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Regardless of his state at present, the negative thinker finds disappointment in the future. The epitaph on a negative person’s headstone should read, “i expected this.” This type of negative thinking can be best described by a sign i read several years ago in an office building:

Don’t look — you might see.

Don’t listen — you might hear.

Don’t think — you might learn.

Don’t make a decision — you might be wrong.

Don’t walk — you might stumble.

Don’t run — you might fall.

Don’t live — you might die.

Don’t change — you might grow.

-Developing the Leader in You

by John C. Maxwell