I guess we should stay positive till this figure hits 50%. Even then 40% is a pass so we should be all right till it hits 39%.
As it is we're on own way to an A grade, possibly a B1. Nice one.
Positive Mental Attitude . . .
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As it is we're on own way to an A grade, possibly a B1. Nice one.
Why get negative if its not affecting you . . . Why not worry about this flu killing us all, why not worry about another 9-11 or some organisation eventually figuring out how to infect the world with an incurable virus. My point is that worrying about things that could potentially and may happen, serves no positive purpose. Be mindful of these concerns, but why let them consume your life like our country is doing.
Being positive and negative are mindsets . . Its also about putting our concerns into context. . .
Like a previous poster said, go and live in Iraq, Tanzania or Somalia and tell me that having high unemployment is a knightmare . .
I agree with the positive mental attitude - but we need our leaders to get their heads out of the sand and start working towards this positivity. It's easy sitting around having a positive attitude - and that's what I like about it - sitting here, thinking everything is absolutely great 
Nice to get the positive vibes going, as long as people realise that we'll have nothing to be positive about unless we do the hard work that's always necessary to achieve a result.
Nice to get the positive vibes going, as long as people realise that we'll have nothing to be positive about unless we do the hard work that's always necessary to achieve a result.
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That's it Purple cheer us all up.
No more than people thinking we'd coin it forever, extrapolating into the horizon from a bad 18 months doesnt make much sense. 10 years of recession?, is that before or after the sky falls in?
The one thing that can be said is that we're taking the pain that was coming to us (bubble) and also the international hit from the US. Once the US starts to recover, as it undoubtedly will, then we can expect to get back to a more even keel.
The one thing that can be said is that we're taking the pain that was coming to us (bubble) and also the international hit from the US. Once the US starts to recover, as it undoubtedly will, then we can expect to get back to a more even keel.
Don't forget the roads are much quieter which means you get home faster, there are far fewer idiots driving SUVs, Audi's or BMWs who don't know how to drive them on the road, very fewer "white van man" as well
Prices are going down and we are actually beginning to see some proper competition and the end of monopolies in areas such as electricity supply. Not to mention it is so much easier to get a good builder/tradesman at a decent price
I also have 2 tickers for Croker tomorrow + 2 for Bruce in July. Life could indeed be a whole lot worse
Excellent piece in the FT on the problem with optimism.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c222362-35b1-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c222362-35b1-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html
I have 2 tickets for Bruce as well but I have been lte down by the guy who said he had tickets for me on Saturday.
I believe the idea of optimism isnt necessarily assuming the best in everything, more trying to take the best out of it. You can prepare for the worst and still be optimistic . .
To suggest that all capitalistic societys take optimistic views in general is innacurate. I think this article to be more relevant to Americans who would be the kind of people who view life on a more positive perspective. In Ireland we may of gotten lost in the celtic bubble but there was always a foreboding feeling of spend it while we have it.
A simple example: When I buy a house to live in I dont expect anything bad to necessarily happen. That said I take out Life assurance in case I die so I will not leave bills for my family. I take out house insurance in case I am robbed or the house burns down. There is a level of acceptance that bad things do and can happen. Am I being pessimistic by protecting myself or should I take it a step further and just live my life expecting to die each day . .
To suggest that optimism is a way that makes people complacent (which is the feeling I get from this article) is to suggest that human nature can be curtailed with simple education (as if pessimism sorts this out). No matter what way people live their lives, I dont see how constantly expecting the worst can lead to a fullfilled satisfied life. .
Perhaps this piece would be more relevant to those who decide the fate of countries (and their finances) but I dont see how it relates to people on an individual level. If you are educated, prudent and realistic in your life and how you lead it, there should be no need to be pessimistic.
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So — who's going to be the first person to quote David Brent?
Northdrum...this is what Bill Cullen said in his short weekly article in the sunday times today.
"Despite the anxiety there are still 1.8 million people earning a salary cheque — nearly double the amount of 10 years ago. There is a ¤300 billion bedrock of wealth in the country that wasn’t there in the 1990s. Mortgage rates have reduced dramatically; food, clothes and petrol have also fallen substantially, reducing the cost of living by about €500 a month."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article6210748.ece
Its interesting. Hes on the same wave length as you.
I greatly admire business people like bill cullen who are finding it very tough going at the moment, but as shown by him, you always have to keep the head high and battle on.
"Despite the anxiety there are still 1.8 million people earning a salary cheque — nearly double the amount of 10 years ago. There is a ¤300 billion bedrock of wealth in the country that wasn’t there in the 1990s. Mortgage rates have reduced dramatically; food, clothes and petrol have also fallen substantially, reducing the cost of living by about €500 a month."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article6210748.ece
Its interesting. Hes on the same wave length as you.
I greatly admire business people like bill cullen who are finding it very tough going at the moment, but as shown by him, you always have to keep the head high and battle on.
So there is somebody else out there trying to keep the smile up . . . Thanks for that, I dont feel quite as alone in my beliefs now . . .