1. Principle #5 See the Best to Be the Best

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. Is it Half Full or Half Empty?

6. Is It Half Full or Half Empty?

7. Is It Half Full or Half Empty?

8. Half Full or Half Empty?
Half Full
Half Empty

9. Is It Half Full or Half Empty?
Nile River Flooding
Half Full
Half Empty

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

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

12. If Life Gives You Lemons…
…make lemonade!

13. “Making Lemonade”
Lemons
Lemonade

14. “Making Lemonade”
Lemons
Lemonade

15. “Making Lemonade”
Lemons
Lemonade

16. “Making Lemonade”
Lemons
Lemonade

17. 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.

18. 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.

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

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

21. On Your Own