Q: What did he mean when he said, "You have the choice to entertain your thoughts?" Give an example of this as it pertains to leadership.
A: I think he meant that there are thousands of thoughts that pass through our mind everyday, and as they pass we have the choice to do something about the thought or just to ignore it. As far as leadership is concerned, I think that when negative thoughts pass through my mind, it's best to ignore them rather than acting on them. I should choose to entertain only the positive thoughts.
Q: Right before Mr. Cain left, he read a story about adversity. Are you an egg, carrot, or coffee bean?
A: I think sometimes I can be a little inconsistent with adversity. Sometimes I am an egg, where I turn mean and bitter about the situation (or hard on the inside). At other times I am a carrot, like if I hear criticism and it just makes me melt. But I think majority of the time I am a coffee bean, because I try to make the best of a situation and not get down on myself. I think how I can even out my reactions to adversity is to conciously remember this story and ask myself, do I want to be an egg, a carrot, or a coffee bean??
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