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On The Wrong Side of the Conference Table

If a terrible catastrophe were ever to befall the earth, I believe that the world would be separated into two groups: the optimists, who think we will prevail in the face of adversity, and the pessimists, who start running for the hills because we are all doomed. I would fit squarely in the pessimists group with a backpack full of bottled water and running shoes on.

Posted On 11.19.08

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Erika with Qvisory

November 19, 2008 8:16 pm

I think negativity and positivity can be very effective if presented right. No one wants to hear that everything's alwasy great, or always awful, because neither of these is helpful.

If you can figure out a way to present good news in a productive way, and bad news in a constructive way, I'd say you're onto something.

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