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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Fear

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Fear

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

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

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

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

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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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Surroundings

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Surroundings

Quotes from Me: “One bite of pancake, with extra syrup, made my entire Sunday.” “How many things will you attempt to juggle before you drop them all?” “When something becomes important enough, you’ll find a way to do it.” Quotes from Others: “Nature never rushes, yet all things are accomplished.” – Tao Te Ching “An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.” – Viktor E. Frankl “You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Looking Out Your Window

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Looking Out Your Window

Quotes from Me: “Do not lie to yourself.” “Go back to the give and take. How much are you giving? How much are you taking?” “Do what you can to create clarity. Not always, but sometimes it means omission.” Quotes from Others: “You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to.” – Robin Williams “When we give ourselves compassion, we open our hearts in a way that can transform…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Favorites

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Favorites

Quotes of the Week from Me: “Things will be uncertain.” “Always consider the slightly riskier option.” “What will you hope you had done 20 years from now? 30? 40?” Quotes of the Week from Others: “Exuding kindness is not for reciprocity, but character.” – Unknown “Never forget it takes very little to live a fulfilled and happy life.” – Marcus Aurelius “And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.” Khaled Hosseini…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: A Helpful List

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: A Helpful List

Quotes of the Week from Me: “All countryside is beautiful.” “Trust your ability to overcome obstacles.” “What a freaking week, glad there’s a new one starting today.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops.” – Winnie the Pooh “Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.” – Benjamin Franklin “Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.” – Philander Johnson Quick Optimism: Celebrate something. Alone, with others. Go and celebrate….

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: 2024 Olympics

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: 2024 Olympics

Quotes of the Week from Me: “When a door opens, you still choose whether or not you walk in it.” “Every day is an opportunity.” “Do your best to make others feel heard.” Quotes of the Week from Others: “The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple, and love without measure.” – Tibetan Proverb “Advertising can only inform about the product. Thereafter, it’s the success of the product alone.” – Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel I…

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