Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don’t repair things if they still do what they’re supposed to do. The cars still work. Let’s just drive ’em.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.