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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Whole World Slowed to a Standstill, Again

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Whole World Slowed to a Standstill, Again

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Obsession is intimidating and invigorating.” “Enjoy the moment as much as the memory.” “Ask yourself not what you can achieve, but what you will.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “Anything is life is worth doing, is worth over doing, moderation is for cowards.” – Shane Patton “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means you have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” – Les Brown Positive anything is better…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Microscopic Giants

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Microscopic Giants

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Optimism is a microscopic giant.” “Take pride in your smallest accomplishments. They will make you feel good, and others too.” “Leave temporary wiggle room when your discipline is lacking.” “Change is gradually sudden.” “Eat some green in the morning.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” – Mark Twain “The true test of character is not how much we…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Quiet.

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Quiet.

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “We could all use a little more quiet.” “Today’s work is tomorrow’s play.” “Exercise.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “It isn’t true that you live only once. You only die once. You live lots of times if you know how.” – Bobby Darin “Use today’s money to write your future.” – Jesse Mecham “Just because you are right, doesn’t mean I am wrong. You just haven’t seen life from my position.” –…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: It’s All About Perspective

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: It’s All About Perspective

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Are you a receiver or co-creator?” “Perspective will blow your mind.” “Being is often overwhelmed by thought.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” – Seneca “There is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time, they will do it all.” – Leo Tolstoy “My philosophy is, it’s none of my business what people say of me. I am what I…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: My Elderly Neighbor

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: My Elderly Neighbor

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Quotes of the Week from Me: Quotes are thoughts. Bits of knowledge. Sometimes commands. I believe they can be questions too. “Find something you want to wake up early for, even on a Saturday.” “There is a generational debate about the definition of efficient innovation. What is progress? What is laziness?” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else “So, you aren’t from here, but you are here, and it’s lovely to have you.” – Kind old man from my neighborhood…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Learning is For All Ages and From Them Too

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Learning is For All Ages and From Them Too

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Learning is for all ages, and from them too.” “Be proactive. Trust yourself. Trust your team.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “Make your accomplishments seem effortless.” – Robert Greene “You must decide what to let go, and what to pursue.” – Jordan Peterson Quick Optimism Self-initiate. It comes naturally to some, it takes extensive practice for others. As always, there is uncertainty in choice.   Self-initiating could mean waking up to the…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Always an Opportunity

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Always an Opportunity

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April 3, 2023 Quotes of the Week from Me: “There is opportunity in every direction.” “Too early? Begin. Out of breath? Don’t stop. Tired? Keep going.” Quote of the Week from Someone Else: Mark Helprin in Winter’s Tale: “Nothing is random, nor will anything ever be… Everything that ever was, is; everything that ever will be, is… Though in perceiving it we imagine that it is in motion and unfinished, it is quite finished and quite astonishingly beautiful.” Quick Optimism…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Good Friends

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Good Friends

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Quote of the week from me: People like to remind me that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. For those who don’t know, some believe it was Albert Einstein who said that. But there is no proof he ever did, and I’d argue that, “The definition of insanity is giving up.” Quote of the week from someone else: “Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Controversial Optimism in Everyday Life

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Controversial Optimism in Everyday Life

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Quote of the week from me: Any basketball fans? “Sometimes a perfect pass still leads to a jammed finger. It’s your job to score anyway.” Like playing through a minor, mid-game injury, life is full of adversity. It comes in all forms of inconvenience and the challenges present themselves from both positive and negative circumstances. You get promoted. You get fired. You get an A. You get an F. You begin a new relationship. You get dumped. How does each…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Crumpled-Up Soccer Ball

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: The Crumpled-Up Soccer Ball

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Quote of the week: There is a plausible alternative to your original interpretation. I have discussed happiness, conflict, and committing to the utilization of practical optimism. Identify and acknowledge the good and bad in life. Commit to reminders that you are in control of your response to anything that happens. Consider the NAFA approach when at work, at home, being social, and around people in general. It also works when you are alone. From an article I wrote in September,…

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