The Old Cliche is TRUE - Why You Should KNOW What It Says!

I found out a few days ago that a good friend of mine lost his job.... Well, he has two weeks notice, so he still has a few days of work to go. Just another symptom of the downturn in the economy....

So he's planning to take the opportunity to pursue some of his life's dreams....

Your dream could be anything! Do you want to start your own cafe? Do you want to start your own dolphin birthing center? Or do you want to form your own music band?

As the old cliche says, WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY.... This old cliche is TRUE, whoever coined it knew what he or she was talking about!

If there's nothing else in life to remember, it's good to remember that every coin has two sides!

Is the glass half full, or half empty?

Some people go through life looking at the half empty glass.... Muttering about how it is never full. It is always at least empty to SOME degree!

But then, there's another type of person.... This person sees every glass as half full. Even if there's only a little dribble of water in the glass, it's still ON ITS WAY to becoming full!

So, let's say you've been downsized... Life looks pretty bleak. But guess what? This might be the chance you've been waiting for, to actually have the time to start your own business!

There's a GREAT book out there.... It's a book called.... I'll tell you what it's called later. First I'll tell you something that's in it....

It teaches that, according to studies, OPTIMISTS are MORE SUCCESSFUL in life than pessimists! Pessimists sell themselves short....

They see the glass as always partly empty, and can't see that it could be on its way to becoming full!

But the optimist, they see that the glass is always partly full.... By noticing that, they can see ways of helping the glass become more and more full!

It's a matter of perception.... But that perception can mean a whole lot.... The difference between a wonderful, fulfilled life, full of joy, wonder, and SUCCESS.... Or the alternative....

The book I'm talking about is LEARNED OPTIMISM by Martin Seligman....

I know which of the two options I'm choosing! :)

Dien Rice

P.S. Thank you for those who have told me -- both on the forum and in email -- that you enjoy the Sowpub forums.... Your comments mean a lot to me, and show me that what we have going here is something very special.... It's truly a seed worth growing.... :)