http://www.optinism.org This blog is brought to you by Born Interactive. It is a pro-active initiative to face the year 2009’s negative vibes and uncertainty due to the evolving and escalating global financial crisis. We dedicate this blog to all the positive-minded people who seek opportunities in trying times, who view problems as challenges and who always look ahead and work for a brighter future. At the threshold of 2009, it is neither destructive pessimism nor blind optimism that is needed but a state of “optinism”, which is why we launched this blog in the first place. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:51:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.optinism.org/2009/01/02/lebanon-optimistic-about-2009-and-former-bankers-unleashing-surprising-talents/ http://www.optinism.org/2009/01/02/lebanon-optimistic-about-2009-and-former-bankers-unleashing-surprising-talents/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:54:35 +0000 Fadi Sabbagha http://www.optinism.org/?p=44 Two articles drew my attention today from Naharnet and the New York Times, they are not related at all, but interesting in the context of this blog:

• The first published today on Naharnet.com is about a survey that revealed the Lebanese to be optimistic about 2009 was . Check it on: http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/getstory?openform&AFDE20E43AC3F84AC2257532001EDBA0
  Well, I guess Lebanese are optiNistic, optimistic by choice… Keep up!
• The other article I read today in the New York Times is about former bankers unleashing surprising talents as a result of the crisis.
  “With Wall Street hemorrhaging jobs, bonuses disappearing and the financial sector going through a seismic shift, some bankers and lawyers are switching lanes to more creative career paths. They are putting down their Wall Street Journals and picking up Variety as they try their hands at comedy, filmmaking and writing.”
  Here is the link to the full article:
  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/jobs/28bankers.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

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