Success in Goals
One of my long term goals is to be more optimistic different aspects of life. Like any other student I would like to graduate and get my degree but before that, there are a few other goals that I believe I must achieve. ... I believe that by having a more optimistic character I will be able to get my degree as well other goals with more ease. ... Optimist’s confidence in their ability to achieve their goals cannot easily be upset. ... They feel that someone else’s success means their failure. ... Another person’s success is to be admired, not resented. The success of others not only does not keep us down, it can help us, success in others provides a model for us to learn from, and concretely shows that success is possible. ... The optimist applies reason to find ways of achieving goals and does not confuse what he wishes to be true with what is true. ... ” Reason also involves ensuring that that our goals are attainable and that we have chosen effective means to them, and making sure our goals are steady and logical. ... Pessimists, believing desirable goals to be unachievable, do not persist, giving up so soon and therefore failing.