ELEMENT FOUR

Optimism

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Especially during trying times, optimism can keep our own personal energy levels high, and whole teams more productive and effective.

Having explored agility, confidence, and collaborative skills, we have much to be optimistic about at this point.

While some come into the world imbued with a tremendous sense of optimism, for others it is not so easy. Like happiness, some regard optimism as a conscious choice that needs to be revisited on a very specific and regular basis, experience by experience. At work, this translates to a task-by-task exercise, and the good news is that optimism can, indeed, be nurtured through practice. ...

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