Being one to always try and count my blessings, I have on my hands now the polar opposite of a whiner in our new helper this season who comes from a family of surveyors and his unbridled enthusiasm for everything and anything survey related, his response is always the same, "Awesome!'. I am so sick of that word. He knows how good he has it and never misses an opportunity to demonstrate his jubilation at whatever task is at hand. Does his enthusiasm get on my nerves? Most definitely. Would I trade him for a whining passive aggressive back stabbing slacker? No way.?ÿ
As my Grandmother taught me
"If you can't saying anything good, don't say anything at all"
My gratitude has sounded like whining lately.
Earlier this year, I was assisting on Facebook live broadcasts for sporting events at a local stadium.
One evening at half time, I stuck my head out of the press box to check?ÿ out the crowd in the stands?ÿ
I would say 80 o/o were looking at their phones or sharing images with others.
Dreamers believe they deserve the World, but they don't know what the World even is.
But doers do, and seize opportunities dreamers are waiting for. ?????ÿ
@flga-2-2?ÿ
That almost sounds like Greg from the Gas Co. Paden Cash was talking about fits into both the "doer" and Dreamer categories. Perhaps we're talking about different things, but I see Dreamers as folk who believe the world is something they can seize.
Then again, I have that opinion because of where I came from: I achieved my dream because I seized opportunities. I don't blame anyone for going for it, I just question the motivation.
I achieved my dream because I seized opportunities. I don't blame anyone for going for it, I just question the motivation.
"I just question the motivation."
I'm lost here, could you elaborate on the motivation statement? ???? ?ÿ
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@flga-2-2 Yeah, I think we're talking about different things. When I say Dreamer, I mean the type of person who just jumps from one company to another without ever learning to do the real work. So, in a way, "seizing" an opportunity whether they can do the work or not. In this sense, I believe the motivation is a fancy title, money, status, etc. as opposed to finding the right fit for their place in the field they've chosen.?ÿ
I believe you are referring to that rare group of people who actually DO real work. People like that are getting harder and harder to find!
The "Dream" changes over time.?ÿ To some third-grader throwing a football at the side of a garage, it's being a starting quarterback in the NFL, no matter how statistically improbable that may be.?ÿ To a 75 year-old with a grapefruit for a prostate, it's finding a bathroom/men's room/outhouse/big tree in time to prevent disaster.
