utter lack of cynicism
 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
February 10th, 2010 at 10:25 am
We need the cynics so the optimists know what to put the positive slant on. Opps, that makes their comments an aid, oh what a positive circle I am caught in.
February 10th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Kirk:
This has been a topic of dialogue in several of my groups recently. We have determined that there is no place for cynicism in a world pursuing success as you and Mike have defined it (or as Napoleon Hill defines it: “Attainment of your definite chief aim without violating the rights of other people”) but there’s plenty of room for healthy skepticism, which implies a mind open to learning. After all, learning = change. If there has been no change (and that includes changing your mind), then there has been no learning. Our groups in Fargo are all about learning and expanding and growing, so our skeptics actually have a huge role in our collective growth whereas cynics just don’t really stick around too long.
Thanks for the reminders!