and
considering pessimists optimists and realists who do you think fared best and
realists who do you think fared best and
realists who do you think fared best and most often survived these hellish camps
most often survived these hellish camps
most often survived these hellish camps well Stockdale wanted to understand that
well Stockdale wanted to understand that
well Stockdale wanted to understand that as he entered these camps he wanted to
as he entered these camps he wanted to
as he entered these camps he wanted to know that for himself so he could
know that for himself so he could
know that for himself so he could survive and if there was any opportunity
survive and if there was any opportunity
survive and if there was any opportunity as a leader to help others survive he
as a leader to help others survive he
as a leader to help others survive he noticed that the pessimists were
noticed that the pessimists were
noticed that the pessimists were defeated immediately they had no hope
defeated immediately they had no hope
defeated immediately they had no hope they had no strategy and their greatest
they had no strategy and their greatest
they had no strategy and their greatest fears came to fruition and unfortunately
fears came to fruition and unfortunately
fears came to fruition and unfortunately perished quickly he noticed the high
perished quickly he noticed the high
perished quickly he noticed the high optimists were close behind they had
optimists were close behind they had
optimists were close behind they had hope as a strategy and as beautiful as
hope as a strategy and as beautiful as
hope as a strategy and as beautiful as hope is it’s not a strategy
hope is it’s not a strategy
hope is it’s not a strategy they would tell themselves things like
they would tell themselves things like
they would tell themselves things like we’ll be saved by Christmas and
we’ll be saved by Christmas and
we’ll be saved by Christmas and Christmas would come and go and they’d
Christmas would come and go and they’d
Christmas would come and go and they’d still be captive and then they would
still be captive and then they would
still be captive and then they would tell themselves things like we’ll be
tell themselves things like we’ll be
tell themselves things like we’ll be saved by Easter and Easter would come
saved by Easter and Easter would come
saved by Easter and Easter would come and go and they would still be captive
and go and they would still be captive
and go and they would still be captive and these cycles of high hopes and being
and these cycles of high hopes and being
and these cycles of high hopes and being let down eventually went to their parish
let down eventually went to their parish
let down eventually went to their parish as well sadly the realists however were
as well sadly the realists however were
as well sadly the realists however were able to hold a paradox the paradox was
able to hold a paradox the paradox was
able to hold a paradox the paradox was we are absolutely living in Hell there’s
we are absolutely living in Hell there’s
we are absolutely living in Hell there’s almost no human dignity and it’s the
almost no human dignity and it’s the
almost no human dignity and it’s the worst place in the world to be and yet
worst place in the world to be and yet
worst place in the world to be and yet I’m going to hold on to any shreds of
I’m going to hold on to any shreds of
I’m going to hold on to any shreds of decency I have and my own mindset at the
decency I have and my own mindset at the
decency I have and my own mindset at the same time I held that paradox and
same time I held that paradox and
same time I held that paradox and survived more frequently by being real
survived more frequently by being real
survived more frequently by being real with themselves
with themselves
with themselves it’s exactly what Stockdale did
it’s exactly what Stockdale did
it’s exactly what Stockdale did Stockdale actually went to the place in
Stockdale actually went to the place in
Stockdale actually went to the place in his own mind to say if and when I get
his own mind to say if and when I get
his own mind to say if and when I get out of here I’m going to make this the
out of here I’m going to make this the
out of here I’m going to make this the most meaningful experience in my life so
most meaningful experience in my life so
most meaningful experience in my life so I learn and grow from it not from hope
I learn and grow from it not from hope
I learn and grow from it not from hope not from fear but by being real with
not from fear but by being real with
not from fear but by being real with himself in my work as a leadership coach
himself in my work as a leadership coach
himself in my work as a leadership coach I’ve noticed some common traits of very
I’ve noticed some common traits of very
I’ve noticed some common traits of very effective leaders and I’d like to share
effective leaders and I’d like to share
effective leaders and I’d like to share those with you today one they confront
those with you today one they confront
those with you today one they confront their emotions they don’t neglect their
their emotions they don’t neglect their
their emotions they don’t neglect their emotions they’re not avoiding their
emotions they’re not avoiding their
emotions they’re not avoiding their emotions they’re able to celebrate and
emotions they’re able to celebrate and
emotions they’re able to celebrate and sit with a difficulty and pain of a
sit with a difficulty and pain of a
sit with a difficulty and pain of a situation they allow that full process
situation they allow that full process
situation they allow that full process by – suspending judgment at least
by – suspending judgment at least
by – suspending judgment at least temporarily they know that an answer or
temporarily they know that an answer or
temporarily they know that an answer or a solution may not be the immediate need
a solution may not be the immediate need
a solution may not be the immediate need they understand that going right to a
they understand that going right to a
they understand that going right to a judgment good bad right wrong let’s do
judgment good bad right wrong let’s do
judgment good bad right wrong let’s do this thing
this thing
this thing let’s not could circumvent the
let’s not could circumvent the
let’s not could circumvent the opportunity to process more fully and to
opportunity to process more fully and to
opportunity to process more fully and to include more people in the process if
include more people in the process if
include more people in the process if necessary they’re vulnerable
necessary they’re vulnerable
necessary they’re vulnerable they talk about their emotional
they talk about their emotional
they talk about their emotional responses
responses
responses they listen fully and they share fully
they listen fully and they share fully
they listen fully and they share fully whether that’s difficult or whether it’s
whether that’s difficult or whether it’s
whether that’s difficult or whether it’s a celebration they’re vulnerable and
a celebration they’re vulnerable and
a celebration they’re vulnerable and they practice a more advanced skill set
they practice a more advanced skill set
they practice a more advanced skill set called detached involvement and let me
called detached involvement and let me
called detached involvement and let me explain that to you they go into very
explain that to you they go into very
explain that to you they go into very difficult situations with the internal
difficult situations with the internal
difficult situations with the internal mindset of saying I am going to be
mindset of saying I am going to be
mindset of saying I am going to be involved but I’m going to detach myself
involved but I’m going to detach myself
involved but I’m going to detach myself from owning the other person’s
from owning the other person’s
from owning the other person’s difficulty negativity or pain that is a
difficulty negativity or pain that is a
difficulty negativity or pain that is a form of emotional armor yet they still
form of emotional armor yet they still
form of emotional armor yet they still stay involved they don’t put the armor
stay involved they don’t put the armor
stay involved they don’t put the armor on and go away they’re willing to go
on and go away they’re willing to go
on and go away they’re willing to go into the exchange and lead so now what
into the exchange and lead so now what
into the exchange and lead so now what I’d like to ask you as leaders in all
I’d like to ask you as leaders in all
I’d like to ask you as leaders in all walks of life whether that be business
walks of life whether that be business
walks of life whether that be business politics the arts religion in families
politics the arts religion in families
politics the arts religion in families in parenting
in parenting
in parenting be vulnerable share your authentic self
be vulnerable share your authentic self
be vulnerable share your authentic self with everyone you can start small start
with everyone you can start small start
with everyone you can start small start where the stakes are low and build on
where the stakes are low and build on
where the stakes are low and build on that practice inter and intra empathy
that practice inter and intra empathy
that practice inter and intra empathy start with yourself
start with yourself
start with yourself empathize for yourself the emotions that
empathize for yourself the emotions that
empathize for yourself the emotions that you’re having are valid and worthy start
you’re having are valid and worthy start
you’re having are valid and worthy start their process them and understand them
their process them and understand them
their process them and understand them and then do that for others you know one
and then do that for others you know one
and then do that for others you know one of my proudest moments as a leader was
of my proudest moments as a leader was
of my proudest moments as a leader was having a particularly pessimistic
having a particularly pessimistic
having a particularly pessimistic negative individual come to me and say
negative individual come to me and say
negative individual come to me and say you know I never have a good thing to
you know I never have a good thing to
you know I never have a good thing to say it you’re always willing to listen
say it you’re always willing to listen
say it you’re always willing to listen and you want to know what I’m thinking
and you want to know what I’m thinking
and you want to know what I’m thinking and the answer was well you have good
and the answer was well you have good
and the answer was well you have good things to say once we get past the
things to say once we get past the
things to say once we get past the initial message you share they had
initial message you share they had
initial message you share they had contributions they had talents I didn’t
contributions they had talents I didn’t
contributions they had talents I didn’t want to miss
in closing negativity is a gift it tells
in closing negativity is a gift it tells us that something is wrong it’s a signal
us that something is wrong it’s a signal
us that something is wrong it’s a signal that there’s potential danger or perhaps
that there’s potential danger or perhaps
that there’s potential danger or perhaps something that we should be thinking
something that we should be thinking
something that we should be thinking about changing optimism and positivity
about changing optimism and positivity
about changing optimism and positivity is a gift as well it motivates us it’s
is a gift as well it motivates us it’s
is a gift as well it motivates us it’s encouraging it boosts morale and it’s
encouraging it boosts morale and it’s
encouraging it boosts morale and it’s that energy that keeps us moving forward
that energy that keeps us moving forward
that energy that keeps us moving forward however I think balance is the greatest
however I think balance is the greatest
however I think balance is the greatest gift of all if we’re able to have the
gift of all if we’re able to have the
gift of all if we’re able to have the optimists and the realists come together
optimists and the realists come together
optimists and the realists come together include the pessimists and the
include the pessimists and the
include the pessimists and the negativity we get the full experience
negativity we get the full experience
negativity we get the full experience that’s possible so I simply ask you as
that’s possible so I simply ask you as
that’s possible so I simply ask you as leaders and whatever walk of life you’re
leaders and whatever walk of life you’re
leaders and whatever walk of life you’re in please keep it real thank you
in please keep it real thank you
in please keep it real thank you [Applause]
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