There’s uncertainty, anxiety, and stress. It takes an optimist to deal with the daily ups and downs. In a new venture, the odds are always against you. It would make more sense to get a steady job. If you were a logical person, it wouldn’t be the best step to take. If you are going to start a new venture, it helps if you are a natural optimist. Let’s look at optimism from both the angles. But my friend seems to feel that it’s working against her. People usually consider optimism and charisma to be a quality. Especially when you are fooling yourself. This is helpful in a lot of situations, but it can often hamper personal growth if there’s nobody to call you out. Since she makes a good impression, people generally believe that she knows what she’s doing. She’s a realist, but she’s got The Optimist’s Curse. If she doesn’t get feedback, she would make very bad business decisions. She’s worried that people agree to her more than counter her because she sounds confident. She has always had a knack for gaining popularity and gathering followers. According to her, she has the wrong leadership skills.
But under her company’s current circumstances, she got the responsibility of a team. She wanted to remain an individual contributor.
Talking the talk is not a substitute for walking the walk.)Ī good friend of mine got promoted to a leadership position recently. If a leader gives the impression of knowing what he is doing, it usually helps build trust. Humans detect threat and build trust more through feeling than logic. This gives the team and others who depend upon them a lot of confidence. It helps if leaders and decision makers are optimists.
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