“Optimism is the most important skill” -GaryVee

A friend of mine did a doctoral thesis on the power of hope. Really. She found (in an academic way) that hope affect the outcome.

So when I picked up Gary Vaynerchuck’s book and he said that he felt optimism is super important, it hit me.

There once was a cat who wanted to better himself in the world. He didn’t have much going for him, but he had a dream.

He was fairly comfortable in his world. But his owner was old and died. It had nothing to do with him, he could just stay in usual haunts and keep hunting mice.

But no. He was part of the youngest son’s inheritance, and the house was not. So, the cat, a set of bequeathed boots and the youngest son were out on the street.

The youngest son was not optimistic, but the cat had enough optimism for both of them.

That cat figured he could co anything. Starting with wearing boots. He asked for it and kept his eyes out and make the most of every opportunity.

Deciding something is possible is the first step to finding a way to do it.

There are many examples of people doing things that have never been done before. It’s fun to read the books and watch the documentaries about famous inventors and the massive achievements.

I would love to have a massive achievement. Optimism might be the magic. Optimism, hope and getting started.

I am looking around my neighborhood and we have some good news:
Covid cases are declining.

Rising Covid cases were the reason a lot of things were shut down. Schools, business, etc.

If the cases are declining, that would seem to indicate we can open up again.

The cat would say we can do it. The youngest son would not.

Is it possible? Can we be optimistic? I can.

I can imagine a world that is open.

Now we all have to get together to get started. We can do it. I have hope.