The title of your publicationOptimistic Essay

Being"optimistic"istohaveconfidenceinhavingasuccessfulfuture.Afuturethatisgoingtofill everygoalwehaveeverdreamedofachieving,conqueringourgreatestfears,andaccomplishingthe un–accomplishable"Everythingwillbeokayintheend,"and"Donotworry,itwillallfallinto placeeventually,"arethingswesaytoourselvesalmostconstantly.Whydoeseverythingonlyhave tobe"okay"lateroninlife?Weshouldnotjustbeoptimisticaboutthefuture;weneedtoaspireto beoptimisticaboutthepresent.

Asprivilegedasmostofusare,wetendtotakethingsforgrantedfartoooften.Maybeweget everythingwewantrightwhenwewishforitandthatonetimewedonot,wehaveafitInsteadof losingcontrolandhavingafit,weshouldautomaticallybeabletolookateverythingelsewehave thatissuperiorinourlives,evenifitisnotmaterial,andbegladwithit.Forinstance,...showmore content

Pessimismislackingconfidenceinonesfuture,andexpectingtheworstpossibleoutcome.Until recentlyscientistsbelievedonewaseitheranoptimistorapessimistandonepersoncouldnot simplybeboth;apessimistonsomeoccasionandanoptimistonanother.Now,weknowthatitisa completelypossiblecircumstancewhichweseeeverydayinourownlives.Itisalsoknownthat beinganoptimististhemoststrivedforwayoflife,butsomecannotovercomeseeingtheworst casescenario.

WhenIfirstheardofthisessaycontestIhadreallythoughtaboutwhetherIwasanoptimistor pessimist.MyfriendsandIwerejokinglycomingupwiththebestwaytolookateverything.My emptywaterbottlewassittingonmydeskandwecouldnotcomeupwithabrightwaytolookatit atfirstAfterafewminutesofanalyzingwedecidedthebottlewas"readytobefilled"ratherthan justplainempty.IlearnedthatIaminbetterspiritswhenthinkingpositivelyeventheinsilliestof

Asindividualswake–upacrossthecountry,everysingleoneofthosepeopleisgivenachoice.All menandwomencandecidewhetherornottheyaregoingtomakethemostoutoftheirday,orif theyaregoingtowastethatprecioustime.Thosewhofacethechallengesofeachdaywith confidenceandcourageareoftenthesamepeoplewhodemonstratejoyintheirday–to–daylife. OptimisticpeopleemitasenseofhopeandpromiseApersonproducesself–esteemfromwithin; however,itisnoticeablefromtheinside–out.Positivitycaneasilyberecognizedbythewayone moves,andbythewayheorsheinteractswithothers.Happierpeopletendtomovewithmore enthusiasm,andtheyaremoreinteractiveWhenothersseetheseactions,theyassumethepersonis content.Similarly,theemotionsofpessimistarejustasevident.Hopelessnessshowswithin someone'sfaceandactions;downbeatpeopletendtoactwithasluggishattitude.Meanwhile,a sincereamountofpeopledoesnotunderstandthattheirmoodcanaffect,notonlytheirday,buttheir bodies.Massesofindividualsarenegativelyaffected,mentallyandphysically,whentheyallowa spiritlessattitudetooverpowertheirmindsandbodiesInstead,theyshouldbehopefulandchipper aboutthedayahead.Allmenandwomenshouldhaveanoptimisticlifestylebecauseitleadsto happierthoughts,andahealthierlifestyle.Mentalsensitivityandthoughtprocessesvaryfrom persontoperson.Inthiscase,sensitivitymeans

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Fromyourfirstbreathtoyourfirstword,youaretaughtsomethingeveryday.Maybefromyour mom,oryourdad.Yourfirstsmileorclap,optimismcomesfromthat.Youlearnthatsmilingmakes everyoneelsesmile,soyoudoit.Youlearnthatyourparentswantyoutotoclap,sotheywilllaugh. Theytaughtyouatayoungagetodopositivethings.Yougrowupandtakethosethingswithyou whereveryougoYousee,yourrootofoptimismcomesfromthesimplestthingsyoudon'teven realize.Myrootofoptimismcomesfrommanythings.Oneofwhich,isallofthethingsaroundme. Themedia,Lifelessons,anddifferentperspectivesaretherootsofmyoptimsm.Ibelievethatthe rootsofmyoptimismhavemademewhoiamtoday,Somepeoplethinkthemediaistrue,andsome peoplethinkdifferent.Italldependsontheperson.Inmyopiniontherearetrueandfalse advertisementsinthemedia.Igrewuponlylookingatthewriterorpopstarsopinion,andnot focusingonmyown.Asigotolderthemediataughtmesomeimportantthings,tofocusonmyown opinion,andnotonanyoneelse's.Wheniusedtodriveonthehighway,iwouldlookatthesignsof theshowmorecontent

IwaspraisedwhenIneededtobepraised,andscoldedwhenIneededtobe.Thisisaprocessthat shapesagoodchild.Forexample,ifachildthrewtheirtrashaway,theymightgetapieceofcandy. Whentheysaidanaughtyword,theymighthavetogototimeout.Myparentstaughtmethese lessons,butinamoreoptimisticway.Focusingonthebrightside,eveninabadsituation.This broughtalotofpositivitytomylife,threwanoptimisticwayIthelpsmeasanolderchildtonotbe frustratedasmuch.JimmyDeanoncesaid"Ican'tchangethedirectionofthewind,buticanadjust mysailstoalwaysreachmydestination."Thisquoteremindsmeofthelifelessonsiwastaught.If onesolutiondoesn'twork,try

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OptimisticResponsePaper

Theconceptofoptimisticresponseorbeingpositiveisbynomeansidealwhereyoudon't experiencenegativeemotions.Obviously,wecan'tavoidnegativityinourlives;badthingsdo happenalways.Whatmattersistherateofpositivetonegativeemotionsovertime.Wehavetobe surethatwehavemorethanenoughpositiveexperiencestocounterbalancethenegativeones. (Carbrera,2010)AccordingtoHouston(2014)beingoptimisticprovidesimprovementtoone'sself Optimismhasalwaysbeenthecommonelementoffinancialandprofessionalsuccessand improvement.Optimisticpersonshavemoreroomandchancesforimprovementthanapessimist. Theyusuallydon'tbeatovertheirproblemsandtriestohandlethesituationfasterItisextremely ...Getmorecontent...

Whattheworldgainsfromoptimism.HellenKellerwroteinheressaytitled"Optimism,Part3:The PracticeofOptimism","Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.Nothingcanbedone withouthopeandconfidence."Positivethinkingisthetruemeaningofhopeintheworldthatcan leadtomanygreatsuccessesandcanbringconfidence.Forexample,asmysoftballseasonstarted uplastyearIknewIwasgoingtostruggleespeciallyknowingmyteamwouldbegettinganew coach.Theyearstartedwithanxietyatahighbutastheyearcontinued,Icontinuedtolookonit withoptimismandeventuallymyskillsandmyabilitytouseoptimismimproved.Optimismhelped togivemeconfidenceinmyselfandtosucceedeventhoughIhadmajordoubtsshowmore content...

OptimismcandefinitelyleadtoobtainingsetgoalssuchaslastsemesterwhenIdecidedtoenterfor theHughO'BrienYouthLeadershipScholarship(HOBY)AwardduringwhichIhadtosetcertain goalstosucceedinthenextstep.Throughtheentireprocess,Iusedoptimismtoguidemethrough mychallenginggoalswhichhelpedmetoobtainthescholarshipNotonlycanoptimismleadto successineducationalgoalsbutinathleticgoalsaswell.Duringanyathleticgame,inthiscasefor mesoftball,Ifoundthatusingoptimismtolearnfromerrorscanleadtoaccomplishinganygoal easier.Insteadofrejectingthegoalafterafewmistakes,useoptimismtolearnfromthemistakesfor thefuture.Usingthementalityofoptimismwithinagoalcanleadtogreatsuccessinaccomplishing anysetgoalwhetheritbeeducationalor

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"OptimisticandPessimistic"

ComparisonandContrastDoyouknowhowcanbeingoptimisticorpessimisticcanaffectyourlife? Whenpeoplearebeingoptimistic,itmeansthattheyarelookingtowardthebrightsideoftheworld, seeingthinginpositiveways.Ontheotherside,apessimisticpersonisapersonwhohabituallysees oranticipatestheworstorisdisposedtobegloomy(optimist,nd)Beingoptimisticorpessimistic canaffectusmorethanwethink.Itcanaffectourlifeinrelationship,ourhealthandourwork. Beingoptimisticorpessimisticcanaffectperson'srelationship.Whenoptimistsarefacingan extremelyseriousproblem,theywillnotreallybeinadeepdepressionforsolongBeingoptimistic makespeople...showmorecontent...

Ontheotherhand,beingpessimisticisapersonwhocrossesthebridgesbeforetheycometoit. Eventhoughthesituationisnotreallyserious,thiskindofpersonseesthemasabigproblem.That makesthemeasilyfallintostressanddepression.Thismightmakesomepeopleexpressthemselves inagloomyoreveninanaggressivewayandusuallynoonewantstobeclosewithagloomyor bad–temperedperson.Imagineifyouwalkintoaroomwhereeveryoneisindepression,howyou canbehappywhenyoucansenseallthetensionaroundtheair!Beingoptimisticorpessimisticcan affectone'shealth.Optimisticpersonwhousuallyhavemorepositiveemotionorhavegood emotionalheathisphysicallyhealthierandrecoveringfromdiseasefasterthaninapessimistic personwhohasmorenegativeemotionDrBernieSiegel,ClinicalProfessorofSurgery,has collected57documentedso–calledcancermiracles.Acancermiracleiswhenapersonwhodidnot diewhentheyabsolutelyandpositivelysupposedtodie.These57peoplearepeoplewhodecidedto totallyletgotheiranger,depressionandallnegativeemotionsincetheydonothavemuchtimeleft Atthepointwhenthesepeopletotallygaveupalltheirangeranddepression,andstarttoloveand careforothers,thetumorsstartedtoshrink.Thispatternhappenedtoallthese57people(Siegel, n.d.).Anotherverycommonexampleisaheartbrokenperson.Theirnegativeemotionssometime evenmake

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Optimism.Ameaninglesschainofletters.Butno,it'simportant.Areyoueveroptimistic?That answerisdifferentforeverypersonyouask.Why?Becausetheirdefinitionofthatword"optimism" isneverthesame.Optimismmeansyou'rehopefulandconfidentaboutthefutureandorthe successfuloutcomeofsomething.SoI'llaskthequestionagain.Areyoueveroptimistic?Hasyour answerchanged?EvenalittleTheinalmosteverycaseis"yes",evenifitwasjusthopingyour teamwinsitsgame.Theworldhasawholeisawonderfulplacetoliveandbreathe.But,thinkabout it.Woulditalwaysbethatway?Optimismisapowermindsetthathasmadewherewelivegreat, andthatgoesforeveryoneBecausenomatterhowhardanythingisit

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WhereAreMyRootsInOptimism

WherearemyrootsinoptimismcomesfromtheBible,Myfamily,andBasketball.TheBible teachesmetohavehopeletsmeknowIhaveafuture.Jeremiah29:11states"ForIknowtheplansI haveforyoutheyaretoprosperyounottoharmyouandgiveyouahopeandafuture."Soknowing thatonedayi'llliveeternityinabeautifulandperfectplacewithmyfamilyandmyancestorsbefore meletsnotonlymebutmyfamilybeveryoptimistic.

MygrandpaispreacherandjustlikemostchristiansIstrugglewithmyfaithsometimes.Soany timeIhaveanyquestionsorconcernsaboutmylifeorothersknowingheisthereformealsogives mesenseofcouragethatIknowheisthereforme.Ephesians3:12says"Inwhomwehave...show morecontent

John3:16states"ForGodsolovedtheworldhegavehisonlybegottensonthatwhosoever believethinhimshallnotperishbuthaveeverlastinglife."

MyBrotherSamismyrolemodelHeisagreatchristian,heisloving,alwaysmakingmelaugh, andjustagreatbrother.EversincekindergartenwhenIhadtodrawapictureofme,myrolemodel, andusdoingahobbyorinterestwhichwasbasketballtohimcoachingmyteamandItoabasketball championshiptothismomentintimeheisnotonlymyrolemodelbutmybestfriendandhavinga greatexamplelikehimandhislifeletsmebeconfidentandhappyonhowmylifecanbe. MyparentsalsogivemeoptimismTheyareareloving,caringandmynumberonefanthroughout life.Oneofthemisatallofmyballgamesandcheersmeonthroughthewinsandlosses.Mylove forJesusstartedwiththemandtheypassedontomybrothersandIsoonedaywecanpassitonto ourfamiliesandwehopeitkeepsgettingpassed

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Haveyoueverheardthesaying,"There'slightattheendofthetunnel,"?Ormaybe,"Whenlife handsyoulemons,makelemonade,"?Bothareexamplesofoptimism.Optimismisawayoflooking onthebrightsideduringtoughsituations.WinstonChurchilloncesaid,'Apessimistseesthe difficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty'.Optimismhas beenproventohavebothpositivementalandphysicalhealthbenefits,aswellasmakingpeople moresuccessfulinlife.

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Itisalwayshardtosayifwecanbesummedupbyasimpleassessment.Afterall,howmuchcan reallybelearnedaboutusintenquestions.Howmuchcantrulybelearnedaboutonesphysiological makeupinagameoftenquestions?Howcanwepredictwhatwillmotivateusandourpeers?Ican howeversaythatIdoagreeforthemostpartoftheassessment.TheonlypartIwouldsaythemark wasslightlymissedonwas"Optimismandhope";whileIdotendtotrytobefairlyoptimisticand hopefulIamtrulymoreofarealistHoweverbasedonthecouplequestionsasked,Iratedasvery highlyoptimistic.OptimismisawonderfulqualitytohavebutIdonotthinkthatabusinessor anythinginlifecansimplyhingeonhopesanddreams.Theassessmentwasbasedonfourparts; Efficacy,Resiliency,HopeandOptimism.Iwholeheartilyagreewithmyratingswhenitcomesto efficacyandresiliency.Itrulyfeellikemytenyearsinthemilitarycontributedtothese characteristicsIwillnotproducesomethingthatwouldmakemyselformycompanylookbadI wanteverythingthatisproducedtobetrulyamongthebest.IthinkthecharacteristicIrelatetothe mostandfindmystrongestwouldberesiliency.NomatterwhatIkeepgoing,andnomatterhow manytimesImayfailIpickmyselfupandtryharderWeareallwireddifferently,thewaywe work,thewayweprioritize,andwhatwedeemasimportantvariespersontoperson.Someofus needthatreassuranceofbeingtoldwearedoingagoodjob,whileothersonlywanttogetthejob donewithoutrecognition.Sowhatarewaystomotivateus?Doyougointoworkeverydayand striveforthebestsimplyforthewarmandfuzziesyoufeelinside?Ordoyougotoworkandhustle! Constantlyreachingforthatpromotion?Whilethisdoesvarywewilldiscussafewdifferentways thatwillpushusintherightdirectionofsuccess!

Extrinsicmotivation!Iwouldhavetosaythismaybethetopwaytomotivateothers.Extrinsic motivationiswhenyouaremotivatedbya"reward"whetheritbemonetarysuchasabonusora raise,praiseorsometypeofprizeliketimeoff,avacation,oranitem.Ialwayshavepushedmyself tostriveforthebest,butthoseprojects

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Whenthinkingaboutthefuture,Iwasalwaystheonetobeafraidofit.NotknowingwhereI'm goingtobeatinthenextfivetotenyearsisanincrediblyscarythoughtandfeeling.Likerightnow, eventhinkingandwritingaboutitisputtingmystomachinknots.Iguessit'sjustthefactofliterally notknowingiswhatscaresthelivingdaylightsoutofmethemost,butthat'sexactlywhyImust stayoptimisticandoptimisticIcertainlyamIfforsomereasonyoudon'tknowwhatthewords "Optimistic"or"optimism"meansthenthatprobablymeansyou'rereallynotanoptimisticperson aboutthingsyourself.Anyways,justincase,beingoptimisticmeansthatyou'rehopefuland confidentaboutthefuture,andalwayslookingforthepositivesideofthingsoverthenegative aspectsofthem.NowIunderstandthatbeingoptimisticwiththingsinlifeorsituationsthatwego throughcanbeveryadifficultthingtodoformostpeople,dependingonwhattypeofpersonthey are.Imean,someonecanjustbegenuinelyhappyabouttheirlifeandthepositivethingsthatcome outofit,butthentherearepeopleouttherethataremaybejusttwosecondsawayfromjustgiving everythingup,they'remaybeatapointintheirlifeshowmorecontent

Like,Ididn'tlookatthingsclearlyaordidn'tthinksomethingthroughallthewayandwhen somethingbadorupsettinghappenedtome,thefirstthingIwouldthinkofwouldbe"Ohgreat, everythingisruined,screwitnow",butasIstartedtogrowolderandbecomealittlemorewiser thanIwas,IrealizedthattheguyinForrestGumpwascompletelyright"S***Happens",andit trulydoesThereisnothinginthisworldthatcanstopthat,it'sinevitableButitisalwaysdarkest beforedawn,butdawnalwayscomes,andeventhoughthingsgetworsebeforetheygettingbetterin life,becausetheyalwaysdo,thingwillalwaysgetbetter,thatisalso

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AsmuchasIconsidermyselfapersonwhorelishesinthepresentandfindsthebestineverythingI encounter,Iconstantlyfindmyselfthinkingaboutthefuture.Mymindisalwaysbusythroughout theday;Iamalwaysplanningoutmyhomeworkscheduleforthenight,wonderingwhatmymom willmakefordinner,anddaydreamingaboutthefutureandwhatitmayholdforme.Iama naturallypositiveperson,andbecauseIsubconsciouslyspendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthe future,bothshorttermandlongterm,IamalwaysoptimisticaboutthepossibilitiesIliketokeepan openmindtoallofthesepossibilities,andIconsistentlylookforthebestrealitypossible.By lookingatmyfutureandremainingoptimisticaboutit,Iamabletosetgoalsformyselfinorderto helpmyselfachievewhatIneedandwanttoachieve.showmorecontent

Myyoungestsister,Grace,isaneleven–year–oldthatisthesizeofaneight–year–old.Throughout herlife,shehasstruggledwithararedisorderknownasTurnerSyndrome,whichcausesher unusuallysmallstatureamongotherlessnoticeablebutlong–termeffects.Althoughherconditionis incurable,Iremainoptimisticaboutherfuture.Irecentlyhelpedhercreateafundraisingpageand organizeateamforalocalTurnerSyndromewalk,andthroughmyeffortsIwasabletohelpher raiseover$2,000forherteam.ThismoneythatIhelpedraisewillgotowardstheresearchthatis neededtoimprovetheknowledgeaboutTurnerSyndromeandhelpallfuturecasessothatthe conditionofthesegirlswhosufferfromTScanbegraduallyhelped.Iamhopefulthatgirlslikemy littlesistercanbenefitfromtheeffortIputintohelpingthiscausebydevotingasmuchtimeas possibletothe

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Iamanambitiousperson,whoseattitudeonlifeisofabsoluteoptimism.Throughoutmy17years,I haveexperiencedmanydifficultsituations.Thosesituationshavehelpedmetoappreciatethesmall thingsoflifethatpeopleusuallytakeforgranted.ManyofwhichhaveshapedwhoIamtoday.I comefromafamilyinwhichmyparentshavestruggledtogivemeadelightfullife;wecameto AmericalookingforabetterfutureIcomefromaplacebetweenrivers,andmountainswithan amazingsunshine.Icomefromacountrywherethespringisunending,andthemoonisextremely luminous.Icomefromaplaceofferventsplendor,becauseofitspassionatepeople.Growingupin thisenvironmenthelpedmetofeellifeitself,anditgaveshowmorecontent

Forexample,Ihaveparticipatedinseveralacademicclubs,Ihavedonecommunityservices,andthe mostimportant,Ihaveworkedhardtobepersistentanddiligentinmygrades.Thesestepshave helpedmetoevolvestrongstudyskillsandtimemanagement.Myinterestineducationisthereason Ihavegreatconfidenceinmystrengthtoprevailinthecollegeenvironment.Iknowwhathardwork is;IhavebeenengageindifferentacademicallybeneficialclubswithmyschoolincludingNational HonorSociety,FBLAClub,DECAClub,SpanishClub,andThePre–CollegeEducationinGreater Newark.Theseprogramshavepreparedmefortheexigenciesoftherealworld,obligatingmeto multitaskinordertoaccomplishnumerousdeadlines.Ithashelpedmetoevolveintoawell–roundedperson.Thiswillhelpmeinthefuturewiththepressurethatcollegemayrestonme.The mostextraordinaryeducationalexperiencewasmyparticipationinThePre–CollegeEducationThis programmademepartofNewJersey'sScience&TechnologyUniversity(NJIT),whereItook EnglishandMathclasses.Thisfamiliarizedmetotheadvancedenvironmentthatcollegelifebrings tothetableManyofthethingsIhaveachievedhaveencouragedmetofightformydreams,to expandnotonlymyknowledge,butalsomyhorizons.InreflectingbackonwhatIhavedoneinlife, itshowsmethatIamrightonmywayofdoingthings.I

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KeepinganOptimisticAttitudeinLifeEssay

KeepinganOptimisticAttitudeinLifeOptimisticandpessimisticattitudesconstantlyaffectthe outcomeofpeople'slives.Inmylife,ItrytokeepanoptimisticattitudeaboutthethingsIdo becauseIknowitwillhelpleadmetomoredesirableends.Therehavebeenmanysituationsin whichoptimismhashelpedmethroughdifficulttimes.Twoareasinparticularhaveprovidedme optimisticexperiences:athleticsandacademicsFirst,optimismwasveryapparentwhileIwasthe co–captainofmyhighschoolsoccerteam.Iwascaptainduringmysenioryear,perhapstheyearwe hadthebestteamsinceIhadbegunplayingineighthgrade.RightfromthestartoftheseasonIhad toshowleadershipandbringimprovementinshowmorecontent

Themostchallengingtimesformewerethosewhenwewouldbelosingandalltheplayerswould getangrywithoneanother.Thiswasespeciallyapparentwhenoneofthedefendersonourteam wouldmakeamistakeandallowtheotherteamtoscore.Manyplayerswouldthenyellathim creatinganegativeattitudebothtowardthemselvesandtheplayer.Atthattime,eventhoughIwas actuallyangrymyself,Iwouldbothstoptheotherplayersfromyellingandofferencouragementto theonewhohadmadethemistake.Forthemostpart,Iwouldsimplyoffersomeadvicebypointing outwhathehaddonewrongandtoldhimhowtodoitrightthenexttime.Thereby,Iwouldalways keepaverypositiveattitudeandtoldtheplayersthattheyweredoingwell,buttheyjusthadtodoit betternexttime.IknowthatthewayIapproachedtheproblemhelpedmaintainapositiveattitude amongalltheplayersThisapproachledtotheteamplayingbetterandwinningmoreAnother applicationinwhichanoptimisticattitudehasproventobeverybeneficialhasbeeninacademics. Notably,therehavebeenclassesinwhichassignmentsweredifficultformeandledtolessthan sufficientgradesEventhoughIwasdisappointedwithmypoorperformance,Ialwaysstayed optimisticaboutbringingthegradesbackup.Theonetimethatstoodoutamong

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ProvenBenefitsOfOptimism

TheProvenBenefitsofOptimism

Beingoptimisticdoesnotconsistinseeingthingsinablindandblissfulmannerbutinsteadfrom theirmostfavorableangle.Itisallthemoreinyourinteresttobeoptimisticsinceyouwillderive manyadvantagesforyourbodyandsoul

Seeyourglasshalffull

Launchingaprojectorseeingasituationfromitsmostfavorableangledoesnotmeanthatyouare unawareofallthepositiveandnegativedirectionsthisprojectorsituationcanleadyouto.Itsimply meansthatyouhaveresolutelychosentoseeagivensituationfromitsmostpositiveangle.

Bymerelyseeingthingsinapositivelight,youincreaseyourmotivation,yourdynamismandyour chancesofsuccess.

Astimegoesby,youshowmorecontent

Youwillcommunicatemoreeasilyandyouwillfinditmoreandmoreeasytoconvincepeoplethat theyshouldhelpyouorsupportyouasyouimplementyourprojectsorfacedifficulties

Repercussionsonyourhealth

Thereisanotherbenefittobeingoptimistic:itleadstoabetterstateofmind.Itisproventhat optimisticpeoplehaveabetterstateofmindthanpessimisticpeople.

Amoreoptimisticstateofmindreinforcesyourimmunesystem.Ithasbeenobservedthat pessimisticpeoplehavepoorerhealthduetotheirlowmorale

Herearetheotheradvantagesofbeingoptimistic:greatjoie–de–vivre,bettersociallife,greater staminaandincreasedlifeexpectancy

Optimism,acomplete"sport"

Forallthesereasons,itisrecommendedthatyoubeoptimisticinarealisticmanner.Donotrefuseto seethedrawbacksofaspecificsituationInstead,tackleitinapositiveway

Inaway,optimismcanbeconsideredasacomplete"sport"sinceitrequiresthetotalinvolvementof yourbodyandmind,whichinfluenceeachother–generatingcommonandmutualbenefits.

So,taketheplungewithouthesitatingandfollowthepathleadingtooptimismtosucceedinlife!

10GreatTipstoBeingOptimisticBeingoptimisticisthemainprincipleformostpeople.Wemay oftenhearthestatementabout"beanoptimist,notapessimist!"shoutedbypeople.Sometimesyou doitforyourselftoo.Whenfacingsuchafailureorproblem,thiswillnotonlyhelptorelieveyour heart.Beingoptimisticwillhelpsomeonetobehealthyinphysicalandmental.Anoptimistwillfind thebestwayinanycircumstanceandhopeforeverygoodthingcancometohim/herYoumayhave gonethroughthousandsofhardtimes.However,ifyouareabornoptimistthenyouwillnotcareof anythingdestructingyou.Moreover,waysofthinking,takingactions,andputtingadecisioncan createadifferentresultwhenbeingoptimisticSofaritiseasytobeanoptimistbutinfact,bean optimistisjustatheory.Nomatterhowhardyouhavetriedthenstillsometimesyoucannothandle yourheartandemotion.Somepessimistsmaysayiftheycannotdealitlikeamagic.Youcannotbe thepessimistforawholelife.Dreamwouldbejustadreamwhenyoudonothing.Sotherearemany easywaysonhowtoactlikeanoptimist.Thesetipswillhelpyoutoevoketheoptimistic spiritshowmorecontent

UnderstandwhatoptimistisThefirstwayistoknowwhatseemstoberelatedtothewordof optimist.Theanswerispositive.Somakefriendswiththepositive.Itdoesnotmeanyouignore everydifficultyyoufaceactually.Itisaboutfindingthepositivewithinanunderstanding.Youneed tobelieveiftherewillalwaysanopportunityaroundtheproblemtostayinpositivethinking.2.Find positivesurroundingItisnotonlyabouttheinsideItisalsoabouthowtheoutsidersaffectyou Surroundedbypositivepeoplewillbethebesttherapy.Theywillbesupportiveaswellasgiving youmore

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JonJusufi8thgrade

SirWinstonChurchilloncesaid:"Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimist seestheopportunityineverydifficulty."

IfIthinkIcannotdosomething,afterawhileIwillnotbecapableofdoingitAndviceversaifI trulybelievethatIcandosomething,Iwilltrymybesttodoit.Andthisisnotonlyaboutactions wearecapableofdoingornot.Mostimportantly,itisaboutwhatwethinkweare.Ifyouarean optimistyouloveyourlifeandthinkofyourselfandtheothersaroundyouasgreatpeopleIfyou areapessimistyoudonotreallycareaboutwhoyouareandyoudonotgiveyourlifeameaning. Optimismmakesushavedreams.Thosedreamseventuallyturnintogoalsandtoaccomplishthose goalswegetperseverant,wecareaboutthepeoplearoundusandwetrytoliveahealthylive.

OptimismleadstoperseveranceIfwereallybelievethatwhatwethinkisright,optimismusprotect itwithallwehavebecausewearewhatwe...showmorecontent...

Itisinhumannaturetoworkandlivetogetherwithotherpeopleandtogiveapartofourselvesto theothersaroundus.Optimismisveryimportantherebecauseanoptimisttriestomaketheworlda betterplacebymakingthepeoplebetterpeople.Optimistshelpeveryoneintheircommunityas muchastheycanineverypossiblewaySometimespeoplejustneedtohearsomegoodwordsand thatiswhatoptimistsaregreatat.Youhaveprobablyheardthestoryabouttheonebadapplethat turnedallthegoodapplesbad.Optimismistheexactoppositebecauseoneoptimisthasthepowerto makeallthepeoplearoundhimorhertoseelifefromapositivepointofviewThisisoneofmy favoritethingsaboutoptimismbecauseoptimistsdonotonlyhelpthemselves,theyhelptheworld. Andbyhelpingtheworldtheyhelpthemselvesbecausethepeoplethatyouoncehelpedwillhelp youachieveyour

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Lookingatthebrightsideandnoticingwhatisrightasopposedtowhatiswrongisnotnormalfor mostpeople.Itiscommonlythoughtthatbeingoptimisticisnotbeingrealisticandeventhoughthat istrueforsomepeople,therearewaystobeoptimisticinahealthymannerthatcanhelponesee life'schallengesrealisticallyevenwhentimesgettough.Beingoptimisticisaskillthattakeseffort andthoughtbutspendingthetimetoworkoncultivatingoptimismcanbelifechangingCultivating optimismisoneofthehappinessenhancingstrategiesthathasbeenshowntoincreasehappiness levelsandpositivethoughtsaboutthefuture,whichistheconceptwhichIexperimentedwithwhen IconductedtheBestPossibleSelvesactivityshowmorecontent

ThishashadanimpactonmylifegrowingupbecauseIwasbulliedforamajorityofmylifeand goingtoDisneywastheoneplacewhereIdidnotfeeljudged.Iwanttobeabletospreadthatmagic andjoytootherchildren,especiallythosewhohavesimilarstories,bymakingthemfeelspecialand includedbecauseIknowhowlifechangingthatwasforme.

ThethirdgoalIhaveistoleadanauthenticlifewithapartnerwhocaresaboutmeandallowsmeto bemytrueself.Ibelievethatinsocietypeopleworktoohardtopleaseothersandfitintothemold ofwhatisviewedas"normal."Iknowthatthislifestyledoesnotallowforauthenticityorcreativity becauseIhaveadheredtoitforseveralyearsandamnowstartingtofacetheconsequencesofnot beingmytrueselfaroundmyfamilyandfriends.Iwanttobewithsomeonewhomakesmefeel celebratedandspecialforwhoIamwhetheritbehavingfunkycoloredhair,goingtoDisneyWorld asanadult,sayingsarcasticfunnycomments,orwhateverotheraspectsmakeupmybeing. WhilecreatingthesegoalsformyselfIwasabletothinkaboutmorecohesivestepsthatwillleadme intherightdirectiontowardsachievingthemInordertobecomeasuccessfuljournalist,Iplanto continuestudyingjournalismincollegeandwritefor

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PositiveAttitudeEssay

Canhavingapositiveattitudebringsuccessintoyourlife?Havingapositiveattitudecangetyoufar inlife.Bringingnegativityintoyourlifedoesn'tgetyouanywhere,allitdoesismakesyourlife harder.Havingapositiveattitudemayleadtosuccess,happiness,andinspiration.Positivityisa wonderfultraittocarrywithyouthroughoutyourlife.Havingapositiveattitudemakesiteasierto avoidworriesandnegativethoughtsthat'sgoingoninyourmindMostimportantly,itcanbring successintoyourlife.Forexample,MartinLutherKinghadahighlevelofpositivity.Nomatter whatwasgoingonaroundhim,healwayshadanaffirmativeattitude.MartinLutherKingwasgoing throughracismatthetime,hewasbeaten,showmorecontent OnedayIwenttothegymandsawthiskidcryinginthestands,soIwentovertohimtoseewhat waswrong.Hewasupsetbecausenoonewouldpickhimontheirteamandhereallywantedto play,soItoldhimthathecouldplaywithmeonmyteam.Itwasourturntoplay,weaddedanextra threeplayerstocompletetheteam.AswewereplayingtheotherteamIrealizedthathehasn't touchedtheballyetandhewaswideopen,soIpassedittohimandassoonashetouchtheballhe scored.Everyoneinthegymwassosurprised,includingmyself.Thegamegotbettereachtimewe passedhimtheball,andhewashavingagreattime.Theoppositeteamwaslettinghimscore becausehewasnewtobasketball.Itwarmedmyhearttoseewhattheyweredoingforhim.Having apositiveattitudecanbecontagiousandspreadtoothers.Whenhavingapositiveattitudeitbrings inspirationintoyourlifeIfyoubelievehardenoughthatyoucanachieveit,thenyouwillsucceed Negativitywillbringyoudownandcrushallofyourdreams.Ifyouarehavingnegativethoughts, allyouaredoingisbringingyourselfdown.MyfreshmanyearinhighschoolIhadtotakemy SpanishexamandIwasafraidofhowpoorIwoulddoonthetestThatwholeweekIwasthinking abouthowbadandembarrassingmytestresultswouldlooklike.Thenightbeforetheexam,Ihad justfinishedstudyingandmymomhadtoldme"Ifyoubelieveit,themind

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Optimism

Optimism

Optimismisamentalattitudeorworldviewthatinterpretssituationsandeventsasbeingbest (optimized),meaningthatinsomewayforfactorsthatmaynotbefullycomprehended,thepresent momentisinanoptimumstate.Theconceptistypicallyextendedtoincludetheattitudeofhopefor futureconditionsunfoldingasoptimalaswell.Themorebroadconceptofoptimismisthe understandingthatallofnature,past,presentandfuture,operatesbylawsofoptimizationalongthe linesofHamilton'sprincipleofoptimizationintherealmofphysics.Thisunderstanding,although criticizedbycounterviewssuchaspessimism,idealismandrealism,leadstoastateofmind thatshowmorecontent

Hehopedthatsocietywouldeventuallyreachthestatewherecalmreasonwouldreplaceallviolence andforce,thatmindcouldeventuallymakemattersubservienttoit,andthatintelligencecould discoverthesecretofimmortality.MuchofthisphilosophyisexemplifiedintheHouyhnhnmsof JonathanSwift'sGulliver'sTravels.

Panglossianism

Theterm"panglossianism"describesbaselessoptimismofthesortexemplifiedbythebeliefsof PanglossfromVoltaire'sCandide,whicharetheoppositeofhisfellowtravellerMartin'spessimism andemphasisonfreewill.Thephrase"panglossianpessimism"hasbeenusedtodescribethe pessimisticpositionthat,sincethisisthebestofallpossibleworlds,itisimpossibleforanythingto getanybetter

ThepanglossianparadigmisatermcoinedbyStephenJayGouldandRichardLewontintoreferto thenotionthateverythinghasspecificallyadaptedtosuitspecificpurposes.Instead,theyargue, accidentsandexaptation(theuseofoldfeaturesfornewpurposes)playanimportantroleinthe processofevolution.Someotherscientistshoweverarguetheimplicationthatmany(ormost) adaptionistsarepanglossiansisastrawman

WhyPeopleBelieveWeirdThings:Pseudoscience,Superstition,andOtherConfusionsofOurTime MichaelShermerrelatesFrankJ.TiplertoVoltaire'scharacterPanglosstoshowhowcleverpeople deceive

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