The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor

Author:Shawn Achor [Achor, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Job Satisfaction, Psychology, Success, Personal Growth - Success, Work, Motivational, Applied Psychology, General, Self-Help, Happiness, economics, Positive psychology, Business, Psychological aspects, Personal Growth, Business & Economics, Finance
ISBN: 9780307591548
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2010-09-14T22:00:00+00:00

FINDING THE PATH UP

You’ve probably heard the oft-told story of the two shoe salesmen who were sent to Africa in the early 1900s to assess opportunities. They wired separate telegrams back to their boss. One read: “Situation hopeless. They don’t wear shoes.” The other read: “Glorious opportunity! They don’t have any shoes yet.”

Odds are the same two salesmen would send back similar e-mails today if they were sent to Alaska to sell air conditioners or to the Gobi desert to sell swimsuits. The point, of course, is that when some people meet adversity, they simply stop looking for ways to turn failures into opportunities or negatives into positives. Others—the most successful among us—know that it’s not the adversity itself, but what we do with it that determines our fate. Some will sit helpless, while others gather their wits, capitalize on their strengths, and forge ahead.

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