How to Make Optimism Work for You

It's not just about seeing the glass as half full and being an optimist, but the actions you take that can positively affect your life. Recent college graduates searching for work in today's job market, along with older adults trying to re-enter the workplace and those who lost jobs and must now reinvent themselves, can

It's not just about seeing the glass as half full and being an optimist, but the actions you take that can positively affect your life. Recent college graduates searching for work in today's job market, along with older adults trying to re-enter the workplace and those who lost jobs and must now reinvent themselves, can all apply this wisdom to their professional pursuits. Psychologist Elaine Fox explains, "Optimism is no so much about feeling happy, nor necessarily a belief that everything will be fine, but about how we respond when times get tough. Optimists tend to keep going, even when it seems as if the whole world is against them." 

The New York Times, 7/2/2012

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