I think perseverance might be a better description of “positive thinking” than “positive” itself is because you certainly don’t want to blow through failures like nothing happened. You want to push through with more ideas, learn whatever you can from the mistakes you made and try to use it as a stepping stone to something even better.

As for the book, I actually read the Kindle version on my iPhone. I’m more of a reader than a listener.

Another distinction between the upper classes and the lower ones is their relationship to authority. The children of the wealthy are encouraged to ask people in authority many questions and to communicate with respect but without deference.

People marked for advancement will look authority figures in the eye and communicate as equals. Those kept at the lower end will avoid eye contact, mumble, and appear as obedient as possible.

You don’t need to be born rich, of course, to learn this kind of behavior. But it’s difficult to do so without coaching, self-knowledge, and possibly therapy.

This is also the primary advantage of going through a private school. The quality of the teaching is the same or worse as that offered at public schools, but the relationships between the students and teachers are rather different, particularly at the top-end boarding schools. .-= JC Hewitt´s last blog ..Avoid White People and Save Over $15,000 a Year =-.

I love the “Ideas Things People” distinctions you made, really powerful. I’m going to try and get my hands on the audio for the 10 distinctions book, is that how you listened to it?

Positives and Negatives is another distinction I feed on constantly. Most likely because of life circumstances I’ve learned this one thoroughly although I through “perseverance” more than “positives”. There is always, always, always another side of the coin. You may not see it that day, or the next, or until years later, but there are always benefits to failures, tragedies, and losses…having this awareness really helps you keep saying I can, instead of i can’t. Cheers .-= Robert´s last blog ..Helping Alan – Mac Tools and Tech for Freelancers =-.

I have a stack of ideas on my desk. It’s nice to see I’m on the right track.

I can not say how important being and staying positive is. I recommend surrounding yourself with positive people. People who can see the positives in the negative situations. They are invaluable. .-= Heather Villa´s last blog ..“What should I do?” – New Series – Social Media Mindmeister =-.