“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”—Harry Truman
Leaders we admire are often optimistic. They are the ones we look to for inspiration—the ones who remind us of what’s possible. Optimistic leaders are able to see opportunities in bad markets, in challenging circumstances, in every situation that presents itself.
There are even health benefits to being an optimistic person and cultivating an optimistic state of being such as:
-Longer life
-Better quality of life
-Stronger immune system
-Illnesses are less severe
-Faster recovery from illness or injury...
Experts Blogs
Life coaches and experts blog and share their wisdom on how to live a happy, fulfilled life. They write about self management and parenting advice, career and how to succeed articles as well as answer questions from you about how to best navigate your life.
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Courage, Golf and Self-Discovery
What do yoga and visualization have to do with improving your golf game? More than you think. In March 1999, Susan Morgan wrote an article entitled “Par Excellence” for Mirabella about a five-day workshop called “Golf in the Kingdom: An Explor
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How to Alleviate Back Pain from Too Much Sitting
Sitting for one hour correlates to a decrease in life expectancy of 21.8 minutes, according to an October 2012 study from the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In this study, they found that on average, people sit for 50-70% of the day. Sitting als
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3 Ways to Manage Conflict When Your Brain is Hooked on Being Right
I'm sure it's happened to you: You're in a tense team meeting trying to defend your position on a big project and start to feel yourself losing ground. Your voice gets louder. You talk over one of your colleagues and correct his point of view. He p
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5 Strategies for Time Management
Do you sometimes feel like time is getting away from you? I make list after list of what I want to accomplish each day – and often get a large chunk completed - but never seem to get everything done. Now that I make my lists on my PDA, it's easier to
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FACE IT! To Forgive Someone Takes Courage
What is forgiveness? How do you go about forgiving? What happens when you actually go ahead and forgive? Forgiving requires a courageous choice. The courageous choice is whether you are willing to consent to this healing. In Greek, to forgive m
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Sad? 8 Ways to Beat the Blues in Winter
Winter weather, for most in the Northern Hemisphere, is cold, dark and dreary - with little chance of a break for several months. The transition back from the holiday season with its increased activity and social engagement - parties, gift giving,
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Most people who achieve amazing results must, at one time or another, use their resilience in order to achieve those results. We all have these stories, and it’s worth looking at some of these tales, and how miraculously resilient we humans can be!
Famous stories of resilience can remind us of how powerful we are to transform our circumstances.
1. Richard Branson had dyslexia and poor academic performance as a student. The entrepreneur behind the famous Virgin brands, he now owns 360 companies and is worth over 2.4 billion dollars.
2. Paul McCartney applied to join the choir of the...
Struggling to stay at your new job while living with chronic health conditions?
Struggling to keep your job while living with a chronic health condition?
Then you might want to tune into Downton Abbey, Season 1, to see what to do and what to avoid.
Maybe they should make a series called, "Working and Living With Chronic Health Problems"? I'm doubtful the scriptwriters set out with this intention but they really nailed it with Mrs. Patmore and Mr. Bates.
Let's start with Bates. While interviewing for his new job as Valet to Lord Grantham, he really wants the job. Grantham, who seems eager to...
You people in the West make it too difficult. If you want to be happy, stop doing the things that are bad for you and start doing the things that are good for you. — His Holiness The Dalai Lama
You are the light of your world. Just the way you are. Your light offers other people the opportunity to see situations in a new way. How? Your light is your courage. How bright is yours?
Below are a few tips to stop doing old behaviors and start discovering your Being. Stopping unhealthy behaviors encourages you to purify your heart and renew...
What resumes can’t do
Let's face it, resumes are boring to write and worse to read. These days, most employers have software to read and prioritize resumes through the use of keywords. The goal of your resume is achieved if it brought you to an interview. But, there are many things you can’t express in your resume.
Resumes on their own have no personality, no energy, and no passion. Resumes don't do a very good job discussing which work you liked best and which work you hope you never have to do again. Resumes don't discuss how you fit in with...
