Optimists think differently to overcome adversity
As I write in The Optimism Advantage, “One of the best ways to inspire others is to share heroic stories from the past and the present. Stories turn experiences into narratives, people into heroes and earned successes into renewed...
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...
There is nothing like a fresh dose of new American citizens to remind you how fortunate you are and how easy it is to take this country for granted. On our trip to the
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...
As one of America’s young adults, you hold our country’s future in your hands. As you look at graduating, here are some SECRETS of LIFE to help you on your journey. Sometimes a little truth-telling can be the best...
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...
Art Linkletter, the genial host who parlayed his talent for the ad-libbed interview into two of television’s longest-running shows, “People Are Funny” and “House Party,” in the 1950s and 1960s, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles...
