Jumbo Shrimp
I have to admit, this has not been my most productive work day so far. Maybe it’s because of an obnoxious email waiting for me in my inbox. Maybe it’s because I couldn’t fall asleep until after 3:30 a.m. and I’m still tired. Maybe it’s because, despite all the benefits of building 8, marketing still sucks.
Anyway, I saw our CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) in a meeting today and growled a little inside. And then I thought to myself, “Growlers don’t have good attitudes. Team players are positive!” (I thought this in a sarcastic tone, just in case you weren’t sure.)
So I was stewing in my bad attitude of negativity, when it occurred to me. I am positive. I’m a problem solver. I don’t accept the mindset “we can’t” (although I think “we won’t” is often acceptable). And one of my pet peeves is people who come up and complain to me about things without bothering to propose a solution.
And I finally realized, it’s not the rah rah let’s all be positive stuff that I inherently dislike. It’s the fact that people who feel the need to force others to be rah rah positive are generally doing it to cover up a problem that they choose not to solve.
Why take the time to understand the issues, evaluate the situation, or admit you might have made a poor decision when you can tell yourself that everyone who disagrees with you just has a bad attitude anyway? Rah rah indeed.
Anyway, I saw our CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) in a meeting today and growled a little inside. And then I thought to myself, “Growlers don’t have good attitudes. Team players are positive!” (I thought this in a sarcastic tone, just in case you weren’t sure.)
So I was stewing in my bad attitude of negativity, when it occurred to me. I am positive. I’m a problem solver. I don’t accept the mindset “we can’t” (although I think “we won’t” is often acceptable). And one of my pet peeves is people who come up and complain to me about things without bothering to propose a solution.
And I finally realized, it’s not the rah rah let’s all be positive stuff that I inherently dislike. It’s the fact that people who feel the need to force others to be rah rah positive are generally doing it to cover up a problem that they choose not to solve.
Why take the time to understand the issues, evaluate the situation, or admit you might have made a poor decision when you can tell yourself that everyone who disagrees with you just has a bad attitude anyway? Rah rah indeed.