article · October 2005
Hard Optimism
Get the book and read it anyway. Because it's only $6.95 per and it's a great little read and an even greater more-or-less cost-effective give-away to important prospects on your "drip list" and leading team members.
Get the book and read it anyway. Because it's only $6.95 per and it's a great little read and an even greater more-or-less cost-effective give-away to important prospects on your "drip list" and leading team members.
HardOptimism points you toward a tough, forceful, steadfast optimism. It is not Pollyannaish. Not a rose-colored glasses view of the world. And not just a rehash of "the power of positive thinking". This is a research-based set of mental practices from the new field of behavioral science called "positive psychology". HardOptimism coaches you on how to think— how to manage your mind— which is the most important aspect of your work in today's Knowledge Economy....
Positive thinking is important, but non-negative thinking is the essence of hard optimism. The secret is to manage the way we explain situations to ourselves— especially when we experience failure, difficulties, uncertainty, or loss, but also as we encounter opportunity and success.
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