1. Optimists are seldom surprised by trouble.
2. Optimists look for partial solutions.
3. Optimists believe they have control over their
future.
4. Optimists allow for regular renewal.
5. Optimists interrupt their negative trains of thought.
6. Optimists heighten their powers of appreciation.
7. Optimists use their imaginations to rehearse
success.
8. Optimists are cheerful even when they can’t be
happy.
9. Optimists believe they have an almost unlimited
capacity for stretching.
10. Optimists build lots of love into their lives.
11. Optimists like to swap good news.