Never Better
By Craig Evans, Sr. Director Global Brand Management When someone asks me “How’s it going?” when I pass them in the hall or even on the street, my standard response is “Never better!” This response often stops people in their tracks. Some look confused; some want to find out more; and some literally congratulate me on what seems like a unique answer to such a routine question. Is it always true that I’ve never been better? Probably not, as, for example, sometimes my back hurts, or perhaps I’ve just been given some feedback on my work product that maybe was a tad humbling. Nevertheless, the core concept of “never better” is at the center of who I strive to be and it powers my positivity. Dictionary.com defines positivity as “the state or character of being positive by accepting the world as it is.” The key insight to me here is that this implies that positivity isn’t just something you are, but rather something that you do. That’s likely why “positivity” is one of my Top 5...