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Session 16

Positive Attitude

·         A Positive Attitude is the key to Success

·         Happiness, a longer, healthier life

·         For you and family and friends

·         We influence up to 1,000 people

·         This is the image of someone positive and therefore successful

·         We propose a new term:

·         RECREATE

·         Rituals, Engagement, Calling, Rules of Happiness, Enjoy,

·         Amusement, Time Balance, Equanimity

·         I will get into the research that proves the importance of Positivity

·         And means, rules of getting there

·         Let me first mention the ultimate expert on Positivity

·         Professor Barbara Fredrickson, author of the landmark

·         Positivity

·         This is the classic where she offers one formula of positivity:

·         3:1

·         And the ingredients: awe, interest, amusement, inspiration

·         Hope, pride, joy, serenity, gratitude and most important of all

·         Love!

·         Positive people see better

·         Literally- studies show that they have a better, wider outlook

·         On the other hand- we are here to give you the truth, not some magic voodoo

·         Negative men and women are better at seeing details, this is why they make

·         Better policemen- or at least investigative detectives- traffic controllers, lawyers

·         The latter is the profession with highest rates of suicide, divorce and depression

·         We have a session called the Upside of Your Downside…

·         Own example

·         Communism tyranny-equals negativity, mistrust

·         I had on top of that to try various studies and occupations

·         Guide, journalist assistant during…a Revolution

·         Documents are provided, if you are interested to see more about this

·         Suffice to say that I graduated as a Geophysicist, but due to circumstances never worked

·         In that domain, but went through all possible options

·         To arrive at positivity!! Which is what keeps me going here, now!!

·         Pic of Newsweek

 

·         How to have a Positive Attitude?

·         Imagine the best possible future

·         Do not compare yourself with others

·         And if you really think you must, think of those who have so little

·         They fight the war in Syria; suffer at the hands of the regime in North Korea…

·         Be an optimist in order to be positive

·         Enjoy the moment, the present

·         Proverbial smell the roses and for Flow, let us limit to three key conditions here

1.    “Goals are clear

2.    Feedback is immediate

3.    A balance between opportunity and capacity

·         One of the most extraordinary studies involves

·         The Nuns of the Notre Dame

·         The conclusion was being positive can add up to

·         10 years!

·         To life expectancy

·         More ways to become ever more positive:

·         Identify and use your Signature strengths

·         Meditate

·         Be mindful of the extensive research that demonstrates

·         Positive attitude benefits

·         Positive sales people sell much more than the negative ones

·         And this is just one of a multitude of examples

·         For in general, positive people are better in almost all areas of life

·         Reality Distortion Field

·         Late Steve Jobs, Duris have had or have that

·         Use positivity to gain the same field

·         In Japan, the positivity expressed by Ikigai leads to

·         A longer life- another proof:

·         The inhabitants of Okinawa

·         Briefly the elements of our mantra, underlined again:

·         Rituals, Engagement, Calling, Rules of Happiness, Enjoy, Amusement, Time Balance, Equanimity

·         RECREATE

·         With these elements you can Recreate your wellbeing