Optimism from a Clint Eastwood kind of perspective.

I haven't been sick in a while, but now it has happened. I have gotten some sort of sore throat upper respiratory thing going on. It hasn't left me feeling too bad, but I can scarcely talk on account of it. As I sat at my computer wondering what my next blog should be and trying to convince myself that being "sick" was not a good reason to not blog, it hit me.

Maybe it was the raspy voice that I have now, I'm not sure, but I decided that it was about time to look at our optimistic journey from a more take charge kind of source. I decided Clint Eastwood would be a fine start. I don't really mean just his characters in movies though, although they sure were no nonsense take charge kind of guys. I may expand into some other action stars in the future as well so stay tuned.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will. Clint Eastwood

I really think about this one a lot. The more I think about this, the more I realize it's truth. Not that I'm incredibly successful, or never a pessimist. It's just that I look around and notice that everyone who is a success seems to have dove in without a negative thought in their heads. The idea of failure never crossed their minds and the things most of us call failure seems to be a mere bump in the road to them. This is the kind of take charge never give up attitude we need to develop. You can do it. Doing it is not the question, it's "HOW" ?

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.

Clint Eastwood

Here you have the same kind of thing, it's not can you succeed. It's how and doing what ??

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

Clint Eastwood

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

Clint Eastwood

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands. Clint Eastwood

These are just a few and I'm sure there are plenty of other good ones out there. Just remember you CAN do it. Don't give up on your dreams take charge with a positive attitude and unwavering resolve. Then just decide how ?