The worst-case scenario is not your scenario

I tend to be very careful when people tell me that they are just being realistic. Sometimes those claiming to be realistic are actually being pessimistic but may not want to admit so. I am not saying there is no such thing as being realistic, but in most cases we fall into two categories: those who are realist-optimists or those who are realist-pessimists. Which one are you?

Are you inclined to thinking more about the worst-case scenarios, preoccupying your mind with the 1000 ways something may not work? You have probably been in planning meetings where someone quickly expresses serious concerns about a plan and tells you how the plan wouldn’t work but without any suggestion on how it may work. I hope that is not you. While the reality is obvious, great achievers do not focus on reality. They focus on possibilities instead. If you want to see how everything will play out perfectly before you start, you may as well stop trying.

What we all need is the big picture; the mental image of the best-case scenario that we are aiming for. Although we face the facts of life and the challenges (the realities) on the way to success, we do not allow them to distract us from the end-in-view. Those who focus on the worst-case scenario, who, in the name of being realistic, dwell on the negatives, will always be defeated. Success is a mindset. Whatever anyone becomes or whatever becomes the outcomes of one’s endeavour, the individual chooses them based on their state of mind.
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Anyone desiring great achievements in life must continually think positively about great things. You cannot create a future for yourself that you have never imagined. Get rid of the negative thoughts. The worst-case scenario is not your scenario. Think possibilities. Think big. Achieve big.

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Actions for the week

1. Do you need to repent from pessimism and negative thoughts? Think about your own thought process. Tell yourself to become positive.

1. Think about an area of life where you have failed before. Adopt a positive, can-do mindset and try again.
2. Make up your mind to dwell only on the best-case scenario side of the success equation. Acknowledge the realities but preoccupy your mind with possibilities. Be optimistic.

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A quote to remember
"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." — Napoleon Bonaparte

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Until another time,
Dele Ola, Award-Winning Author of Be A Change Agent
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