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All posts with subject: optimism

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Scott Power’s five principles to Thrive

Scott Power, a senior brand strategist at Kaiser Permanente, describes his work as “helping the organization with its branding and marketing efforts.” As down-to-earth as that sounds, he’s no average desk jockey.

In 2008, Power earned the title of Ironman when he completed the grueling Ironman Triathlon. He shares with us [...]

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Think positive – it’s good for you

Good health often starts with positive thinking. Our medical experts provide techniques to help you improve your outlook and adopt a more optimistic attitude about life. You’ll learn what makes an optimist, how to talk to yourself positively, and how an optimistic outlook can produce favorable results in [...]

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

10 questions to get rid of pessimism

Negative thoughts can creep into your head quickly if you’re not careful. Worse, they can linger and impact your health. We offer 10 important questions to ask yourself.

Have I identified what’s really bothering me?
Am I over-worrying?
Am I taking it too personally?
Am I expecting perfection?

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Train yourself to think positive

So how do you develop the positive thinking that is so beneficial to your overall health? We provide some time-tested advice about creating and maintaining an optimistic perspective. Among other things, you’ll learn to:

Track negative thoughts.
Identify your core beliefs.
Challenge notions of what you “should” do.

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