Looking For The Positive...

For most of my corporate career I spent my time looking for the imperfections. That way, I thought, I could be prepared for when things went wrong, and solve problems faster.

The trouble is, we tend to find the thing we’re looking for.

These days, I make a conscious effort to try and look for the positive in each situation and every person, and I’m often rewarded with a new insight, an improved relationship or a valuable lesson. I’m far from perfect, and regularly fall back into my old ways, but it is getting easier to catch and correct. Which is a positive…