When everything around you is uncertain, when you feel anxious and confused, when you are buffeted and swayed by media, news and not sure what to believe.... can you really then still feel optimistic and hopeful? I say yes you can! You see, optimism definitely isn’t about positive thinking and putting a shiny gloss on everything and being happy all the time no matter what. Optimism is much more about being able to realistically assess and reframe challenging situations and setbacks, build optimism skills through being proactive and focusing on our internal locus of control. Where you choose to place your energy is critical to your overall wellbeing. Even in the midst of change and high uncertainty it is still possible to feel happy, productive and fulfilled. In the last few months, since the coronavirus exploded into all our lives, it’s like we are all living in the worst kind of bad movie, one that’s on continual rerun. There will be times when it can feel very challenging to be optimistic when everything around you is highly uncertain and when you yourself might be going through real hardship emotionally, mentally, financially. And yet, it is also crucial that we can tap into optimism and nurture it even so. Staying positive is actually a core ingredient in the recipe of successful coping in a crisis. In this episode I explain how we can do that. Listen now! #optimism #adversity #resilience #uncertainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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