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Blog Posts by TheOptimist(4,418) 26 Blog Posts Total Now Displaying Page 1, Posts 1 to 25 Next » 1 2 Welcome! Welcome to my new blog! I am the optimist. I am a Property Manager in Salt Lake City, UT. I plan to use this blog to share opinions and thoughts, mostly regarding optimism and motivation for success in life. Please STAY TUNED! If you have any... Staying positive I consider myself a very ambitious person. I have goals and a strong desire to achieve them, however I sometimes lose my motivation. One way that I keep my energy and motivation up is by reading the " Law of Success " . If you haven't read this... Strongest Dad in the World -This is an incredibly inspiring story Check out this video if you haven't seen it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjPrL3n63yg Here's the story to go along with it... Strongest Dad in the World [From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly] I try to be a good father. Give my kids... Man attempts to set the record for most expensive domain name. A website has been set up by a man that is attempting to sell the domain name for $12,000,001 and set a worlds record for most expensive domain name. Here is a link: TheRecordBreakingDomain.com I admit that when I first saw this website, I thought... The 'Reallionaire' I just read an article about the 'Reallionaire'. His name is Farrah Gray. He is from the projects of South Side Chicago and he earned his first million by the time he was 14 years old. Here is the link to the full article:... The Procrastination Killer The following was taken from the book " The Laws of Success " by Napoleon Hill. If you repeat this phrase 12 times a day, outloud, each morning it will sink in. I swear that your mind will turn back to this statement when you are not using your... The Great News Network Do you ever get tired of all of the negative news on TV, newspapers, and on the Internet? Here is a link to the Great News Network. They deliver positive news stories to help you be more optimistic about the state of things. You can check out this... A Great Motivational Video This 5 minute video is about several amazing atheletes. Imagine what would happen if each of us displayed this kind of passion- everyday. Here is a link to watch the video at Google:... Take the Optimism Test! Are you an optimist? How well do you handle adversity? Here is a quick self-test that you can take. It will help you gain some insite into your " explainatory style " , which can help you understand the way that you see things and work on... J-Mac Rules! Many people have already seen this, but I recently watched this video again and it is just awsome. An autistic high school student is the manager for his school's basketball team. The coach put him in for the last 4 minutes of the very last game... How attitudes of optimism and pessimism influence job performance. A very interesting article. Are you an Optimist? Dr. Martin Seligman describes how attitudes of optimism and pessimism influence job performance: In our research on the roles of optimism and pessimism, we conducted studies in the workplace. We... And now for something completely different... Hello readers, If you read my blog at TheOptimist.com before I moved to ProBlogs.com (which is a much better site), you may know that I would write more content personally and every once in a while I would post an interesting link or video. Since... Skydiving! Yesterday I did something that I have been meaning to do for some time... I went skydiving! It was a great experience, and I would recommend it if you haven't been. I went tandem (your first two jumps are tandem here), and it was a blast. Not... The ONE Campaign. Also, one thousand visits to my blog! If you haven't heard of the ONE campaign, it is " the campaign to make poverty history " . If you want to help end poverty please take ONE minute to visit the one.org website and ad your name to the ONE Declaration: Feeling down? I have just the thing! This song always manages to put a smile on my face, so I thought I would give a link to it just for fun. If you are feeling down, give it a listen, and... Always Look on the Bright Side of Life! Click the above link to here the song which is in... Invincible? Inspirational... Hello all, A couple of days ago I felt like a movie, so I went to see Invincible with Mark Wahlberg. (Actually, I saw the movie with my girlfriend, Mark wahlburg was just IN the movie...) The movie was quite good. If you don't know the basic plot... Conquer the Fear of Falure " A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. " --Winston Churchill Many people have dreams that they want to persue, however they are afraid that 9/11 - Is there a Silver Lining on Such a Dark Cloud? As we take time today to remember the great tragedy that occurred on 9/11 five years ago, it would be impossible to deny that it was a horrible day. I would never want to down play the great amount of pain and tragedy that was caused by such a... Why Great Things Are Happening. I truly believe that all the great things that have been happening in my life are a direct result of my " habit of action " . I have spoke of this a before, but I feel that it is important enough to touch upon again. The following is taken from... Blogging in General Well it has been a while since my last post, so I thought I would get back to it... Blogging to me is a type of release. It is a way for me to keep motivated and stay focused on my goals. When I neglect my blog I feel like I am shunning a... does OneUglyDomain.net = $1,000,000? Some of you may know of Andres Kello. He is from Australia and is trying to break the worlds record for the most expensive domain name ever, with TheRecordBreakingDomain.com . I trade domain names myself, so I was interested in this project, and I... Taking it one day at a time I sometimes find myself overwhelmed. When it seems that everything must be done all at once. It is easy to be discouraged at these times and throw your hands up in the air. " Forget it, it is just to hard! " When I was younger this was actually... A 16 year old with an idea becomes a multi-millionaire This is an interesting short news clip about Jared, a now 23 year old, that has created a company based on an idea that he had when he was only 16 years old. It goes to show that the best way to be successful is to create something of value to... The War of Art The war of Art is the title of a book I have just read. It is excellent, and I recommend it to anyone that is interested in following their dreams and accomplishing their goals. The book is written towards those that are interested in art and... Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude I have just finished the book " Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. " The book is a calaboration between Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone. The book is about shifing the way that you see the world, and becoming aware of advantages and... 26 Blog Posts Total Now Displaying Page 1, Posts 1 to 25 Next » 1 2 |
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