That’s not a complaint.

 

It is simply a fact.

 

I know this because I cannot stop myself from observing people, listening to them, and watching how they react to other people’s ideas and requests.

 

Last month, I wrote a little Thought Post entitled ‘Let’s get rid of Scarcity Mindset’.

 

Now, like most ‘blog sites’, our Thought Post site provides readers the opportunity to rate our Thought Posts. Our site has little stars at the bottom of each posting…readers can select and enter 1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, or 5 stars.

 

Generally readers do not rate our Thought Posts. That’s typical of blog sites, unless maybe the person who does the writing is really, really gifted. [I aspire to that…and…clearly I have some work to do…but…I digress.] It seems a posting must really annoy or really resonate before people take the time to rate it.

 

It is interesting to note, the Thought Post about getting rid of Scarcity Mindset received 2 ratings: one was 1 star and one was 5 stars…so, the average is 3 stars. Now, I assume the person who rated it 5 stars liked the posting and agrees with its message.

 

But – what about the person who gave the 1 star rating?

• Perhaps, this person agrees we should work to get rid of Scarcity Mindsets but thinks I did a poor job of delivering that message?
• Perhaps, this person disagrees with the message and thinks we should not get rid of Scarcity Mindsets?
• Perhaps, this person thinks something else?

We will never know…unless the person provides comments to clarify.

 

I do know scarcity mindsets permeate many business environments. So, I will keep writing in an effort to help folks understand the problem so they have a chance to fix it before it causes too much damage.

 

During the last 2 weeks, people have talked to me about 3 separate instances of scarcity mindset in the workplace. When people describe their situations they usually do not use the words ‘scarcity mindset’…people usually talk about the results they see/hear, not the underlying cause.

 

Perhaps I need to write more clearly…