Playful Optimist Gifts

"Room for bigger presents!"

"I don't know what all the fuss is about. A recession sounds like fun."

That shows business confidence.

"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."

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

Optimist

Six Thinking Hats

"I love your optimism."

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

'It's a zen diaphragm.'

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

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

"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!'

Always expect the best

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

"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!"

'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.'

"How am I supposed to unleash my full potential when I'm always on one?"

"I hate weddings. They make me feel a momentary lapse of cynicism."

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."

'Wow, that is a really big goal!'

Pollyanna, the Hamster

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

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

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

"I've tried to keep one in the past, but it always flew away when my husband came home. So I thought I'd try this method!"

"Half-full. Those were the days."