http://mediationchannel.com/2008/06/02/half-empty-or-half-full-test-your-optimism/ Talking about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law Mon, 17 May 2010 12:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mediationchannel.com/2008/06/02/half-empty-or-half-full-test-your-optimism/#comment-1521 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:04:41 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=894#comment-1521 Hi, Diane!
Martin Seligman has written many great books. My favorite is The Optimistic Child, in which he argues that parents (and teachers) can train children to be more optimistic. It includes a test for different age children on where they fit on an optimism scale and interventions that can be used to help pessimistic children see that untoward events are not premanent and pervasive. It’s a wonderful skill that we can give to our children.
Best,
Nancy

]]> http://mediationchannel.com/2008/06/02/half-empty-or-half-full-test-your-optimism/#comment-1522 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:05:05 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=894#comment-1522 I agree that optimism is great and results in a happier life. Basically being an optimistic nature also gives more positive reactions by others. But in businesses you also have to calculate with the worst case. So probably the best is to have a mixture of both.

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