Oh Crystal Ball Tell Me What You See

"As I look forward, I'm very optimistic about the things I see ahead" - Bill Gates

Granted Bill Gates does have every reason to be optimistic about a lot of things. If things go wrong he can just throw money at it to fix it, but for the rest of us, everyday people, this quote can be more difficult to apply to our lives than some think.

I remember when I went to my first speech meet. Oh my goodness, I was so scared. I was waiting for my turn with full knowledge that I was the only one in the room who was in their first year. Right away I told myself I was going to do really badly. Surprise surprise I did horrible. I dropped my papers, I lost my spot, and I didn't even finish because I was so embarrassed.

There is no way I could have done well when I'm picturing myself fail, but I'm not the only one. I know lots of people that short change themselves because they don't think they can do it. My favorite piece of advice is shoot for the stars. You never know when you might hit them, but you never will if you don't try. Know what your capable of and then go even farther. But, if your not going to try then what's the point. Look at the future and be OPTIMISTIC about it.