{"product_id":"optimal-thinking-isbn-9780471414643","title":"Optimal Thinking","description":"\"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.\"  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eOptimal Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: Help Yourself to Optimal Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRate Your Level of Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Optimal Thinking: The Next Step Beyond Positive Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuboptimal Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Optimal Thinking?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Thinks Optimally?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake the Quantum Leap!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Positive Thinking Falls Short.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. What Does ?Optimal? Mean to You?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse Your Whole Brain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeft-Brain Decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRight-Brain Decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does ?Optimal? Really Mean?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Key to the Optimal Answer Is the Optimal Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Your Optimal Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Optimal Questions to Start Your Day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. How to Use Optimal Thinking Consistently.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Optimal Thinking Consistently Is a Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsciously Choose Optimal Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitor Yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvercome Your Limiting Core Beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorma?s Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Optimize Yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRate Your Self-Esteem, Purpose, and Goals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Achieve Optimal Self-Esteem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Esteem: What?s It All About?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Internal Voices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do You Value and Rate Yourself Now?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Best Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarry Your Best Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Discover Your Ultimate Direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of a Life Purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify Your Life Purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of a Purposeful Career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify Your Career Purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReady to Commit?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Plan Your Best Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet SUPREME Goals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Plan Optimally?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrite Down Your SUPREME Goals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModes of Optimal Planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative Plans of Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake the Best Use of a Calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Optimize Your Feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of Emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverpowered by Emotions?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Master Disturbing Feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimization Signals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do You Relate to Your Feelings?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Optimize Your Feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Optimize Others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRate Your Communications and Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Maximize Your Communications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuboptimal Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListen for Optimal Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonverbal Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Verbal Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Verbal Assertion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict Is a Part of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Well Do You Communicate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Optimal Thinking at Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Optimal Paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyBiz versus OptiBiz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Leaders and Optimal Visions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Leaders and Reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivating Others to Do Their Best.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristics of Optimal Leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Action Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Affirmations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Thinking Seminars, Programs, and Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  ROSALENE GLICKMAN, Ph.D., is a consultant who conducts seminars regularly and addresses large audiences throughout the world. She has been honored as Australias Most Successful Woman and voted \"Woman of the Year\" for National Business Womens Week in Hollywood. Dr. Glickman lives in Los Angeles.  Be your best in every situation!  \u003cp\u003e\"A superb treatment of the idea of Personal Best.\"\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Optimal Thinking has a little bit for everyone and will help people be the best self they can be.\"\u003cbr\u003e Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D., coauthor of The One Minute Manager\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximize your talents, resources, and time. Make the most of every opportunity and achieve optimal personal and professional satisfaction. The successor to positive thinking, Optimal Thinking is the mental tool you need to achieve your ultimate life. This revolutionary, life-optimizing book shows you just how simple it is to sweep past the ordinary and even the extraordinary into the world of the highest and best. You will never settle for second best again!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYoull learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsk the best questions and find the best solutions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake the most constructive decisions in every situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaximize your enjoyment of everyday activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEliminate self-sabotage and experience the full power of your mind\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaster disturbing emotions and stop unwanted behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFunction at your peak in business and personal relationships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring out the best in others, and much more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eOptimal Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e has a little bit for everyone and will help people be the best self they can be.\" —Ken Blanchard, Ph.D.,author of \u003ci\u003eThe One Minute Manager\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This powerful, practical, most inspiring book gives you the ideas and tools you need to become an optimally productive and powerful person in every area of your life.\" —Brian Tracy, author of \u003ci\u003eFocal Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"To fast create an optimal life, lifestyle, and future, read, digest, and use Optimal Thinking.\" —Mark Victor Hanson, co-creator, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOptimal Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully convinces and illustrates why 'the enemy of the best is the good.' 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