If someone else tries to tell you the sky is falling, take a look above their head, too. And when an acorn falls on your head, stop for a second to ask yourself: “Is the sky really falling, or am I standing under an oak tree?” ![]() Be open, be honest, try new things that might not work, fix old things that are broken. Your short journey through life is a balancing act. Yes, it is that bad! Don’t forget about it change it! Just forget about it.” You can practically hear the kerthunk as their heads dive into the sand. You’ll soon learn who’s there to support you and who’s threatened by change and willing to exaggerate in the other direction-”Oh it’s not that bad. If you believe something in your life is truly wrong, it’s your duty to try to fix it. If it’s bad to exaggerate small problems, then it’s worse to ignore big ones. Yes, it’s useful to have people who can offer you constructive criticism, but it’s also easy to tell the difference between constructive criticizers who help you become better, and the Chicken Littles interested only in beating you back into the status quo.Īnd just as important as the Chicken Littles who take small misunderstandings and turn them into apocalypses, be on the lookout for those who ignore big problems for their own convenience-the ostriches with their heads in the sand. ![]()
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