"What makes me optimistic? We have and we will continue to supply world-class water services in droughts, fires, floods, and public health crises."
Lucia Cade
"I know it sounds Pollyanna, I choose to spend my time on the projects that are really going to change things - the save-the-world ones."
David Middleton, Chair, Vicwater
"Optimism, that glass half full, not half empty view of the world is what fuels determination and courage in the face of hard times. The belief that things can and will be better is what drives me to keep pursuing my dreams."
Dr Jeremy Johnson
“Optimism is an essential ingredient of effective leadership. Its infectiousness inspires commitment to the cause. It makes people feel good about participating in the mission at hand and embracing the challenges..."
Liza McDonald
"Optimism is liberating and, although looks to the future, generates hope and positivity in the here and now. It creates a sense of belonging, acceptance and the will to push through challenges."
Warren Lloyd, Lower Murray Water
"it is the quest to improve and the optimism of a better year ahead that is the driving force that sustains.”
Mark Gobbie, Chair Water Research Australia
"Optimism is a choice.
"Optimism is something that you process in your own mind; you look at every situation, and you look at the way that you can manage that and move forward.
"Optimism is an inherent choice that we've all got within us on every single decision that we come across every day."
"What makes me optimistic? Going to bed each night with satisfaction and with an action plan for the next day for another small incremental self-improvement."
April Jenkins, Board & Governance Executive Officer, South East Water
"Optimistic leadership means first and foremost being able to still our noisy mind. This allows us to respond in a considered way, creating an environment where issues can be discussed in a frank and respectful way where people feel they are adding value and being valued."
Madeleine Greenlee is Senior Manager, Resilient Water Futures for SA Water in South Australia.
"What makes me optimistic is the phenomenal talent and passion we have in the water sector, driven by the desire to provide healthy, sustainable thriving communities. People in water aren’t here for money and fame, we work in water because it is essential to life and liveability and we feel an altruistic motivation to ensure a better future for generations to come. The energy at work is contagious, and I feel hopeful and confident for our future."
Soyun Punyadasa, Director, CMP Consulting Group
"What makes me optimistic? Well, I think my optimism comes from my upbringing. My parents left Sri Lanka in the early 70s through particularly difficult times and relocated to Hong Kong looking for a better life. They instilled a belief in me that, actually, it is a great faith that I have, that "regardless of what's happening right now, the future is always going to be better than the present. Always. And that the best is yet to come." This is what makes me optimistic."
Eamon Kelly, General Manager, Melbourne Water
"I'm at a great time of life when my kids have grown up. I've got little grandchildren popping out left, right and centre, and it's a really great time. And that gives me a lot of strengthened optimism for the future."
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