Comments on: How to Be a Naysayer http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/how-to-be-a-naysayer/ Mike Turitzin's essays and articles Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Are You Leading a Life of Quiet Desperation? http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/how-to-be-a-naysayer/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Are You Leading a Life of Quiet Desperation? Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:25:10 +0000 http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=461#comment-1053 [...] your own worst naysayer.  You focus on how your plans will fail rather than on how to make them work.  You expend great [...] [...] your own worst naysayer.  You focus on how your plans will fail rather than on how to make them work.  You expend great [...]

]]> By: Kim http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/how-to-be-a-naysayer/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Kim Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:21:18 +0000 http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=461#comment-89 tell me about it. i've been dealing with naysayers all my life. tell me about it. i’ve been dealing with naysayers all my life.

]]> By: miketuritzin http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/how-to-be-a-naysayer/comment-page-1/#comment-86 miketuritzin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:58:08 +0000 http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=461#comment-86 Yes, I did encounter some naysayer-types at work. Naysaying comes in subtle forms too, though -- a lot of naysayers mean well and have your best interests in mind. They may think they're helping you by discouraging you from pursuing a goal. I've encountered naysaying every time I've set out to do something ambitious in an area in which I haven't yet proven myself. If you're insecure about your abilities in an area, you're much more vulnerable to naysaying. Yes, I did encounter some naysayer-types at work. Naysaying comes in subtle forms too, though — a lot of naysayers mean well and have your best interests in mind. They may think they’re helping you by discouraging you from pursuing a goal.

I’ve encountered naysaying every time I’ve set out to do something ambitious in an area in which I haven’t yet proven myself. If you’re insecure about your abilities in an area, you’re much more vulnerable to naysaying.

]]> By: Chris Turitzin http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/how-to-be-a-naysayer/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Chris Turitzin Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:29:29 +0000 http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=461#comment-85 Did you encounter a lot of these people at Google? In your current endeavor? I personally, try to separate myself as far from people like this as possible. Luckily, my current workplace, frog design, is fairly devoid of naysayers. But more subtle naydoing comes in by just NOT taking risks. Geez naysayers sound so boring! Did you encounter a lot of these people at Google?

In your current endeavor?

I personally, try to separate myself as far from people like this as possible. Luckily, my current workplace, frog design, is fairly devoid of naysayers. But more subtle naydoing comes in by just NOT taking risks.

Geez naysayers sound so boring!

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