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Articles about optimism (0-50 of 1110)
- That Glass Of Water, Is It Half Full Or Half Empty?
By: Daniel Herzner | - By nature, human beings are impatient. We want good things to show up in our lives and we want them to show up now. Let's face it, we live in a microwave society - we don't want to wait around for anything.
When it takes longer than expected for goodness to materialize, frustration sets in.
For example, if you've ever placed second in a contest, are you the type of person to throw in the towel and not try again? Or, would you be proud of a respectable showing and us ...
Tags: Optimism, being optimistic, how to be optimistic, positive thinking, positive thought, positivity
- The Masks We All Wear
By: Phyllis Goldberg | - Don't we all wear masks at one time or another, pretending that everything is OK? There are many reasons people may act out this charade. It's not uncommon to hide personal pain, because putting it on display for all to see can be embarrassing and even destabilize relationships. Yet studies show that using denial as an emotional defense and 'acting as if' everything is fine can actually shift your feelings in a more positive direction. And keeping a 'stiff upper lip' when you feel powerless may, ...
Tags: masks, emotional pain, relationships, feeling powerless, transition, self medicate, stress, optimism
- Enjoy Your Life: Change Your Point Of View
By: Brian Jones | - "Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one sees the stars."- Frederick Langbridge, A Cluster of Quiet Thoughts
If you've placed second in a writing contest, will you jump for joy and push for better results the next time or will you be discouraged and find an excuse not to join again?
In life, you are always filled with choices. You may opt to have a pessimist's view and live a self-defeated life or you may decide to take the optimist's rou ...
Tags: optimism, positive attitude
- The Powers Of A Positive Attitude
By: Brian Jones | - I am going to ask you to something very weird right now. First of all, I want you to listen to your thoughts. Now tell me, what thoughts fill your head? Would you label them as positive, or negative?
Now let's say you are walking down the street with these thoughts. Do you think anyone who would meet you would be able to tell you what's on your mind?
The answer to number one is up to you. But, the answer number two can be pretty generic. Although people will not be ...
Tags: positive attitude, optimism, advantages of positive attitude
- Impossible Is Just A Word
By: Brian Jones | - Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn't fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn't dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?
Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.
Tags: optimism, positive attitude
- How Hypnosis Helps You To Reduce Stress By Being Optimistic
By: Roseanna Leaton | - Yale University conducted a study which compared the effect of your attitude upon life expectancy and the results were dramatic to say the least. It is clear from this research study and others that stress impacts upon physical health as well as mental and emotional well-being and this can eventually lead to an early demise. The upside of this is that those who are optimistic do in general expect to live seven years longer than those who have a more negative outlook upon life.
SEV ...
Tags: Stress, optimism, hypnosis, optimistic attitude, optimistic
- Finding Meaningful Work Starts With Self Awarenes
By: Alvah Parker | - About three years ago I began to work with an Alexander Technique teacher. If you are not familiar with this technique it is a method of working with the body to insure that you are in proper alignment. People use it to strengthen their voices, get rid of chronic back pain, and improve their golf swing. (There are many other reasons. These are just a few.)
My Alexander teacher works with my body alignment in the same way that I work with my clients to be aligned with their val ...
Tags: Self awareness, meaningful work, Alexander Technique, body alignment, positive thoughts, optimism,
- Golf And Investing: Optimism, Focus, And Education
By: Steve Selengut | - You knew it the moment it left the club, that spark at contact when you catch it just right. You look up. It's just reaching the top of its climb--- and heading down right at the pin, a pin positioned left of center on the elevated green, much too close to the water.
This could be the one! Four mouths hang open, not a sound. Then whack, the ball strikes low on the stick and disappears; the pin wobbles; the ball is nowhere to be seen---
Moe and Curley are certain i ...
Tags: Golf, investing, income, optimism, focus, bogey, par, asset allocation, quality, fundamentals, chip shot, ace, p
- You Get What You Look For
By: Judy Ringer | - The way we know is fateful... Human beings and organizations move in the direction of what they inquire about.
-- Jane Magruder Watkins, Appreciative Inquiry, Theory and Practice
Tell me a story about the best Christmas, best Hanukkah, best holiday season you ever had. What made it so wonderful? Who was involved? What happened? What about that time makes you remember it so vividly? What do you value about what you did? How did you contribute to its special qualities ...
Tags: Christmas, Hanukkah, holidays, holiday, positive intentions, hope, kindness, optimism, Aikido, Appreciative I
- How Optimism Helps Your Real Estate Business Grow
By: Carolyn Capalbo | - Optimism, the art of seeing the good in most things and expecting good things in the future, will help you in your real estate agent career. While knowledge, experience and social skills are all very important parts of the agent's profession, optimism is something that builds confidence in yourself, inspires confidence in others and imbues all your dealings with the expectation that things will go well, making it more likely that they will.
Self-fulfilling prophecies are frameworks ...
Tags: real estate, optimism, real estate market, business, real estate business
- Natural Treatment For Stress - Stretching Exercises
By: Ian Spencer | - Stretching exercises are the preparatory phase you put your body through before attempting any type of exercise. These exercises loosen up your muscles and prepare them for the workout that follows. Doing exercise without stretching exercises would most often than not, risk muscle sprains and cramps. Stretching exercises are done after workouts too so the muscle relaxation is gradual.
It is very important that you do not attempt heavy routines such as cardiovascular exercising wit ...
Tags: energy and optimism, muscle relaxation, natural treatment for stress, stretching exercises
- Positive Thinking Is Powerful
By: Ruthan Brodsky | - Half of Americans are pessimistic. They believe things are bad and they are going to get worse. Given the state of the economy the pessimist has a fairly decent chance of being right.
However, the other half of Americans are either neutral or optimistic. They approach life with more resilience in the face of disaster or tragedy. Optimists are happier with their lives in general and their attitude goes beyond wishful thinking. Optimists are generally healthier, have stronger heart ...
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- Positive Thinking Impacts Your Health
By: Ruthan Brodsky | - Have you ever noticed those people, or that one person in the office, who is always smiling, has a sunny personality, and it is not a fake? No matter what happens her glass is always half full. Not only does she seem to be enjoying life more than the people surrounding her but there is a good chance she is also leading a healthier life.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic reviewed the records of people who completed a personality inventory back in the 1960s and found that pessimists, as co ...
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- To Accomplish More, Build Confidence And Assume Success Will Yield To Effort
By: Donald Mitchell | - We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.
--Helen Keller
Helen Keller's quote means more when you consider that she was born deaf and blind and went on to become one of the great educators in American history. If she can overcome that difficult beginning, certainly we can do whatever we need to accomplish . . . as long as we persevere.
While some might have seen the normal process of starting up a project as challenging as the 40 ...
Tags: confidence, perseverance, accomplishment, 400 year project, celebrate, optimism
- Life Success Strategies - What Is Important To You?
By: Ken Donaldson | - Did you know that I like acronyms? I do (in case you didn't know) because acronyms make it easier for me to remember things, and they make for a wonderful and powerful format to present material from.
- Do you see the positive everyday?
- Are you able to "reframe" (make lemons into lemonade) circumstances in Life?
- Are you able, at the very least, to get a lesson to better yourself from each and every Life experience?
So here is my latest ...
Tags: Ken Donaldson, integrity, purpose, optimism, important, life purpose, attitude,
- Stick Your Neck Out To Do An "impossible Task," And You'll Do What It Takes To Succeed
By: Donald Mitchell | - All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence,
and then success is sure.
--Mark Twain
When I started the 400 Year Project (a program to identify ways that the rate of improvement could be accelerated by 20 times), I decided to announce the project before a gathering of my most important clients and the business leaders I most admired. At the time, I was hoping to learn from their reactions. But the most important benefit was from making a public commi ...
Tags: personal development, inspiration, career, commitment, confidence, ignorance, success, optimism
- Follow Your Heart
By: Hale Dwoskin | - Follow Your Heart Hale Dwoskin
There are four great ways to apply the Law of Attraction in your life:
1) Letting go of the negative with The Sedona Method
2) Giving without wanting something back in return
3) Getting Into Action
4) Following your heart.
This article is the third in the series on applying the Law of Attraction and focuses on following your heart.
Why Its Important to ...
Tags: optimism, finding joy, self-fulfillment
- Thankful, Grateful, And Appreciate
By: Diana Guintu and Jennifer Ryan | - Create Higher Levels of Alertness, Enthusiasm, Determinism, Optimism, and Energy with One Small Act of Kindness
It’s only fitting that in this week of Thanksgiving, we talk about giving thanks and having gratitude. While some may view this week as chaotic, stressful, and anxious-ridden with extended family, my hope for you is that you give thanks for the abundance, prosperity, peace, and joy in your life.
Giving thanks really means bein ...
Tags: Optimism, Gratitude, chaotic, stressful, overwhelming abundance, prosperity, mounting, vendors, peace, happiness, interchangeably, glimpse, contrary.
- Finding Your Optimistic Side
By: Sean Rasmussen | - You'll have to admit that you've probably poked fun at that one person in your group who always tries to see the good in everything. Their optimism is alluring, but it can seem unrealistic when you're used to being practical and you're used to being a little more cynical about your life's progress. But what's the use of thinking the worst of your life and its direction? If you've already achieved your goals and your dreams, there's really no need to change the way you think. But if you're no ...
Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Optimism
- Britons 'wary' About Financial Future
By: Abbi Rouse | - The country's financial optimism has hit a record low, new research shows.
In the latest consumer confidence survey conducted by GfK NOP, the public's outlook in regards to Britain's general economic wellbeing continued to fall over the course of this month to stand at -10, a decrease of two points from research conducted in October. During the same month in 2006, the overall index was at -7. As a result, the score is now at its lowest point since March 2003.
Across ...
Tags: britains, financial, optimism, hits, all, time, low, loan, lenders, rates, increased, finance, credit
- What Makes A Good Day Better?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Every day's a gift - some are just wrapped better than others. A crisp, spring afternoon with a cloudless sky; rain that finally goes and snow that never comes - I feel like I have a fair-weather friend - me.
I feel like I have the Midas touch when my checkbook balances on my first try. I feel that way too when the jury summons isn't addressed to me and my mother-in-law's address isn't mine.
When I hold a newborn baby, I love its smell. I melt when its tiny hand ...
Tags: Humor, Women, Men, Optimism, Positive Thinking, Inspiration
- Consumer Optimism 'rises'
By: Tom Dawson | - Britain's financial confidence is showing further signs of improvement, new figures indicate.
In the latest Consumer Confidence Index by Nationwide, the nation's monetary optimism rose by some five points over the course of September. The news comes despite the turmoil seen in the finanical industry in recent months which has seen a number of credit providers become stricter with their lending criteria towards those looking to apply for loans.
With the present situa ...
Tags: consumer, optimism, rises, secured, personal, loans, credit, finance
- Mind And Body Flexibility
By: Char Cooper RN, MSN, APRN | - Jim and I spent last week in Jamaica. I was scheduled to teach yoga at a resort and Jim was going to play tennis and chill (two of his favorite things). Before we left for Jamaica I decided the topic of this article would be flexibility of the mind and body. Little did I know then how well our flexibility would be tested and how many opportunities we would have to practice it. Flexibility of the body. That's actually the easier part. If you don't use it, it starts to rust. My yoga ladies ...
Tags: flexibility, mind, body, spirit, yoga, coaching, balance, focus, optimism, positive thinking, law of attraction, thoughts, focus,
- Who You Spend Time With Determines How You Feel
By: Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC | - Tell me who you spend your time with and I'll tell you how you feel. Sounds impossible? It's really not. You see, we often take on the feelings, behaviors and attitudes of those we spend time with. For example, let's say you have a friend or coworker who's always complaining. She's speaks negatively about her body, her job, her relationships and her life. She looks forward to spending time with you because it gives her an opportunity to vent and find relief. Once she's through, she feels lighte ...
Tags: wellness, optimism, pessimism, happiness, motivation, inspiration, self improvement, self growth, development
- How To Get Rid Of Negative Thinking
By: Char Cooper RN, MSN, APRN | - I grew up in a family that wore their negativity like a proud shield. I remember my beloved grandmother and her friends almost boosting about how bad life was as if it was a contest, who had the most aches and pains or the worst finances or problems with their children. They didn't realize they were negative and they certainly didn't realize the effect this negativity had on their life. This is the way it was and it was handed down from generation to generation. My older sister and I would si ...
Tags: feel good, negative thoughts, resourceful thoughts, health, wellbeing, wellness, happy, joy, stinking thinking, positive thinking, optimism, attractio
- Moving From Pessimism To Optimism
By: May Chew | - The Oxford English dictionary defines optimism as 1. hopefulness and confidence about the future or success of something, 2. the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds. Pessimism on the other hand, is defined as 1. lack of hope or confidence in the future, 2. belief that this world is as bad as it could be or that evil will ultimately prevail over good.
It is often said that being a person with optimism is slightly dangerous. This is because you are more like ...
Tags: optimism, pessimis, optimist, pessimist, optimism vs pessimism
- Re-create Your Past To Attract A Profoundly Positive Future
By: Anisa Aven | - If you've ever wondered how the imagination works as it relates to recreating the past, you'll enjoy the question I received -- as well as the reply to the question. Here's the question that was asked:
How does my imagination work when I have imagined receiving a passing mark on exams that I've already taken but haven't received the grade yet? I'll get the grades back in a few weeks but can my imagination change the marks that have already been awarded?
Answer: Y ...
Tags: Law of Attraction, LOA, manifestation, re-create the past, creating outcomes, positive future, optimism
- Throwing In The Towel? Read This First!
By: Gregory McGuire | - A few years ago my friend Stephanie wanted to lose about 75 pounds. She tried every diet out there, went to aerobics class 3 nights a week, and imagined how she would look minus the 75 pounds. Despite her enthusiasm, however, she failed every time.
She blamed the diets, the aerobics class, and her hectic work schedule. Worst of all, she blamed herself. I never saw a person's self-esteem sink so low in such a short period of time. She cycled through periods of, "Yes, I can do ...
Tags: basics, network marketing, committment, optimism, focus
- Are You An Optimist?
By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - How do I know I'm an optimist? I know because I meet the three, most obvious requirements. I got out of bed this morning, I'm married and I have children.
Of course, there are lots of other ways to tell if someone's a positive person. When the weatherman forecasts a party cloudy day, a positive person sees it as partly sunny. He washes his car and leaves his umbrella at home. If it rains, his positive nature stays dry.
People whose glass is half full appreciate th ...
Tags: Humor, Women, Men, Optimism, Positive Thinking
- Do You Use These Strategies To Manage Your Mood?
By: Maurine Patten | - Stress is our reaction to people or things going on around us. Sometimes these things are positive, i.e. a vacation, a promotion or a special event. Sometimes the things are negative, i.e. a traffic ticket, someone you care about is ill, or projects at work are not meeting deadlines.
How do you manage your mood when:
There is too much to do and not enough time to do it in?
People around you seem to have time to do fun things and you don't?
Tags: managing stress, managing moods, optimism, Positive Psychology, stress, moods
- Unlocking The Secrets Of Happiness
By: Maurine Patten | - Do you want to increase your happiness set point and avoid the hedonic treadmill? Happiness is subjective. It can be defined as your personal opinion as to how pleasurable, satisfying or gratifying your life is.
Positive Psychology (founded by Martin Seligman, Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania) has been actively pursuing research to discover more about the state of happiness for over a decade. Several things have been discovered about the pursuit of happiness:
Tags: happiness, how to be happier, Positive Psychology, optimism, benefits of happiness
- Happy Miracles To You
By: Lawrence Ho | - Miracles happen every day. Not just in remote country villages or at holy sites halfway across the globe, but here, in our own lives.?
- Deepak Chopra
Miracles are amazing and wonderful occurrences. Expect miracles and we just might be happily surprised. We should always expect great things and stop expecting the worst in every situation. And to expect miracles, we must believe in ourselves and maintain our positive outlook. As staying positive is a h ...
Tags: positive thinking, law of attraction, optimism, motivation, inspiration, happiness, gratitude
- Simple Life Improvement Ideas
By: Lawrence Ho | - "We create our lives a thought at a time. And sometimes, it comes down to changing a thought such as "Why did this happen to me?" into "There is a divine plan and there is a reason for this, and my choice is to create the most positive reaction I can." - Dee Wallace Stone
You know that positive thinking and positive action attracts positive things. But you also know that it is not possible to stay motivated and positive all the time.
You constantly need to check you ...
Tags: advice, positive thinking, law of attraction, optimism, motivation, inspiration, success, happiness
- Born To Be An Optimist?
By: Lawrence Ho | - The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
Winston Churchill
An optimist, when faced with a problem, tends to find the upside to the situation and starts figuring out ways to solve that problem, or ways to turn it around. A pessimist, however, immediately throws up his hands, and yells, That's it; it's all over. I can't handle this anymore. Or he will distance himself from the problem, pretending it doesn' ...
Tags: positive attitude, positive thinking, law of attraction, happiness, optimism
- Family Books Help Pre-teen Girls
By: Dave Pipitone | - One of the best things a parent can do to boost the self-esteem of pre-teen girls is to share family books about their worth. Starting in early childhood and going throughout life, girls and women look at life shaped by stories told to them. Stories affect the worldview and belief systems of both girls and boys. Did you ever stop to think how certain stories influence pre-teen girls?
Consider child abuse and bullying. Child abuse is the direct result of a lack of respect for the d ...
Tags: pre-teen girls, hope, bedtime story, family books, bullying, emotional abuse, self esteem, optimism
- Every Body Is Beautiful
By: Ainsley Laing | - Do you have moments where you say "WOW! Life is truly wonderful!"?
This morning started out as most others. I was having my workout. My child left for school and my partner spent a few minutes entertaining me (he is a funny guy), before leaving for his workplace. As I started moving to the music, this sudden feeling of joy and thankfulness came over me like a warm blanket. A truly inspiring moment of great awareness.
After finishing the morning workout, I surfed the ...
Tags: fitness, gratitude, joy, optimism, personal development, self-development, self-improvement
- Rites Of Passage: Innocence Found
By: Jeffrey T Junig | - Our yard was toilet-papered last night. The sight greeted me as I opened the front door in my robe, on my way to retrieve the newspaper on this blustery Saturday morning. I had seen such displays before, but always from the road. From my secure vantage of hustling and busting I would look at the homes of parents of children older than my own, and shake my head with nave amusement as wearied dads with strange, bemused expressions raked the fluttering ribbons from their trees. It was just o ...
Tags: innocence, vandalism, optimism, pessimism, anger, safety, golden days, prank, youth, contentment
- Finding The Silver Lining
By: Hilda Carroll | - When I find myself in the midst of a challenging experience, I ask myself Why is this happening to me? Not in a whiny, wailing kind of way (not anymore that is, believe me, there was a time when I surely would have), but in a genuinely curious way.
I know now that no matter how tough things are for me there is an opportunity for growth and expansion in the experience. And when I don't know the reason for what's happening, I hold the intention to know it. It doesn't have to be ri ...
Tags: crisis, challenge, silver linging, bright side, optimism
- Optimism Vs. Pessimism
By: Nick Schultz | - Some people see the glass as half empty. Others see it as half full. But is it really as simple as that? Is it possible to be a bit of both? What are the advantages and disadvantages to both? Maybe there is more to both mind-sets.
When you think about it, most people tend to be an optimist sometimes and a pessimist other times. Ironically, a lot of times things turn out how the people tend to feel about them. If a person feels like something will go well or feels optimistic ...
Tags: quotes, optimism, pessimism, motivation, motivational, inspirational, motivational quotes, inspirational quotes
- What Works And What Does Not Work In The New Year
By: Roy E. Klienwachter | - As another year comes quickly to a close and we come face to face with the things we didn't get done last year and the new promises to do them and others this year-maybe it's time to change our strategy.
If you are feeling inadequate, frustrated, and let down by the promises you haven't kept-you are due for a change in how you do things. It makes no sense to keep doing the same thing over and over each year expecting to get different results-"it ain't gonna happen!"
Tags: new year, out with the old, resolutions, promises, priorities, optimism, regret, life, manifesting, creation, truth, reason for life,
- The Adventures Of An Unrealistic Optimist
By: Anne Alexander | - For quite some time I have considered myself a realistic optimist, someone who sees the world as it is, but works positively toward a desired outcome or solution.
Recently, though, I read about Erik Weihenmayer, who calls himself an unrealistic optimist.
It turns out Erik was the first blind person to climb Mt. Everest. (As a pre-teen, I aspired to be the first woman to climb Everest, and since then, anyone who even attempts the world's tallest mountain has my admir ...
Tags: optimism
- Why I Avoid Negative People Like The Plague
By: Priya Shah | - If you're trying to make any sort of change in your life, to take your self or your business to a higher level, there's a certain kind of person that you should avoid like the plague.
They're the pessimists, the negative people who see life through glasses coloured with their own limiting beliefs and low self-esteem.
These are people who can never see the good side of things, who insist that someone or something is out to get them.
Who have so much se ...
Tags: attitude, positive attitude, optimism, positive thinking, negative thoughts, limiting beliefs, self-
- Being An Optimist - Part 1
By: Dr Leo Kady | - OK, so maybe you hate optimists. You have this picture in your mind of someone mindlessly watching Pollyanna on the late show until three o'clock in the morning, then rising at 5:0o A.M. and singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the shower until the entire household is awake, causing a bad start to an otherwise perfectly OK day. A far more discerning look at optimists shows that they are life's big winners. They are richer, more successful, healthier, do better in school, and have both better relations ...
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- Positive Thinking And Effective Marketing Go Hand In Hand
By: Joel Sussman | - Copyright 2006 Joel Sussman
Successful sales and marketing requires persistence, continuous improvement, and the expectation of a positive outcome. If one doesnt approach every aspect of marketing with enthusiasm, creativity, and a positive mental attitude, then its like embarking on schooner race with no wind in your sails. Youll have no momentum or direction, and the competition is guaranteed to overtake you.
Attitude has an insidious way of infiltrating ...
Tags: continuous improvement, positive thinking, negative thoughts, positive mental attitude, direct sales, sales referrals, optimism, motivational, self im
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