Optimists avoid victim thinking and become survivors who find a way to thrive
There’s no question that life is difficult, but the way that you respond to those difficulties will determine whether you’re a victim or a resilient survivor. That continuing choice has little to do with what happens to you, and...
For centuries people have struggled with a vexing question: “If there is a just and all-powerful God, why do bad things happen to good people?” Books have been written to explore this difficult question. Some reject faith, because no...
The media seems obsessed with talking about when THE economy will improve. As a result, too many people are watching instead of actively making the best of their own opportunities. They forget that free enterprise all but ensures expansion...
As the recurring ad for the World Cup keeps saying, “It only takes a second!” Like all emerging and existing American soccer fans, I leaped for joy when Landon Donovan’s clutch goal settled into the net with just over...
When I wrote The Optimism Advantage, I observed how modern-day-living has a way of reinforcing how little you control, making it far too easy to become a victim. Victims feel that they can’t do anything to make a difference...
Another perfect game would have created a day’s headline, a brief celebration and become but an obscure footnote in a record book. But the truly amazing grace shown by both Detroit’s Armando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce will provide...
John Wiley & Sons has announced a global rights deal with Canada’s Les Editions Transcontinental, Inc. to publish a French version of Dr. Terry Paulson’s The Optimism Advantage: 50 Simple Truths to Transform Your Attitudes and Actions into Results....
After emceeing the recent gala fundraising event for The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura in Westlake Village, CA, I was reminded of the importance of being patient active in facing any disease. The Wellness Community celebrates life and the power of...
You’ve probably said to yourself, “I had that idea, but they were the ones who made a business out of it!” Every day, optimistic entrepreneurs are inventing the future. They do it in the good and the bad economic...
This week’s collection of my daily video logs has quite a grab bag of events. I hope you enjoy this window into what a speaker and author actually does—there’s both mundane and the special moments. You’ll enjoy highlights from...
