Optimism Oportunist Mugs

'Your best bet, Ralph, is to win the lottery...'

'For your information, I am engaging the energy of change and complexity to create the future I desire.'

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

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

"This could be the year someone actually goes up there."

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

Boptimism

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

"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.'

"Even if forced to slave all day, in my mind I'll always play!"

Optimist

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

"You're new here ... it's customary on dismal Monday mornings to be miserable."

Happy Days Are Here Again

Six Thinking Hats

"Pollyanna, your teeth are shot. Stop sugar coating everything!"

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

Trays on desk read: In/Out/Lose in the Shuffle.

'I tried being pessimistic. I was terrible at it.'

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

Well, everything's going great! I guess it's time to bring in the naysayers.

"You might ask, 'Can two people who love each other find happiness in an era of skyrocketing deficits?' I think they can."

The Ekert Saga: 'Ah, another week of school begins...might as well try to make the most of it!...You're crampin' my style, Ekert.'

"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."

'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

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

"Yes, we're stranded here... but think how healthier we are eating nothing but fish!"

Well, she certainly is one of our more positive employees!

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

Pessimists v Optimists.