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...'

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

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

Changing Minds

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

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

Optimist

'In Love'

Six Thinking Hats

"I love your optimism."

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

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

Sulk Shows

"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."

'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!"

Always expect the best

'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.'

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

Gardening new year's plans

'Oh good! - I hate long lines!'

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

'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."

a crash-test dummy is performing some affirmations before going to work