Relentless Optimism: The Key to Overflowing Happiness and Unseen Opportunities

For anyone whose first instinct is to expect the worst and who would like to change that. The book's argument is that optimism is not naivety but a trained habit: the optimist knows life is unfair and keeps going anyway. Over eight chapters it separates optimism from simple positive thinking, explains where a pessimistic outlook usually comes from, and gives concrete practices for gratitude, self-confidence, relationships and the everyday routine.

What's inside

• What optimism actually is, how it differs from positive thinking ("I think I can" versus "I will"), and why optimists expect difficulty rather than ease
• A survey of the research the author cites on what an optimistic outlook is associated with, including persistence, leadership and recovering from stress
• Nine ways to lift your outlook on a bad day: gratitude, visualising yourself at your best, answering your inner critic, rewards, movement, time outdoors, staying in the present, one positive habit, getting involved
• Optimism in relationships: why expecting perfection undermines a partnership, and four practical ways to shift the tone with a partner
• Where pessimism comes from, the traits that keep it in place, and a route out of it
• Gratitude as a daily practice, and simple ways to let more of it into your life
• Rebuilding self-confidence, including leaving your comfort zone and keeping a record of what you have already come through
• A set of daily optimism habits to make the whole thing stick

Details

• PDF, 79 pages
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• Read on any device, or print it
• For personal use