{"id":243731,"date":"2021-09-23T16:22:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elkepreuss.com\/optimism-is-good-but-can-it-get-any-better\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:23:36","slug":"optimism-is-good-but-can-it-get-any-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elkepreuss.com\/en\/optimism-is-good-but-can-it-get-any-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism is good &#8211; but can it get ANY BETTER?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimism is good &#8211; but can it be <\/span><b>EVEN BETTER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other day was Positive Thinking Day &#8211; Ha!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why don&#8217;t you make every other day of the week, month and year a positive thinking day and feel like a <\/span><b>\n  <mark>rebel of positive thinking<\/mark>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n  <br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YES&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">..and it feels great!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><mark>AND THERE&#8217;S MORE!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimism &#8211; an attitude &#8211; a way of thinking &#8230;. a state?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, I&#8217;d like to take it up a notch&#8230;just as a thought experiment:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if attitude became a maxim for action?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if there was a SOG to optimism?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if &#8230;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8230;es <\/span><b>PROACTIVE optimism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would exist?!<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#b3b312&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#8C8C08&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, now the thought is sown, the call is made and the impulse is given: Optimism may be invited and actively used as a strategy. YES!  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udd11<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p> <b>\n  <mark>PROACTIVE OPTIMISM<\/mark>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as state of mind &#8211; as compass, GPS, pilot&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE WE GO!<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have fun trying it out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Remember:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n  <br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answers are within you &#8211; DARE YOU!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elke <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udcaf\u2728<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optimism is good &#8211; but can it be EVEN BETTER? 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