A man calls himself cynical and negative. His kids won't talk to him, he's divorced, broke, and his life is falling apart. The speaker argues that labeling yourself this way becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and you can choose differently.
Make sure it ain't you. Don't be cynical. I had a guy come in my office one time and say to me, I'm just not a positive guy. I'm just really cynical and negative. I've always been negative. I said, how's that working for you? His kids didn't talk to him, his wife had divorced him, is with another person, he's losing his house, and he's stuck to the thing that his definition of himself was he's negative and cynical by nature.
