Optimism Thought of the Week

Baby Steps

Before we mastered the art of walking and running, we also mastered the art of falling down. As a baby perhaps we were so excited in moving along, taking those giant leaps, only to fall flat on the ground in defeat.  Of course our defeat didn’t stop us, because once again we attempted to walk until one day we took our first successful step, and we begin walking.

As an adult we will come across various steps that we must take, they cannot be made in single bounds, they require “baby steps.” We keep moving forward until we get it right, if we fall flat, we get back up, and we try again.

Glennel Hardy

Optimism Thought of the Week

Welcome Fear

Fear is something that we tend to steer away from each chance we get, but we know that it always lurks somewhere amongst us. Knowing this does it not get tiring steering away from it, or avoiding it? What if one day we did the ultimate, and welcomed fear in order to take the next step forward?

Fear has encouraged the strong to become stronger, and has continued to weaken the weak. It only resides on our own self-belief and our perception, and allows us to determine, how we will continue to proceed forward. – Glennel Hardy / Photo Courtesy of Evan Curtis

Optimism Thought of the Week

Beyond Our Preset Limits

If you ever taken a road trip I am sure you may have notice semi-trailers traveling alongside with you making their way down the highway.  For the safety of everyone on the road, the 18-wheelers are equipped with what are known as governors.  The purpose of the governor is to regulate or limit the speed of the vehicle.

At some point in life we as a society place governors within ourselves.  We determine what our limits will be, and how much effort we will extend to make things happen.  At one point in time we must determine what will help us in overriding the governor within us, in order for us to continue to be successful.

  – Glennel Hardy

Optimism Thought of the Week

No Regrets

Is there something today that you have set aside for a while that’s important for you to fulfill?  What exists within you that have not yet made itself known to others?  I have struggled with this for years.  Depending on the gifts and the talents that are given to each one of us, we as individuals have plenty to offer to society.

Time is a valuable resource, we’re not sure how much we have left, and we can’t make up for what we’ve lost, but we do have the moment before us.

– Glennel Hardy

Optimism Thought of the Week

A New Route

Do you ever find yourself following the same routine every day in which, if your routine is interrupted in any kind of way it throws you completely off?  How willing are we to take a different path that doesn’t look as familiar?

I believe we miss out on opportunities not because they don’t exist for us, but because we don’t change our pathways of thought.

– Glennel Hardy

Optimism Thought of the Week

Being Proactive Versus Reactive

Proactive is creating or controlling a situation by causing an outcome, rather than responding to it afterwards. On the other hand reactive is acting in response to a situation after it has occurred.

Have you ever found yourself constantly fighting fires, from the same person constantly reporting the fire. The art of preventing the fire is finding the root cause of it, and taking action to prevent it.

Being proactive is the key. By constantly putting out fires, it’s wasted energy, which if used effectively can be productive.

Determine who starts the fire, if by teaching them to be proactive doesn’t work, don’t respond to the fire. – Glennel Hardy