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Principle #5 See the Best to Be the Best. “A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, but an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. What does this mean?. What do you see below?.
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Principle #5 See the Best to Be the Best
“A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, but an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom What does this mean?
What do you see below? You See What You Want to See
Draw a glass half full/empty. Label the glass as seen below • As you view the following pictures, write positive things in the top half of the glass and negative things in the bottom half In Your Notes… Half Full Half Empty
Is it Half Full or Half Empty? Half Full Half Empty
Is It Half Full or Half Empty? Half Full Half Empty
Is It Half Full or Half Empty? Half Full Half Empty
Half Full or Half Empty? Half Full Half Empty
Is It Half Full or Half Empty? Nile River Flooding Half Full Half Empty
Rain Storm Is It Half Full or Half Empty? Half Full Half Empty
Choose to see the glass like this: You See What You Want to See
…make lemonade! If Life Gives You Lemons…
“Making Lemonade” Lemonade Lemons
“Making Lemonade” Lemonade Lemons
“Making Lemonade” Lemonade Lemons
“Making Lemonade” Lemonade Lemons
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true • Example: The instructor of a college class goes over the syllabus. The student figures the best he can get in the class is a “B”. He ends up getting a “B” in the class. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Read about seeing the best to be the best on pages 57 – 64 in the book entitled The Success Principles by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy. • Take down one page of Cornell notes. Silent Reading
With a small group, take turns sharing out your responses to the questions printed on the activity cards. Activity Cards
Write a thank you card to someone and thank him/her for something that he/she has done for you Being Grateful