When we hear the word optimism, we can get a sense of hope, confidence, or joy. Optimism is the hope for the future, the belief that everything will turn out favorably, it is seeing the glass as half full, not half empty. In this essay, I will talk about the reasons why we should adopt a more optimistic way of thinking, such as creating a welcoming environment for everyone, which helps us reach our full potential and helps us see new opportunities.
By using optimism, we can surround ourselves in a happier, more positive, and pleasant environment. Behavioral phycologists have found that happiness and positivity seem to have a snowball effect on people, and so does negatively and pessimism. That means that we have the power to affect the people around us and the environment we are in. Although making the choice to be that positive and enthusiastic person is not always the easiest thing to do, when we're having a rough day, we may not feel like being an optimistic person. But making a conscience effort to be optimistic about things will leads to a better life overall.
Optimism allows us to reach our fullest potential. Naturally, many people appear to dwell on what is wrong with the world. We seem to underestimate our own abilities and shorten our expectations of what we are truly capable of achieving. Everyday tasks, decisions, and challenges can be approached in either a positive or negative way. We could go about these options by choosing to assume that things will not end up in your favor, and then follow through with that state of mind by performing those tasks in a way that is a limited display of your true capabilities. Or we could be optimistic and make decisions that we think exceed our true capabilities. It allows us to see our full potential and gives us the satisfaction of knowing that we are doing our best.
Another benefit to optimism is that it allows you to see new opportunities. Winston Churchill once said: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”. It is almost a guarantee that at some point in our life we're going to face adversity, so we should use it to our advantage and evolve from it. Instead of dwelling on the difficulties we face, why not be grateful for all that we have. If we just take a moment out of our day and appreciate what we have instead of dwelling on what we don't have, we will become a much happier person.
In conclusion, optimism should be an important consideration to all because, by having an optimistic outlook on life, it creates a pleasant environment for all. It causes people to realize their full potential. And optimism allows us to see new opportunities which we wouldn’t otherwise.