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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: I Want to Get Good at This

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: I Want to Get Good at This

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Quotes of the Week from Me: “Commit to this phrase as long as possible: ‘I want to get good at this’.” “Some of the best mornings start in diners, bakeries, and in the outdoors.” “Whether you come from nothing or something, go somewhere.” “Embrace the unexpected.” Quotes of the Week from Someone Else: “The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.” – Voltaire “The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Rex

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: Rex

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Listen with intent. Listen to understand. Ask for clarification. Then speak or act freely. In 2019, I lived behind the Supreme Court Building at the top of the national mall in Washington, D.C. I was working my first job after grad school at an education startup in Arlington, Virginia. As the only full-time employee at the company, I worked daily from 7am-7pm and was tasked with writing and implementing educational programming for our growing pool of clients. There are several…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: A Construct of Time

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: A Construct of Time

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Time is the most valuable measurement. Appreciate it. Acknowledge it. It is priceless. Time measures many aspects of our lives. It measures our tasks and dictates our due dates. It also measures our relationships and in some ways our health. Time to go. Time to eat. Time to not eat. Time to move on. Living for more time can mean you lived well or lived a healthy life.  Time can influence our emotions and actions. It keeps track of our…

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The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: What do you want to be when you grow up?

The Weekly Optimist Newsletter: What do you want to be when you grow up?

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Monday, October 3, 2022 What do you want to be when you grow up? It is a lot easier to answer this question when we are children. Career ideas pop into our heads naturally as images of those we idolize most come pouring into our thoughts. We want to be like people who we think are good, or who do work that we think is good. Over time, our priorities can change as stress and pressure mount in the pursuit…

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