BRX Pro Tip: Optimism
Stone Payton : And we’re back with Business RadioX Pro Tips, Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, I have a bit of a reputation. And candidly, I think a track record for being pretty darn optimistic. But I don’t know if it’s anything I’ve done on purpose or if it’s cultural or based on experience. What’s your take on optimism?
Lee Kantor: I am pro-optimism. I think that it’s super important to look at life through an optimistic lens, and I don’t think that being an optimist is a personality trait. I think it’s a skill that you can build. I think the way you build it is by starting focusing in on things that you can control. Celebrating small wins, even on tough days. You know, expressing gratitude, appreciating the things, surrounding yourself with positive people who encourage growth and possibility.
Lee Kantor: And then whenever setbacks happen, and they’re going to happen, it doesn’t matter who you are, you have to reframe setbacks as learning opportunities instead of failures. You cannot look at any type of setback as you failed. You have to ask yourself, “What can I learn from this?” You can’t take that victim approach of why me, because why not you?
Lee Kantor: I think practicing gratitude, writing down just one thing you’re thankful for each day, these things change your mindset and can shift your mindset over time.
Lee Kantor: And optimism isn’t about ignoring challenges and hard things. It’s just believing that you have the tools to overcome those challenges and hard things, and that good things are possible. And the more that you practice these optimistic skills, the more natural optimism becomes. And then, invariably over time, you just start seeing the good. And then the bad is just learning opportunities and things that just come along for the ride. This is about, you know, just believing that good things are possible and you deserve them.
