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Article: When thoughts become things: Positive thinking or positve focusing?
- Article from:
- Biopharm International
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. Mar 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Don't let your positive outlook blind you to the realities of the business world
As Jan concluded his presentation to the venture capital firm's top analysts, he knew something hadn't quite clicked. He had given a superb talk: His slides were in order; he had answers for all their questions, and he had used no more than the 30 minutes they had allotted. But the presentation had still fallen flat. It seemed that there was some concern he hadn't addressed, some issue he had missed.
Still, Jan was sure he would prevail because of his positive attitude and his inherent faith in the technology. He had felt that way since resigning from his "real" job over two years before to develop the ...