He originally studied law, but after graduating from college, he just wanted to be a writer, completely ignoring his father's advice to make him a lawyer, which made the relationship between father and son very tense. Soon, his father stopped providing him with any living expenses, and his writing was constantly returned. He got into trouble and began to be heavily in debt.
In the most difficult time, he can only eat some dry bread and drink some boiled water. But he is optimistic. Every time he eats, he draws a plate on the table, writes the words "sausage", "ham", "cheese" and "steak" on the plate, and then wolfs it down in imaginary joy.
What is even more thought-provoking is that it is this most embarrassing day. He spent 700 francs to buy a thick walking stick inlaid with agate stone, on which was engraved a line: I will crush all obstacles.
It is this famous saying that supports him. Later facts proved that he really succeeded.
Reagan was the 40th president of the United States, and his optimism and self-confidence left a deep impression on the world. His character comes from his boyhood.
When Reagan was a little boy, his parents used to lock him in a room with horse manure and let him experience the hardships of life. After a while, my parents felt uneasy and went to see him in the house. Unexpectedly, instead of crying, he happily shoveled horse manure. He excitedly said to his surprised parents, "There is so much horse manure around, I know there must be a pony nearby."
The boy looking for a pony grows up day by day in an optimistic mood. Although his family was never rich and even almost went bankrupt during the Great Depression, in Reagan's memory, life was mostly happy and beautiful. Reagan remained optimistic even when he encountered setbacks and gloomy prospects in the presidential election.
3. Facing the cruel challenge of fate, Zhang Haidi is not depressed or sinking, but full of confidence in life. He fought against the disease with tenacious perseverance and perseverance, and withstood the severe test. Although he didn't have the opportunity to enter school, he studied hard, completed all the courses in primary and secondary schools, taught himself college English and Japanese, German and Esperanto, and studied undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
1983 began to dabble in literature, translated 65,438+10,000 English novels, such as Clinic by the Sea, and created works such as A Window Open to the Sky, Questions of Life, Dreams in Wheelchairs, etc., and was praised as "Contemporary Paul".
Lincoln has many loveliness. He never hides himself. When someone joked that his father was a shoemaker, Lincoln smiled and said, "Yes, my father is a shoemaker, but I hope I can manage this country as skillfully as my father makes shoes." Lincoln is good at expressing the deepest truth in the most popular language.
His most frequently quoted famous saying is: "You can fool some people at any time, you can fool all people sometimes, but you can't fool all people forever."
5. George fedor is a famous French playwright, especially good at writing burlesque. The girl of proverbs is one of his representative works.
However, the drama "Maxim's Girl" at that time was not well received by the audience at its first performance, and people thought it was the worst drama.
Fedo went to the theater that night. When he heard people's dissatisfaction and ridicule about his works, Fedo was uncharacteristically shouting and booing like a human being.
"Fedo, are you crazy?" The friend sitting next to him asked puzzled.
"Not crazy!" Fedo explained, "only in this way can I not hear the abuse of the audience and not be sad about it."
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Four small ways to stay optimistic:
1, hold your head high
Scientific research has proved that the posture of the body is inseparable from the psychological state. Therefore, to correct your mind, please correct your body first.
When a person holds his head up and chest out, his breathing will be smoother, and deep breathing is a wonderful recipe for stress management. When we hold our heads high, we will feel that we are more capable of coping with pressure and are prone to "no big deal" optimism.
So the posture of the body really affects the mood. If you hang your head, you will easily feel depressed; If you hold your chest out, you will easily get angry. So, please don't underestimate it. Next time when pessimistic thoughts pop up in your mind, quickly adjust your posture, hold your head high and bring out an optimistic mood.
2. Speak in a pleasant tone
When it comes to interpersonal communication, it is extremely important: the point is not what we say, but how we say it. The "How to Say" part includes intonation, facial expressions and body movements.
What is often overlooked is that our voice is expressive. The same sentence, with different tone, may convey completely different meanings. So your voice will inadvertently reveal your current mood, and it will also affect the way others respond to you.
If you want to be optimistic, please speak in a pleasant voice first-even better, the world will respond to you happily.
3. Use positive words.
What we say has a great influence on our attitude and mood. Generally speaking, words used in daily life can be divided into three categories: positive, negative and neutral.
Negative words include "problem", "failure", "difficulty", "trouble" and "nervousness". If you use them often, you will feel scared and helpless.
Optimists are used to using positive words. For example, they don't say "difficulties", but "challenges"; Say "I care" instead of "I am worried"; Don't say "there is a problem", but say "there is an opportunity". How's it going? Does it feel completely different? Once you start using positive words, you will feel positive and more motivated to face problems.
In addition, optimistic people will also say some neutral words more positively. For example, "change" is a neutral word. Just try it. If I change "I need to change" to "I need to make progress", it implies that I will get better and better, and naturally I will be more optimistic.
4. Don't complain, just solve the problem.
The study also found that optimistic people list much fewer worries than ordinary people, and they have much less time to complain.
Optimists don't take the time to pass the buck when facing setbacks: "It's all his fault …" or sigh "Why am I always so unlucky? ……"
Optimists' attitude is that there is no time to complain now because they are busy solving problems!
When you have less time to complain, you have more time to improve. This also explains why optimistic people are more likely to succeed, because their time and energy are always spent on improving the status quo rather than sticking to problems. Therefore, to cultivate optimism, please change the focus of attention from "complaining about others" to "solving problems" from now on.
The concrete way is to avoid such a sentence: "Why is it always me ..." and replace it with another way of thinking: "What should I do now?" On second thought, we can turn sadness into optimism.