Principle #5 See the Best to Be the Best

What does this mean? “A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, but an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

You See What You Want to See What do you see below?

In Your Notes… 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 Half Full Half Empty

Is it Half Full or Half Empty?

Is It Half Full or Half Empty?

Is It Half Full or 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

Is It Half Full or Half Empty? Rain Storm Half Full Half Empty

You See What You Want to See Choose to see the glass like this:

If Life Gives You Lemons… …make lemonade!

“Making Lemonade” Lemons Lemonade

“Making Lemonade” Lemons Lemonade

“Making Lemonade” Lemons Lemonade

“Making Lemonade” Lemons Lemonade

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 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.

Silent Reading 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.

Activity Cards With a small group, take turns sharing out your responses to the questions printed on the activity cards.

Being Grateful Write a thank you card to someone and thank him/her for something that he/she has done for you

On Your Own