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How my optimism will help me press on to greater achievements in the future

What kind of person pops into your mind when you think of an optimistic person? Well, you may think of someone that smiles all the time and is always happy and doesn't have a care in the world. But, really it's someone who pursues on in hard times, never gives up, and someone is not satisfied with being average.

The first good attribute for being an optimist is pushing on in hard times. Anyone can be an optimist; you just have to be able to see the good in bad things. During the soccer season in our first playoff game, I injured myself and could not play. Thankfully I was able to recover and play in the next game, but not everyone is that lucky. Some athletes go out for a whole season or longer. I was just optimistic that I was only out for one game and that I would play again. Athletes that come back from those are true optimists.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up, sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shine -Richard Nixon. Another great attribute about an optimist is never giving up. Never giving up is the sign of a real optimist. When things are not exactly going your way, you keep pushing and you find another way. One way that never giving up could help me in the future would be if I am trying to get into a college I do not get into the college I want to get into I keep on trying. I could keep on trying by getting a different degree. I could even go to one college for one year and then try to get into the first choice college the following year. Never giving up could help me so I do get into college and achieve a great career. Optimism helps me in every aspect of my life.

A good optimist is never satisfied with being average. This speaks volumes to coaches, teachers, parents, etc. This quality shows that you don't want to be good, you want to be great. This relates back to me because if I want to be successful in the classroom or on the field, I have to be great not just good. If I can work hard and not be satisfied with being average, then I will have a successful career ahead of me, and that is what it's all about! Also, if I want to get a promotion, I have to be great and not just average. If I want that raise, I have to be good not great. If I am fighting for a spot to be a manager or a higher rank in my career, they aren't going to pick the guy that's average they are going to pick the guy that is above the competition,the guy that is GREAT! Optimism

====So now how would you describe an optimist? If you say someone who smiles all the time then we have a problem! We have gone over all the attributes to being a successful optimist and I think its safe to say that it's not always easy being an optimist but just remember it pays off in the long run. If you just never give up, keep pushing on in hard times, and not be satisfied with being average you too can become a successful optimist. I know that if I follow the simple was of being an optimist I will have a successful career ahead of me.==== = =