Magnifying The Positive
To design the life and career worth SMILING about, YOU have to choose what you magnify.
By Real Estate Coach and Speaker Darryl Davis, CSP
When I was a kid, my father had this old-school magnifying glass. I thought it was magic. The curved glass made everything bigger—letters, bugs, blades of grass. As a kid, it felt like holding superpowers in my hand.
Years later, I inherited that magnifying glass. And while I don’t use it to read the fine print, I do use it as a powerful reminder: What we focus on becomes larger. In business. In life. In relationships. In everything.
What Are You Enlarging?
Magnifying something isn’t just about noticing it—it’s about making it bigger than everything else around it. And here’s the tricky part: Our minds work the same way.
Start the day with a rude comment, a tough client, or a missed opportunity—and if you dwell on it? Boom. You’ve magnified the negative. Suddenly, the day feels heavier. Hope feels smaller. That one moment becomes the whole mood.
But it doesn’t have to.
You always have a choice:
Magnify the fear. Or magnify the possibility.
Magnify the problem. Or magnify the path forward.
The Power of Choice
We can’t control every headline, every challenge in the market, or every twist in our personal lives. But we can control what we dwell on, talk about, replay in our heads, and share with others.
We can choose what we magnify.
When you zero in on gratitude, progress, or connection—those things grow. That’s not toxic positivity, that’s strategic focus. It’s neuroscience. It’s success psychology. And it’s good business.
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A Coaching Challenge for the Week Ahead
Catch yourself.
Notice where your mental magnifying glass lands during the day.
Is it hovering over frustration… or growth?
Are you zooming in on what’s missing or what’s possible?
Shift it—on purpose. Zoom in on a win. A laugh. A moment of clarity. A client who did say yes. A friend who had your back. Your progress, even if it’s small. Especially if it’s small.
Because small wins, when magnified, become momentum.
One Last Thought
In every room, there’s already enough negativity. Be the person who brings the light. In every conversation, there’s room for a different story. Be the one who shifts the focus.
Magnifying the positive doesn’t mean ignoring challenges—it means refusing to let them define you.
You get to choose what grows.
So what’s under your magnifying glass today?
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