The early bird catches the worm, but what about the worm?

 

"I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

Have you ever thought about cause and effect? The other day I was talking to a friend about a job she interviewed for. She was hoping that some good luck would rub off on her and she would get the job. Sadly this gal has had a lot of unfortunate activity around her the last few months. Including a job layoff that lead to the reason she was even interviewing. We chatted about how great it would be if she landed the job. Then she started talking about how bummed she would be if she didn't get the job. This lead to us talking about how great the job is and whoever gets it will be very lucky.

Do you ever think of your gain as someone else's lose? Do you ever see the light in someone else gaining something while you lose out when the tables are turned? I've started paying more attention to these very questions and have found that people only tend to pay attention to the good vs. the bad when they are in the good.

Challenge - For every bad thing that happens to you this week try and focus on how it could be positive for someone else. You're the worm here so it may be a little hard, but I know you can do it! Remember a positive outlook on life leads to less stress and far more laughs :)