"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."
— Herm Albright
I was at dinner with colleagues as each of us tried topping the other with stories of job loss and economic failure and the "did-you-hear" kind of rumors that steam up a conversation. As the conversation fizzled, I watched as the energy that we came to dinner with seeped out the front door. We left feeling full — full of food, full of bad news and full of thoughts that don't do anyone a service.
Contrast that with the next week when I met with a group of eternally optimistic friends. We made a pact at the beginning of the meal: no trash talk about the economy.
