The Slight Edge

by Jeff Olson

Givers are those people who brighten the room with their positive vibe and excitement for life. Takers are those who immediately seem to dim the room with their lack of excitement and depressing outlook on life. I can feel a “dimmer” coming toward me from far away. There could be 50 people in the room and I could spot the one who is sucking the life out of the room. I just run from these kinds of people. I’m looking for people with an infectious positive attitude, who bring energy, vitality and who brighten the room, not dim the room with their nagging and negativity.

My opinion is if you do the opposite of what the majority does, nine times out of ten you’re going to be right.

just because you encounter opposition from “dimmers” and are ridiculed for stepping out of your comfort zone by putting out positive ideas and solutions, you cannot allow these people to frame what you know to be true. It takes a lot of guts, faith, perseverance and a healthy dose of positive attitude to go through the public ridicule and opposition of people telling you your ideas are worthless.

And that’s the reason you need a plan: if you have no plan, there will be no jumping off. In fact, if you put too much energy into the plan, and make it too perfect, you’re more likely to squelch all the life, spontaneity, intuition and joy out of the doing of it.