Optimism Cultivator Gifts

"I'm feeling somewhat optimistic. Let's get perennials."

That shows business confidence.

Allotment

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

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.'

Changing Minds

"You be the moral grandstander and I'll be the politically incorrect troll."

Optimist

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

'In Love'

Six Thinking Hats

"I love your optimism."

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

Sulk Shows

"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."

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

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

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

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

'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

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

'Oh good! - I hate long lines!'

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

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

Gardening new year's plans

'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??

"Today stocks rose on the news that 'down' is a temporary state of mind."

"Oh, don't mind us... We just want to make sure it's really dead."