I have an ability to see trends and project future outcomes. This is a useful skill when your childhood is chaotic. This same skill is also a useful trait when you work as a project manager. I find it interesting when I talk with people about their childhoods and together we realize how many of our childhood traits have been converted into useful skills.

There are two issues, however, which are outcomes from my attempts to forecast the future. First, I often worry about outcomes which never happen. Second, I tend to adopt a fatalistic attitude toward outcomes which I see as inevitable.

This second defect is playing out now in my efforts to kick off the planning committee for a future event. I know the event will happen - barring any major cataclysms. I know I can do the planning by myself and make it work. I have do so before on other events. I also know, however, how flawed I am. I know I work much better with a team than I do as an individual.

My fatalism gives me the assurance the event will happen. My pessimism makes me skeptical about recruiting a team. Here is where I need to pull from other internal strengths. I need to demonstrate my enthusiasm for this event so others want to participate.

I will work on improving my outward display of my inward enthusiasm.