Comments on: Get confident, stupid!

By: Knox

Knox — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:17:48 +0000

I think it’s brilliant that optimism is your big TYSIC goal – how’s it going, a year down the line?

I’ve always been pretty optimistic, which means I spend a lot of time being hyper, but then also get incredibly crushed when things don’t work out, just because I’ve believed so much that they will. That said, the crushing never seems to be quite enough to squeeze out the optimism. So, hurrah for optimism. (*sits and begins to think herself thin*)

By: susy

susy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:01:27 +0000

ok so my last post didn’t get blooming well posted…..so thats one thing a day to acheive…..getting allowed on the blog!!

By: susy

susy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:40:39 +0000

oooh not got a website ….and it asks you for one in order to comment……feel I’m lacking already!
whats the deal with people supposedly commenting on your blog but really just advertising their own, eh..eh …?
Bizarrely just been reading a book called “59 seconds” which is all about proven theories on making yourself / life, better, and one of the main things it advocates is writing down something positive every day. Even the negative stuff, its better to write down than just say it to a therapist! So Blog – On Mark!
All the best for the quiet tappin, and my TYSIC is to do just that, every day in a little way, write down sommat positive…how hard can it be?!!

By: Terry Greene

Terry Greene — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:54:23 +0000

Wow this post kinda got me to thinking, wrote my latest blog post and just hope it’s more positive than my first few. http://soveryconfusing.wordpress.com/

You even get a slight mention Mark!

By: Lisa Brunders

Lisa Brunders — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:46:49 +0000

Well I survived the day, and thanks to your early morning inspiration I kept my chin up and almost enjoyed it. Not my usual attitude, far from it, and much more pleasant than usual too.

Thanks Mark.

By: Richard Foley

Richard Foley — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:28:28 +0000

As a father of a 19 and 14 year old, I applaud your efforts in becoming a man for whom the glass is half-full. Something I should have done years ago. My kids grew up and I missed out on a lot of good stuff cuz I was too busy being a miserable git. I shall be following your progress with interest. I take my hat off to you sir.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:23 +0000

Hi – thanks for the inspiration, brilliant motivating idea. My TYSIC(!)is going to touch on the optimist/pessimist issue too I think – it’s all about being in a good mood. I’ll be blogging about it at http://www.tenyeargoodmood.blogspot.com if anyone fancies a read. Looking forward to keeping up with this blog and the interesting challenges everyone is setting themselves.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:27:35 +0000

As someone who has an eternal pessimist for a parent, I can tell you it really does have an impact on a kid. My mother uses the “preparing for the worst means when it goes better you’re pleasantly surprised argument”. Trouble is that is true for a while but eventually the habit of looking for the worst means that when good things happens the pessimist misses the “happy surprise” while looking ahead at the next certain disaster.

There is a nice happy medium between assuming the worst and those “make your will manifest” types that make one just want to manifest the moment of that jerk getting punched in the face.

Longish message when all I really wanted to say was good idea, well worth the effort. Perhaps I should change my 10 year goal to become a more concise communicator.

By: Anna Lowman

Anna Lowman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:21:52 +0000

“I want to be engaging with life as if it’s a huge, short-lived opportunity, which it is, to be fair, rather than some sort of trap, or a problem that’s too difficult to tackle.”

This has genuinely stayed with me today. Huge, short-lived opportunity. You’re a wise old bean, Watson.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Your want to be more optimistic is inspiring. I think I’m going to give it a go this month. Here’s hoping that it works.

You’re blog is definitely making my week!