utter lack of cynicism
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
 If successful people have one common trait, it’s an utter lack of cynicism. The world owes them nothing. They go out and find what they need without asking for permission; they’re driven, talented, and work through negatives by focusing on the positives. ~ — Mike Zimmerman
A cynical friend disagreed with this… of course. He said there were lplenty of cynical people who were successful. So we debated about the definition of success and here’s what we agreed on. If success is only defined by money… then the cynical can be said to be successsful. But if success includes the attributes of happiness, joy, or meaningful relationships then Mike Zimmermans quote stands. ( though I suspect a few cynical people will still respond to this today with their opinion) 
Cynicsim is not attractive. Yes, cynicism may bring laughs, but not the sort that inspires minds or lifts spirits. So you can be rich, lonely, miserable and cynical…or you can have relationships.
Kirk Out
