| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) |
| Contents |
Trade being your own worst enemy to become your own best supporter -- Deal with the hand you're dealt -- Your choice : victim or resilient survivor -- The optimistic power of purpose -- Optimists update their gifts into recyclable assets -- Your health habits impact your attitude -- Optimists embrace action -- Optimists dispute catastrophic thoughts -- Optimists give thanks for gratitude -- Optimists provide constructive self-criticism -- Managing your own motivation means catching yourself being effective -- Simple pleasures : the optimist's wild card -- Humor is the joker in the hand of life -- Build an optimistic network that works -- How to become optimistic in life-- by really trying |
| Summary |
Sharpen your skills and shape attitudes to achieve high levels of success personally and professionally. The Optimism Advantage offers tangible, proven techniques for turning life's obstacles into opportunities with confidence and competence. Today's economy offers plenty of reasons to feel powerless and frustrated. But why would you, when it offers just as many reasons to be optimistic, resourceful, and persistent? After all, adversity is everywhere ... but it's how you handle adversity that makes the difference in your personal and professional life. Each chapter provides new ways to sharpen y |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Optimism.
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Attitude (Psychology)
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Attitude
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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Attitude (Psychology)
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Optimism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470606797 |
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0470606797 |
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9780470606810 |
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0470606819 |
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9780470606803 |
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0470606800 |
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1282550306 |
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9781282550308 |
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