I often tell my executive coaching clients that all self confident people have three things in common.
• Self confident people are optimistic.
• Self confident people face their fears and deal with them.
• Self confident people surround themselves with positive people.
When I was a young guy, I participated in the Optimist International oratory contest. The topic that year was, “Optimism, Youth’s Greatest Asset;” which is hard enough for a ninth grader to say, (Think Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinnie.) let alone to write and deliver a 10 minute talk . It was a great experience for me; one that gave me some of the confidence I needed to become a professional speaker.
Optimist International is a great service organization. Their mission is to bring out the best in kids; and to help them develop to their full potential by providing hope and positive vision.
The Optimist Creed is their touchstone. It some of the best common sense advice I’ve ever seen. I have a copy of it posted in my office. See for yourself.
The Optimist Creed
Promise Yourself:
• To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
• To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
• To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
• To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
• To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
• To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
• To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
• To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
• To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
• To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
I believe that if you follow this common sense advice, you will not only become a more self confident and optimistic person, you will become a success in your career and life. In the remaining ten articles in this series, you’ll find my thoughts on how to apply The Optimist Creed in your life.
The Optimist Creed Overview - To learn more about this author, visit Bud Bilanich's Website.
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Bud Bilanich
(Visit Bud's Website)
Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy, is an
executive coach, motivational speaker,
author and blogger. He is the Official
Executive Coaching Guide at
SelfGrowth.com. He helps his coaching
clients succeed by applying their common
sense.
Dr. Bilanich is Harvard educated but has a
no nonsense approach to his work to goes
back to his roots in the steel country of
Western Pennsylvania. His approach to
career and life success is a result of
over 35 years of business experience, 10
years of research and study of successful
people and the application of common
sense.
He is the author of seven books, including
Straight Talk for Success: Common Sense
Ideas That Won’t Let You Down, where he
presents his blueprint for career and life
success:
• Develop your self confidence.
• Create positive personal impact.
• Become an outstanding performer.
• Become a dynamic communicator.
• Become interpersonally competent.
His clients include Pfizer, Glaxo
SmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Abbot
Laboratories, PepsiCo, AT&T, Chase
Manhattan Bank, Citigroup, General Motors,
UBS, AXA Advisors, Cabot Corporation, The
Aetna, PECO Energy, Olin Corporation,
Minerals Technologies, The Boys and Girls
Clubs of America and a number of small and
family owned businesses.
Bud is a cancer survivor and lives in
Denver Colorado with his wife Cathy. He
is a retired rugby player and an avid
cyclist. He likes movies, live theatre
and crime fiction.
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