Have you ever considered how much your attitude reflects your ability to succeed?
“Nobody tells me. Nobody keeps me informed. I make it 17 days come Friday since anybody spoke to me.” Eeyore
I remember watching cartoons with my kids and watching the ragged little Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh. His house would fall or his tail would come off or he landed unexpectedly in the river and Eeyore, in a deep monotone voice would say, “When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.”
Eeyore always expected something bad to happen and it usually did. We often laughed at his misery either because we find it profoundly funny or ironic. Sometimes art really does imitate life.
Charlie Brown, Sad Sack and Ziggy were also among the ranks of cartoons great pessimists. And if they werent altogether pessimistic then they were at least bereft of the proverbial break that would grant them success.
We all watch these cartoons and we laugh because we have been where they are. Perhaps we are really laughing at ourselves because we can...