Cheer Club 2

I really admire many members of the cheer club.

Despite any data to the contrary they will remain positive, even through gritted teeth at times.

Their belief is that a positive attitude begets a positive outcome. And in many cases they are absolutely right.

In business communications I often adopt the cheer club approach because it works. It helps to motivate others, or to create personal opportunities. But in development of business strategy, for example, it’s straight back to hard-core truth mode.

There are times when cheer clubbing strays over the line.

An example would be crowds of bogans waving little Australian flags on Australia Day. Nothing can convince me that they aren’t hiding behind a morning television-driven facade of fear and loathing; and that this cheer club behaviour will make their issues worse in the long run.

I guess what I am saying is that cheer club behavior is a tool to be used sparingly when the occasion demands. Full time use just leads to self deceit.

You can always tell if you have gone too far into cheer club mode. Just record yourself saying the word ‘cynic’ and listen to that recording for any hint of a sneer.

And if you don’t even trust yourself to do that without cheering, ask someone else, preferably someone you have labelled as a cynic.

PS the picture below has no relevance. It’s just that I have never seen a deep blue toilet seat before. I couldn’t decide what I thought about it. A cheer clubber would automatically rave about it despite any inner feelings of repulsion. Cognitive dissonance is their penalty for crimes against the truth. When the gap between their narrative and the truth gets too big they simply break down and cry.