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The Power of Optimism

The Power of Optimism. Steve Barkley sbarkley@plsweb.com. My optimism shows when. You know my optimism is low when you see. Optimism : a bright and hopeful feeling about life in which one expects things to turn out all right -the belief that there is more good than evil in life.

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The Power of Optimism

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  1. The Power of Optimism Steve Barkley sbarkley@plsweb.com

  2. My optimism shows when

  3. You know my optimism is low when you see

  4. Optimism: a bright and hopeful feeling about life in which one expects things to turn out all right -the belief that there is more good than evil in life.

  5. Power of OptimismAlan Loy McGinnis Research shows optimism can improve: Health Relationships Job Performance Income Test Scores

  6. McGinnis found that optimists: 1. Are never surprised by trouble 2. Value partial solutions 3. Believe they have control over the future 4. Plan for regular renewal 5. Have heightened powers of admiration 6. Interrupt their negative trains of thought

  7. McGinnis found that optimists 7. Are cheerful even when they can’t be happy 8. Have an almost unlimited capacity for stretching 9. Build plenty of love into their lives 10. Share good news 11. Use their imaginations to rehearse success 12. Accept what cannot be changed

  8. Are never surprised by trouble • Optimists imagine the worst case scenario before taking action.

  9. Value Partial Solutions P P P P P P

  10. Optimists Value Partial Solutions They get started!

  11. Have Alternatives Consciously Practice Positiveness Celebrate

  12. Have Alternatives 3. Believe they have control over the future 4. Plan regular renewal 8. Have an almost unlimited capacity for stretching 12. Accept what cannot be changed

  13. Optimists ContinuallyBuild Options Learn Stretch

  14. What is your GRIT score? Setbacks don’t discourage me. •  Very much like me •  Mostly like me •  Somewhat like me •  Not much like me •  Not like me at all Take the GRIT Test http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~duckwort/images/8-item%20Grit%20081011.pdf

  15. Consciously Practice Positiveness 5. Have heightened powers of admiration 6. Interrupt their negative trains of thought 7. Are cheerful even when they can’t be happy 11. Use their imaginations to rehearse success

  16. Conscious Positiveness Verbal Non-Verbal

  17. #1 You didn’t study enough. #2 You rushed and made careless mistakes. #3 Those grades will never get you into the university you want.

  18. Reframe your child’s language • I’ll never be able to do this. • Math just doesn’t make sense.

  19. Picture theSuccessful Future

  20. Celebrate 9. Build plenty of love into their lives 10. Share the good news

  21. Building Winners • Victims • Sustainers • Dreamers • Winners

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