The Optimism Advantage by Terry L. Paulson

Author:Terry L. Paulson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

In 1986, following the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, President Ronald Reagan acknowledged the terrible loss by saying, “Today is a day for mourning and remembering. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country.” He went on to provide a perspective that helped reframe the loss and point to the country’s need to move forward: “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them. . . . Nothing ends here; our hopes and our journeys continue.”

Disasters are not just disasters; they often become the catalyst for the development of significant solutions that pay heavy dividends for years to come. When presenting to a 101 Leaders Institute Summit, speaker and author Jim Cathcart observed that the world faced the Y2K challenge—and the possible computer dysfunctions that threatened to cripple the global economy—with a sense of determination. No one was in charge, yet somehow the world came together to take care of this potential disaster in time. We met the problem, built new competencies, and implemented computer redundancies and backup systems. Then we all held our breath on New Year’s Eve as we watched at the stroke of midnight in Australia to make sure that the lights stayed on!

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