Some people are like a thermometer. If their environment is negative, they are negative. If bad things happen, they are sad. If good things happen, they are happy. They are simply a product of their environment. Successful people, on the other hand, are more like a thermostat. Even if their environment is negative, they choose to be positive. Cameron C. Taylor
About This Quote

The thermometer analogy is probably one of the most overused ones in the world. It has been used to explain how people can be influenced by their environment and how people with a negative personality can be influenced by their environment. In this quote, Nelson Mandela uses another analogy to describe how some people are negatively affected by their environment. This time, he is referring to a thermostat. A thermostat has a pre-set temperature setting.

However, a thermostat is not affected by its environment. If it’s hot outside, the thermostat will be set at a higher temperature. However, if it’s cold outside, the thermostat will be set at a lower temperature.

In the same way, successful people do not change according to their environment. They have a pre-set personality that is unaffected by what happens around them.

Source: 8 Attributes Of Great Achievers

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