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Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self
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Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Rosalene Glickman (Author) (edit contributors)

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"The quantum leap beyond positive thinking, Optimal Thinking offers a whole new way of looking at life, business, and relationships. This prescriptive self-improvement book is filled with superlative information for every type of reader."

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This book empowers individuals and businesses to be our best and achieve optimum performance in any circumstance.

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  • “Your purpose in relationship is simply to be your best self, regardless of the circumstances.”
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  • We accept what we can't control (like the weather, interest rates, and others' choices) and maximize what we can control.
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  • Optimal Thinking is the language of your highest self. It empowers you to be your best and stops you from settling for second best.
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  • Optimal Thinkers eliminate unnecessary disappointment, because they entertain realistic expectations and focus on optimizing situations within their control.
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  • Whenever you think suboptimally and seek to improve-rather than maximize-your current situation, the quality of your life is compromised.
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  • Imagine yourself starting each day with five Optimal questions, such as: 1. What is supremely important to me? 2. What are my most important goals today? 3. Which actions will be most beneficial for my self-confidence and self-respect today? 4. What will make each task today most profitable/beneficial/enjoyable? 5. What is the most constructive use of my time right now?
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  • Optimal Questions 1. When am I most likely to think Optimally? 2. Am I embracing suboptimal thinking and behavior and optimizing it? 3. What is the best thing I can do under the circumstances? 4. Am I accepting what is out of my control and optimizing what is within my control? 5. Am I choosing the best and then putting my issues to rest?
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  • What is most important to me? • What's my major objective? • Which resources will be most beneficial in helping me to achieve it? • What are my greatest talents and abilities? • How can I make the best use of them? • What is the most constructive action I can take right now? • Who are the right people with whom to share my goals and dreams? • How can I optimize my gratitude for life?
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  • I deserve the best in life. • How can I make the most of this situation? • What's the best solution? • I'm taking the smartest actions toward my most important goal. • I'm doing my best. • I'm maximizing my options. • What's the most constructive use of my time right now?
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Optimal Thinking is for all who want to be their best and enjoy the best in life.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part One: Help Yourself to Optimal Thinking

Rate Your level of Thinking

CHAPTER 1
Optimal Thinking: The Next Step Beyond Positive Thinking
Suboptimal thinking
What is Optimal Thinking?
Who thinks Optimally?
Do you recognize these Optimal Thinkers?
Take the quantum leap!
Why positive thinking falls short
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

CHAPTER 2
What Does "Optimal" Mean To You?
Use your whole brain
Left-brain decisions
Right-brain decisions
What does "Optimal" really mean?
The key to the Optimal answer is... the Optimal question
Design your Optimal life
Five Optimal questions to start your day
Optimal action steps

CHAPTER 3
How To Use Optimal Thinking Consistently
Using Optimal Thinking consistently is a process
Consciously choose Optimal Thinking
Monitor yourself
Overcome your limiting core beliefs
Norma's story
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

Part Two: Optimize Yourself

Rate Your Self-Esteem, Purpose and Goals

CHAPTER 4
Achieve Optimal Self-Esteem
Self-esteem: What’s it all about?
Our internal voices
How do you value and rate yourself now?
Your best self
Marry your best self
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

CHAPTER 5
Discover Your Ultimate Direction
The value of a life purpose
Identify your life purpose
The value of a purposeful career
Identify your career purpose
Ready to commit
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

CHAPTER 6
Plan Your Best Life
Set SUPREME goals
Why plan Optimally?
Write down your SUPREME goals
Modes of Optimal planning
Alternative plans of action
Make the best use of a calendar
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

CHAPTER 7
Optimize Your Feelings
The value of emotions
Overpowered by emotions?
How to master disturbing feelings
Optimization signals
How do you relate to your feelings?
How to optimize your feelings
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

Part Three: Optimize Others

Rate Your Communications and Work

CHAPTER 8
Maximize Your Communications
Suboptimal communication
Optimal Communication
Listen for Optimal communication
Nonverbal communication
Optimal verbal communication
Optimal verbal assertion
Conflict is a part of life
Optimal conflict resolution
How well do you communicate?
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

CHAPTER 9
Optimal Thinking at Work
A new Optimal paradigm
AnyBiz versus OptiBiz
Optimal leaders and Optimal visions
Optimal leaders and reality
Motivating others to do their best
Characteristics of Optimal leaders
Optimal questions
Optimal action steps

Epilogue

Optimal Exercises

Optimal Affirmations

Optimal Questions

Bibliography

Index

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  1. Rosalene Glickman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Wiley & Sons
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0471414646
Page Count: 256

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  • OptimalThinking.com: OptimalThinking.com is a division of The World Academy of Personal Development Inc., situated in Century City, Los Angeles (founded in 1985).

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