Are You An Optimist?

This month I had the opportunity to speak at a local Optimist Club meeting.  At the end of my presentation, they gave me a tile that had the Optimist Creed on it:

I've always thought of myself as an optimist, but I sure as heck don't always comply with this creed, and it got me thinking of the applicability to job seekers.    

If as a job seeker you could focus on: your peace of mind, your health, expecting the best, enthusiasm, releasing the mistakes of the past, improving yourself and releasing worry, anger and fear - you could eliminate most of the emotional and psychological distress many job seekers experience at some point during their job search.

So post this where you will see it often - I have my tile sitting right in front of me.  And let's all repeat the creed daily " I promise myself..."   

Brenda