Our default positions inform the way we see the world and the way we react to events and people.
Is your default position trust or distrust?
... belief or disbelief?
... openness or avoidance?
... curiosity or skepticism?
... possible or impossible?
... self or selfless?
... give or take?
... consume or produce?
... entitled or grateful?
... stingy or magnanimous?
... arrogant or humble?
When we are unsure how to respond to a situation, we fall back to our default positions. The good news is that we get to choose our default positions. It just takes a decision to do so.