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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Proud

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Proud

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Quotes from Me: “There are very simple ways to show people they are worth your time. Put in the effort.” “I feel grateful for so many things.” “A fitness influencer, whatever that title means, won’t tell you that sometimes a 5:00am workout alarm still means unplanned bonding with your kids.” Quotes from Others: “Deep conversations with the right people are priceless.” – Unknown (Remember how much I love quoting Mr./Ms./Mrs. Unknown? I love it.) “When something is truly right for…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Veteran’s Day, Beach Week

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Veteran’s Day, Beach Week

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Quotes from Me: “Happiness is a day at the beach.” “My favorite color is sunset.” “I’m at the beach, see you next week.” Quotes from Others: “At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun.” – Unknown “If you need me, call me on my shell.” – Unknown “Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Don’t Fix Unbroken

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Don’t Fix Unbroken

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Quotes from Me: “We can all disagree and still love one another.” “Being mean to others can be a sign of unhappiness with yourself.” “Sometimes aimless innovation fixes what isn’t broken.” Quotes from Others: “When a clwon moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” – Turkish Proverb “A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.” – Gilles Deleuze…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Opportunities

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Opportunities

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Quotes from Me: “Know yourself.” “Take an interest in humanity. After all, human beings are the most interesting thing in the world.” “Commit to genuine intentions.” Quotes from Others: “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran “Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb “We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of reality.” – Ayn Rand Quick Optimism: Every experience makes you wiser. Go rack…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Intelligence, Success

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Intelligence, Success

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Quotes from Me: “If the why is clear, the how is simple.” “Are you in the best place to maximize your development?” “You see what you have been told to see.” Quotes from Others: Only one this week: Success “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Fear

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Fear

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Quotes from Me: “There absolutely is such thing as beautiful fear.” “Escape from your stress, commit to boosting your energy, work with your mood, clear you head. Get into it.” “Rushing feels faster. Productive activity works faster. Avoid the illusion.” Quotes from Others: “One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.” – Lao Tzu “An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” – Niels Bohr…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Interests

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Interests

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Quotes from Me: “Great leaders are great listeners.” “Avoid making fun of your own weaknesses.” “Small steps are easier than giant leaps.” Quotes from Others: “Never forget your roots, and always be proud of where you come from.” – Ratan Tata “Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.” – Horace Greeley “Is man merely a mistake of God’s? Or God merely a mistake of man?” Quick Optimism: Find…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Value

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Value

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Quotes from Me: “Some of the best foliage can be seen before everyone else decides it is at its peak.” “I rode the slowest chairlift I have seen last week, and I loved every minute of it.” “Curiosity is one of the best tools for learning.” Quotes from Others: “Be kind… If you have someone you appreciate or love, tell them. If there’s someone out there you absolutely hate, forgive them. It’s another way of winning that nobody ever talks…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Practice Optimism

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Practice Optimism

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Quotes from Me: “Collect information. Collect books, articles, and videos online. Even if unread now, eventually you’ll find value in diving into your collection.” “Having a good heart begins with intent.” “I’m really not sure how it all works, but knowing how some things don’t helps a little.” Quotes from Others: “The general population doesn’t know what’s happening, and it doesn’t even know that it doesn’t know.” – Noam Chomsky “Where does a thought go when it’s forgotten?” – Sigmund…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Traveling

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Traveling

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Quotes from Me: “We rarely know others’ motives.” “Take pride in the success of those you care about. Invest in your family members and friends.” “Disrespect makes people feel bad and it also makes people perform worse. Let’s build each other up.” Quotes from Others: “People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” – Aldous Huxley “In life, the only two things you can control are your effort and your attitude….

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