SpeechicsHM15


 * Max Hernandez**
 * 8A Literature**
 * Speech**

= = **"Optimism and its Abilities"**

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My optimism will help me press on to greater things and achievements in the future. I feel that if we have a positive attitude, we can achieve anything we put our mind to. There are three things that optimism will help me in. First of all, having optimism will help me have a better attitude creating better relationships with people. Secondly, optimism will help me in my education because I won't have all these worries, such as failing a test, distracting me from learning. Thirdly, optimism will help me in athletics because it will give me focus and lift me up when I need it. Last of all, optimism will help me have a better life in so many things.=====

First of all, optimism will help me have a better attitude leading to better relationships with people. In other words, I would have a better social life if I had optimism every day of my life. If I was grumpy and sad, that would have an effect on people maybe causing them to not like me. Secondly, looking at everything on the bright side would cause people to have a different opinion of me leading to more friends. Last of all, optimism is a socially valued trait. As a result of this, optimists tend to be liked more by others and have larger social networks. In order to be liked more by others, I am going to try to have optimism in every situation that I encounter. Therefore, another benefit would be to have more people available to offer support in hard times.

In addition, optimism will help in my education because I won't have distractions that will keep me from achieving my goals. Academically, my goals are to get into a good high school and college. Eventually, my goals will change to trying to be some kind of doctor or business person. Instead of worrying about not being "good enough", optimism will help me look on the brighter side of things. Secondly, I always think that I will get a very bad grade on a test right after I finish that test. In those situations, optimism would help me tremendously by not distracting me from other things that need to be done. Optimism would help me realize that it isn't the end of the world if I don't do well on one little test. Last of all, optimism would help me take risks that I wouldn't normally take, such as turning something in that I feel is not my best work.

Additionally, optimism will help me in athletics because I will be able to focus on my main goal in sports. My goal in athletics is to play baseball or any other sport in high school. For example, having optimism will help me to achieve this goal instead of just worrying about not making the team. Another example would be looking at a team with the attitude that you are definitely going to lose. That negative expectation will get in your head and cause you to do things you would not normally do, such as not trying your best. Having optimism would drive me to do my best. Last of all, studies show that optimistic athletes tend to be more successful than pessimists in athletics. I am going to try to remember that whenever I am playing sports. In every sports competition, my main focus is to always do my best.

Last of all, optimism will help me in having an overall better life. For example, I will be able to sleep at night if I am not worried about everything that is happening in my life. Therefore, I will be in a better mood throughout the day. Second of all, optimism will help me have trust in God and his plan for me. Optimism will help me believe that everything happens for a reason. Last of all, optimism will give me the power to believe that I can do anything, such as making better health choices. Optimism is a powerful characteristic that will give you the confidence to achieve anything.

To sum things up, optimism is something everyone should try to have because it well help you in so many things. Specifically, it will help me in my academics, athletics, social life, and life in general. Having a positive look towards everything will help me achieve more things in the future, such as getting into a really good college. Optimism will only pay off in the long run, so I am going to try to have it in my everyday life. Studies show that optimistic people have healthier hearts. A mindset that "good things are going to happen" will only benefit me in the future. In my academics, optimism will keep me from worrying about things, such as not getting in to college. In my athletics, optimism will help me be a successful athlete. In my social life, optimism will help me create better relationships with people. Lastly, optimism in my general life will help me have confidence to achieve anything.