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In my book, audio programs, seminars, coaching and other programs, I have always stated that although positive thinking has five shortcomings, it is valuable. I also believe that negative thinking can be valuable. So, to the positive thinking authors and bloggers who partake in these behaviors, how about letting the truth reign, the chips fall where they may, and asking yourselves “How can I put my best foot forward?”
believe, Optimal Thinking, positive thinking| Life Coaching Personal Optimization | 4 CommentsFires can be catastrophic. In fact, fire causes more deaths than any other type of disaster. When the cost of failure is high, optimism is the wrong strategy. Instead, you can employ Optimal Thinking (superlative realism) to create your best contingency plan. Before A Fire Are you ready? You can avoid disastrous consequences by being…
before fire, emergency preparedness, emergency preparedness fire, escaping a fire, fire preparedness, fire preparedness guide, preparing for fire| Life Coaching Optimal Thinking Personal Optimization | 1 CommentMany people are ill-prepared for floods because they practice wishful thinking. “It won’t happen to me!” they say. In high risk situations, Optimal Thinkers weigh the risk and probability of failure against the cost of prevention, and create the best contingency plans.
emergency supplies for a flood, emergency supplies for a storm, emergency supplies for flood, emergency supplies for flooding, flood emergency preparedness, ready for flood or storm, storm emergency preparedness| Life Coaching Optimal Thinking Personal Optimization | 8 CommentsEmergency preparedness is often on the minds and hearts of people who live in earthquake prone areas. Every year, 70 to 75 damaging earthquakes occur throughout the world. So, what can we learn from this statistic, and the recent earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand? Optimism is appropriate for low risk situations, but when the…
Add new tag, earthquake preparedness, emergency preparedness earthquake, Optimal Thinking, what to do after an earthquake, what to do before an earthquake, what to do during an earthquake| Life Coaching Optimal Thinking Personal Optimization | 8 CommentsEmergency preparedness for radiation exposure from the damaged Japanese nuclear power plants is being assessed worldwide. The European Union is urging member states to examine Japanese food imports for radioactivity. Regulators in India, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines are checking Japanese imports. Although no contamination has been reported, the U.S. Food and…
emergency preparedness, nuclear meltdown, Optimal Thinkers, optimism, positive thinking, radiation contamination, radiation exposure survival kit, worst-event-scenario| Life Coaching Optimal Thinking Personal Optimization | 6 CommentsWould optimal thinking life coaching help you to deal with people who get away with overtly aggressive and passive-aggressive behavior? Some people are verbally disrespectful, offend others, and socially inept. They use inappropriate language, off color jokes, and degrade others. Others use passive-aggressive behaviors to avoid taking responsibility for hurting others. They fail to take…
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emotional intelligence, feelings, Life Coaching, los angeles, Optimal Thinking| Life Coaching Personal Optimization | 24 CommentsMany people feel lonely and depressed during this period of social isolation, particularly on weekends and during holiday periods. They feel disconnected from loved ones and unhappy with their lives. Are you willing to answer some optimal questions to best resolve these lonely feelings by yourself, for yourself? Bear in mind, we all suffer the…
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Life Coaching, loneliness, need for approval, Optimal Thinking, Relationship coaching, relationship dependence, Relationship problems| Life Coaching Personal Optimization | 22 CommentsWhy does life coaching fail to achieve the best results? There are numerous reasons. Let’s start with the simplest one. Life coaching conducted with suboptimal positive thinking produces suboptimal results! That’s why the Optimal Thinking life coach employs Optimal Thinking fastidiously during the life coaching process to maximize every communication and situation. In The Power…
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