Women's magazines generally tend to hew to upbeat topics, a convention of the publishing industry that Ms. O'Donnell chafed against from the beginning.
Instead, Governor Pataki put an upbeat cast on every topic he touched, pledging "the same confidence, the same optimism" as in brighter times -- no surprise for an incumbent seeking re-election.
However, I did find some of the talks inspiring, such as Luke Williams' (@LukeGWilliams), Richard Gerver's, Pau Garcia-Milà's (@Pau) or Chema Alonso's (@ChemaAlonso), which covered competition, education, entrepreneurship and security topics with upbeat and lively discussions.
Songs like "Waste" and "Life on the Nickel" are upbeat dance tunes about serious topics like mental illness and drug addiction.
Direct your conversation to topics that are upbeat and positive.
Thailand's supine media have largely dropped the topic, in favour of upbeat accounts of the government's efforts to regain international confidence.
Don't take your blog too seriously, just stay on topic and keep things upbeat.
Topics you can explore further include "Heroes, Winners," "Upbeat News," and "More Good News".
The new film, however, maintains the upbeat mode as consistently as Leigh has ever done – although happiness isn't necessarily its topic, he says.
Most online conversations verge on banter, an upbeat give-and-take that usually includes 40 or 50 opinions in a string about mundane topics, like a recent Cruise Critic posting about portable coffee makers that generated more than 500 replies.
