Comments on: Bare-Knuckled Optimism

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:26:15 +0000

I like this post A LOT. I agree with it, and you have good insight Mr. Moore :) This is my favorite sentence: “You can’t stop the world from changing as a whole, but you can control how you react to whatever changes come your way.” So so true.

By: Steve J. Moore

Steve J. Moore — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:59:11 +0000

I’m very lucky to have you “in my corner” Olivia :) Thank you so much.

By: Olivia Hanchett

Olivia Hanchett — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:40:01 +0000

Steve, it was interesting to read this post and reflect on it as someone who has now, ahem, been teaching ten years. I find this renewed optimism comes to me about once every two weeks, and that definitely, the ebb and flow of life applies to the classroom as well.

Confidence can be mistaken for optimism, which I believe, has carried me through MANY bad days, because even when the students aren’t sure if they like it, they know that I KNOW where I a taking them next, which is very comforting to them, even to a 17 year old.

So I guess I would add to your thoughts, that a “man (or woman) with a plan” should always be on your short list. If I have learned one thing, it is at least start with one, otherwise, you may be as the wise Todd Smith recently commented, “a rudderless ship.”

By: Greg Strosaker

Greg Strosaker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:53:46 +0000

Steve – great thoughts on confidence and optimism. Don’t know if you saw this article on luck, but it sums up what you basically state here: study results show that having a positive outlook radically increases your “luck”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3304496/Be-lucky—its-an-easy-skill-to-learn.html

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