Academic Optimist Gifts

"I thought those D's meant dedicated!"

That shows business confidence.

'Chocolate milk, carrot cake,candied yams...see, there's a solution to everything!'

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

Road Forks in the Road: No Way and Yes Way.

What the Thinker was thinking: 'I think I can...I think I can...'

"I feel like that I've been given a unique oppurtunity to speak out on issues."

'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'

Optimist

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

'Half an optimist is an odd bird, Sarah.'

Six Thinking Hats

"I love your optimism."

Protest

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

"Raymond's prospects look good, Daddy. . . He's pretty sure he's picked all six lotto numbers!"

"Still, you've got to admit our being swallowed by a fish has its humorous aspects!"

"I've learned something in this trial. My firm needs to hire that prosecutor."

"I think I can". (train)

"Using worst case scenario as a baseline, I consider this data quite encouraging."

"We're always excited to hear from analysts who are bullish on the market."

"It all looks fine to me."

'Actually, my mom was the first to notice he'd lost that new boyfriend smell!'

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"Well, so much for my lucky hat! I've worn it to five interviews and not ONE callback!"

'The good news is that from now on I belong to a very rare species. There aren't many personnel managers who create their own pink slip.'

Always expect the best

"Don't you worry about me. I always land on my feet."

'Look, dear, they offer cloud storage for optimistic economic projections...it's called Cloud 9.'

Highway of Life. Bump. Bump. Bump. Bump. Bump.

"I just think things will work out for the best, and by the best I mean me."

'Look at it this way ... one bad job can can give you all the experience you'll ever need.'

'Wow, that is a really big goal!'

Pollyanna, the Hamster

Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??