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Far from helping his disciples, the empowerment guru does them a disservice by making them "think positive" about a situation in which the odds of success are exceedingly low. As top management consultant Jay Kurtz argues: "The most dangerous person in corporate America is the highly enthusiastic incompetent.
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The most dangerous person is the one who tells you not to try because the 'odds are low' or they think you are incompetent. It is this negative attitude projected as fact, which harms people the most.
You will never make money at that. You don't know enough to try that.. etc....
In every case there was a person who ignored those who told them to be 'realistic' and succeeded. Yes some failed as well, but you will never know if you are incompetent unless you try, and you won't try your best if you are not enthusiastic about it.