Rather Good

I am Karen Adams of Rather Good Ltd, and I am a recovering cynic. I worked in the construction industry for 20 years before discovering how valuable a positive mindset could be. Most people in the construction industry are pretty cynical, and it’s often used as a way of bonding with other people in the workplace. On every job I’ve worked on, the people on the team were what made anything happen (or, on very rare occasions, scuppered it completely). I stumbled upon positive reframing when I was reading about marketing. I tried it out, making an effort to appreciate my life. Once I started practising, I realised it was possible to reframe rubbish situations as opportunities to learn and keep growing and achieving even when things went wrong. I also discovered that when you feel more resourceful, it can have a knock-on effect when you talk to other people. When I told my husband about it, he didn’t immediately go out and make deliberate changes. Even so, he showed signs of developing a more resourceful mindset, and when he began to apply these ideas more intentionally over time, he found his job far less stressful. Discovering I could help others feel more capable and see the potential in any situation – and that, in some ways, it was something I had been doing for years – was a revelation! I realised I could be much more helpful if I changed direction and worked with others to find their positivity and resourcefulness. So that’s what I did.