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Even in the face of an economic downturn, anyone who says optimists are in denial is misinformed. Optimists are actually the first people to admit they have problems. They re more likely to realistically evaluate their problems, and the first to do something about them. Optimists reframe challenges as opportunities, and this makes them highly effective problem solvers. Optimists as leaders help teams turn downturns into strategic progress. Are you such an optimist? Do you want to be?

Terry Paulson s The Optimism Advantage empowers you to use real optimism to create positive results in the real world. Grounded in cutting edge positive psychology research, this unmatched resource offers proven techniques and practical strategies that will reenergize and reorganize how you face your work and life.

With The Optimism Advantage, you ll:

Stop being your own worst enemy and become your best supporter

Foster optimism in those you lead

Build healthy habits to improve your attitude

Practice constructive self criticism

Successfully dispute negative self blocks

Embrace action and change

Catch yourself being effective

Find strength in humor and simple pleasures

Let your optimism spread to those around you

And more

Each chapter in The Optimism Advantage features a dynamic range of callout boxes, insightful quotations, and exercises to help you discover and develop your optimism. In addition, this accessible book is packed with inspirational stories of optimism in practice, drawn from history, today s headlines, and the ordinary people who are accomplishing extraordinary things every day.

Effectively employing your optimism offers the most realistic approach you can take to overcome your challenges. The Optimism Advantage provides you with the tools you need to access your own resourcefulness and persistence, and leverage one success into the next.