Optimistic stands for: Objectives - provides the vision, purpose and goals that give your life direction; Plans - provides the structure to help you achieve your objectives; Tenacity - determination, perseverance and patience are essential for success; Integrity - being honest, truthful and fair are vital to enjoying a happy life; Motivation - the driving force which propels you towards your goals; Interpersonal relationships - getting along with others is a critically important skill; Self-esteem - love and respect yourself if you expect others to do so as well; Thinking positively - see the glass as half full rather than half empty; Improvement - successful people continually develop and improve themselves; and, Control - self-discipline, emotional intelligence and a healthy work/life balance will help you to stay on track. A separate chapter is devoted to each of the 10 skills with real-life examples, inspirational quotes and stories, evidence from the best research available and practical advice to facilitate the journey to a happy and successful life.
In addition, each chapter has mind maps to help remember the material as well as a success quotient test to make the text fun and interactive.


