Optimism Is A Powerful Success Tool
optimism: a tendency to expect the most favorable outcome
Optimism generates success...it helps drive you to where you want to beYour success kit contains many important tools...such as belief, desire, focus and so forth. But the most powerful tool is your ability to remain optimistic.
Without optimism, you'll never get beyond where you are today.
It Is Not Pollyannism
Named after a fictional character in a children's novel the The Pollyanna Principle has come to represent the extreme approach of seeing nothing but positive factors in everything.
Idealistic as that may appear, it is simply not realistic.
Expecting a positive outcome does not mean denying reality.
Recognizing that there are negative factors in most situations, a positive attitude leads to trying to make the best of a situation...even if there are more negative factors than positive.
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Making Smart Choices
Whenever anything happens to us...regardless of what caused it...we can choose how to interpret what happened...how you will respond to it.Positive responses neither deny problems nor do they put an unwarranted positive spin on them.
Intelligent optimists
are highly motivated to achieve their desired results and will
try to resolve
issues that will not only solve the problem...but also help them
succesfully achieve their goals. They don't try to control things they can't control, focusing instead on doing what they can to make the best of every situation...good or bad.
They also understand that every problematic situation contains at the very least the beginning of a solution.
From experience they also know that problem-solving can be a rewarding and fulfilling process.
They accept negative thoughts as a reality check, keeping them in touch with the situation as it is...not how they would like it to be.
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How Pessimists Can Add Some Optimism
Psychologist Susan Segerstrom, an optimist herself, offers this advice on adding optimism to your outlook.“Rather than trying to change
your outlook on life...ask
yourself, 'If I couldn"t fail at this, how would I proceed?'
“By asking that type of question, a pessimist will be able tap into the optimist thought process – a way of thinking that does not let obstacles stand in the way of their goals.”
“By asking that type of question, a pessimist will be able tap into the optimist thought process – a way of thinking that does not let obstacles stand in the way of their goals.”
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