Hey guys! So I like to think of myself a a pretty positive thinker.
But, at the same time, a lot of the closest people
around me seem to think the opposite.
I always have to hear things like,
"Why are you so pessimistic?"
"Don't be so negative all the time!"
"Why can't you see the glass half full instead of half empty for once?"
By the way, that saying is not always true because
it depends on what the glass is filled with.
If the glass is half-full with spoiled milk, it's probably more
positive to see it half-empty.
Just saying.
But moving on!
I'm not gonna lie--sometimes the things I say can be
a litle negative.
For example, whenever I took final exams in high school,
I would always assume I got the lowest grade possible
just so I could mentally prepare myself in case I failed.
Or when I was wrestling for a State Championship,
I told myself before the match,
"I mean, second place is still good."
Or especially when it came to girls.
Whenever I would try to prepare myself to ask out a girl,
I would think of every single way that I would be rejected
so I would know how to react in that scenario.
Which consequentially made me not know what to do
when they said "yes" and that made it super awkward.
But, anyway, whenever I voiced these opinions to my friends
or family, they would always criticize me for being "negative".
And I'm sure you guys can relate to this.
We all know that one friend or family member
that's Mr. or Mrs. Positive and gets on everybody's case
whenever you say the slightest bit thing that's a little bit negative.
But what people don't know about me,
even my closest friends and family, is that I'm actually
a really, really positive thinker.
Like, overly positive! Just in my own head.
In my head, I see the glass half full, even when it's empty.
I pretty much tell myself how to see the good in every scenario
no matter how bad it might look.
I just don't say these things out loud because when bad things
happen to people and you're overly positive, a lot of times
it comes off as insensitive or rude.
Thinking like this actually helped me through a lot of tough times
and rough situations.
But, again, I'm just giving you guys these examples
so that you can see how I try to stay positive in my own head.
I would never say these things out loud.
And you shouldn't either.
Trust me, you don't want to say these things out loud.
My thought process is no matter how bad things get,
even in the worst case scenarios,
wherever there's a negative, there has to be a positive.
You just have to find it.
How to Stay Positive
Hey, what's wrong, man?
I just found out my girlfriend's been cheating on me.
What?
Oh, I'm so sorry. That's terrible.
And that's probably what I would say in that scenario.
But it's not quite what I would be thinking.
Like I said, I'm an overly positive person in my head
and this is what it would look like if I said what I was really thinking.
Hey, what's wrong, man?
I just found out my girlfriend's been cheating on me.
That's wonderful, bro!
Now you don't have to waste anymore time wondering
if she's the one!
Hey, what's up, man?
My grandpa just passed away.
He was such a great guy. It's so unfair.
I'm so sorry, bro. That's...that's so sad.
Again, that's something I would say,
but my mind is messed up and I would search for the positive,
even in that.
- Hey, what's up, man? - My grandpa just passed away.
He was such a great guy. It's so unfair.
Sorry to hear that, man, but I guess everyone
has to die sometime, right?
I mean, if everyone lived forever, we'd all be dead--
due to the exponential growth of the human population,
we wouldn't have enough resources, so in a way it's not
the worst thing in the world.
I can't believe someone had the nerve to do that.
- They were so cruel. - What happened?
Somebody stole all her clothes from the laundromat.
Like, literally, $100 worth.
Damn, that sucks! I mean, who would even do that?
You know the drill.
What happened?
Somebody stole all her clothes from the laundromat.
Like, literally $100 worth.
- Hey, good for you! - What?
That's a compliment!
That means you have really good taste in fashion.
See, technically, these are all positive things,
but now you probably know why I'm telling you to keep this in your own head.
Having these overly-positive thoughts didn't necessarily fix
any of the scenarios, but they definitely help you to get through them.
And I know sometimes it's hard to think positive
when you're sad or upset, but when you do have those moments,
pretend that I'm there, giving you positive thoughts.
Oh my god...I'm only 16.
What am I going to do?
Now you don't have to worry about getting pregnant for another nine months!
(sighing) I can never fall asleep. I hate having insomnia.
It's better than not being able to wake up and being in a coma!
Dammit, they forget my Chalupas every single time!
Wow, that is really courteous of them to be helping
you with your diet like that.
Oooh, man!
There's some dog poop-- in all the places I could've stepped!
Hey, man! It could've been worse.
At least it wasn't human poop or the dog itself
- or HIV contaminated-- - Okay, okay, I get it. I get it.
Or a lego.
(thinking) Damn, my stomach hurts so bad.
Maybe if I fart just a little bit, he won't smell it and I'll feel better.
(soft farting noise)
(gasping) Oh god.
(Ryan thinking) At least you didn't wear your white undies today.
Undies today...
Undies today...undies today...
I can't believe my cat is gone forever.
At least it wasn't your dog!
I can't believe my dog is gone forever!
At least it wasn't your cat!
I can't believe I lost my cat AND dog on the same day.
Well, at least you can still watch Cat Dog online
to make yourself feel better!
What's Cat Dog?
You don't know what Cat Dog is?
Man, I feel so old now.
(sighing) My viewers aren't going to get that reference!
Or you could just rid of this scene and not put it in the video!
Gaaah!
But I can't take the scene out now!
The video's already online!
Yes, you can take it out! We're still filming it.
And it's not even edited yet.
(sighing) Man, this scene is so confusing.
I should just take it out.
- Or maybe some people WILL get it! - (gasping in delight)
(gasping in delight continues)
My cat and dog are still gone.
Well at least this scene made the video!
Don't ask. I don't even know.
Anyway, you see, no matter how bad things get
or how bad things may seem, there's always a positive in everything.
Because our world runs on balance, and there can't be
a negative without a positive.
Life may give you a glass that looks half empty at times,
but it's you and only you that has the power of choice
to make that glass half full.
And if you can do that, there's nothing in this universe
that can ever bring you down again.
Cheers.
Oh!
Yup, that'd definitely spoiled.
And I should probably go to the bathroom before I--
(farting)
(thinking) Oh god...
Well, at least I'm not wearing my white undies today.
(horror music)
(gasping)
Tee hee!
(Ryan) So thank you guys so much for watching.
If you want to see bloopers and behind-the-scenes,
for this video, click the one on the left.
If you want to see the previous video, click the one on the right.
Or if you want to stick to the very end of the video
and do what I do every single time I see this part
and just sing along to this video, then go ahead!
(singing along to music)
I'm off key.