Optimism

Could You Just Get Over Your Negativity About Positive Focus?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Russell Bishop

It takes great courage to face adversity, imagine a better outcome, and then get off your butt and do something about it.

The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-Up: Optimism as a Public Health Problem

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Barbara Ehrenreich

According to academic "positive psychologists," and legions of unlicensed life coaches, optimism wards off common illnesses and extends longevity. It turns out to be less than salubrious when it comes to public health.

Reinventing Yourself In A Jobless Recovery

BJ Gallagher | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living


BJ Gallagher

While the outlook for our country is getting brighter, the outlook for hundreds of thousands of individuals still seems bleak. What can you do if you're one of those folks whose job and/or company is gone forever?

Bright-Sided: Smart Analysis Or Missing Something?

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books


Barbara Ehrenreich's new book, Bright-Sided, has been the source of a great book review debate recently. Following eye-opening accounts such as Nickel...

Perfect Imperfection -- A Vision of a Translucent World

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 09.29.2009 | Impact


Arjuna Ardagh

The threat to our world's stability comes from a collective expression of greed, embodied by global corporations, which put profit before integrity. Will you do something about it?

"I Have Lived a Blessed Time" - Senator Ted Kennedy

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Carolyn Rubenstein

This is not news nor a headline. This is reality. And for the past 10 years (ages 14 to 24), I have faced the loss of young children and young adults after their own battles with cancer. Many of these individuals were very close to me.

3 Steps That Turn Hardship Into Hope

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Carolyn Rubenstein

Various studies show that an optimistic mindset will lift your mood and might add years to your life. But how do you look on the bright side when life is really bleak?

BusinessWeek: 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media


Yvette Kantrow

BusinessWeek announced it would put out an issue on "The Case for Optimism" this month, explaining it's just as rational to see the economic glass as half-full. It hasn't brightened my mood.

The Fed, Da! Retail Sales, Nyet! Which Way Is Up?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Economists, who are always cited but never quite right, it seems, expected a .1 percent gain in retail, excluding auto. Instead, the sector fell 6 percent. That qualifies as a surprise in any book.

Health Care and the Possibility of Change

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

Seven months into the Obama presidency the GOP's biggest, and perhaps only, success has been drowning the optimism from earlier in the year in a pool of red baiting, misinformation, Nazi comparisons and intimidation.

Optimism Drives Americans Toward the Horizon

Frank Cooper III | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business


Frank Cooper III

Americans remain an optimistic lot. Across all ages, races, sex, location and economic background, Americans are expressing a sense that their individual and collective action can and will move the world forward in a positive way.

Helping New Yorkers To Cope With The Recession

Stephen Josephson | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York


Stephen Josephson

Madison Avenue is beginning to look like swiss cheese, retail feels like a thing of the past and restaurants are eerily empty. However, there maybe a silver lining when it comes to psychological well-being.

18 Ways To Snap Out Of A Bad Mood

womansday.com | Jennifer Matlack | Posted 06.22.2009 | Living


You're in a lousy mood and want to feel better fast. What you need is a happiness fix--right now! Try one of these spirit-boosting tips to jump-start ...

Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 06.10.2009 | World


Danny Groner

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

Bad Time to Search for Paradise

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

Many on Wall Street have basically been pitching happy economic talk since early last year. Well, we're in early 2009 and now the bullish brigade is signaling yet another extension.

Too Much Economic Hot Air?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.13.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

Spreading talk that the financial crisis is on its last leg seems decidedly unjustified because it's woefully devoid of supporting evidence.

War Is Over (If You Want It)

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.10.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The innate optimism of the American spirit is beginning to bubble. Enough of this gloom and doom! It's time to have a burger, down a couple of brewskies, hit the new ground running.

Living In The Possibility-Based Global Community

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living


Indra Adnan

If we are unaware of the deliberate grasping and transforming of reality that Obama is exercising through the world's media, we will be constantly led by the images of Barack and Michelle "being the change."

Recession Stressing You Out? 5 Sure-Fire Ways to Feel Better

Laurie Nadel | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living


Laurie Nadel

The feeling of freedom from giving stuff away is pretty amazing...you make other people happy, you make yourself happy, and you don't spend money (except for postage).

Optimism Poll: Americans More Optimistic

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Americans have grown more optimistic about the economy and the direction of the country since President Barack Obama took offi...

Who Will Save Us Now? The Surprising Potential Saviors of the Economy

Daniel Cubias | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business


Daniel Cubias

Some reports indicate that the group hitting bottom the quickest may be the very same one that jumpstarts the economy. Yes, Latinos are the potential salvation to this financial cataclysm.

Tweet From SXSWi '09: "Pessimists Die Quickly" (Gulp)

Sanjay Khanna | Posted 04.27.2009 | Green


Sanjay Khanna

I believe we need to place trust in one another and create community-based responses to climate change, whole or piecemeal, in the face of constraints that are bound to grow over time.

Mind Over Muscle: What Really Happened to those NFL Players Lost at Sea?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living


Ben Sherwood

How did one man -- not a pro football player -- survive this ordeal while the other three perished? Was it a miracle? Or was it a wrenching case-study of the laws of survival in extreme situations?

Follow the Fear

Mike Bonifer | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living


Mike Bonifer

Do what makes you uneasy. Do the thing that scares you most. There, you will discover new worlds. Follow the fear. Out of it, you will grow.

What If Help Were Closer Than You Think?

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

We are going to get through this, together. As President Obama put it: "We will rebuild." Despite the downward spiraling charts depicting this globa...