“I LEARN BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO BE BAD LONG ENOUGH”
Business Today|April 21, 2019

Business consultant and life coach David Wood feels great things happen when you get out of your comfort zone and allow new opportunities to come in. In a conversation with Business Today’s Aprajita Sharma, Wood says people should train their minds and counter negativity. Edited excerpts:

“I LEARN BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO BE BAD LONG ENOUGH”

Q: How do you connect with strangers? Reaching out to people and showing interest in their lives often look odd. Can there be a sense of camaraderie in random scenarios?

A: I smile and talk to people all the time, and about 90 per cent respond positively. As for the 10 per cent who don’t, well, it speaks more about them than us. Try leading with a question as there is nothing weird about it. The challenge is that everyone is waiting for the other person to go first, and nobody does.

Q: How should we deal with negativity?

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