WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT:
THERMOMETERS AND THERMOSTATS
"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances."
- Bruce Barton
A thermometer just sits there and tells us what the temperature is. That's all its good for. When it's hot, it reflects just how hot it is and vice versa. It reacts to the surrounding temperature.
A thermostat, on the other hand, regulates the environment. It sets the desired temperature of the room and actively works to maintain it within a given range.
'Thermometer' people react to circumstances and lose their cool (pun intended) when tensions are high.
'Thermostat' people, however, have a constant pulse on the environment and adapt to change the circumstances.
Which one are you?