It is all how we look at things that makes the difference between the glass being half empty and half full, how is your glass doing today?
The optimist says the glass is half full. The pessimist says the glass is half empty. The project manager says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. The realist says the glass contains half the required amount of liquid for it to overflow. And the cynic… wonders who drank the other half. The school teacher says it’s not about whether the glass is half empty or half full, it’s whether there is something in the glass at all. Anyway… Attitude is not about whether the glass is half full or half empty, it’s about who is paying for the next round. The professional trainer does not care if the glass is half full or half empty, he just knows that starting the discussion will give him ten minutes to figure out why his powerpoint presentation is not working. The ground-down mother of a persistently demanding five-year-old says sweetheart it’s whatever you want it to be, just please let mummy have five minutes peace and quiet. The consultant says let’s examine the question, prepare a strategy for an answer, and all for a daily rate of… The inquisitive troublemaker wants to know what’s in the glass anyhow… and wants the rest of it. The homebuilder sees the dirty glass, washes and dries it, then puts it away in a custom oak and etched glass cabinet that he built himself using only hand tools. The worrier frets that the remaining half will evaporate by next morning. The fanatic thinks the glass is completely full, even though it isn’t. The entrepreneur sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential.
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