10 Habits of Truly Optimistic People: Power Your Life with the Positive

10 Habits of Truly Optimistic People: Power Your Life with the Positive

10 Habits of Truly Optimistic People: Power Your Life with the Positive

10 Habits of Truly Optimistic People: Power Your Life with the Positive

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Overview

Author and business leader David Mezzapelle, author of 2013's best-selling Contagious Optimism, is on a mission to get people to "power their lives with the positive." He has worked with top influencers, business people, and others and observed that each one of these folks had a few things in common — they overcame obstacles, looked forward instead of backwards, made mistakes and learned from them, and, most of all, they stayed positive no matter what. In this silver linings playbook, readers can learn the secrets to living a life filled with joy, abundance, forward momentum, and contagious optimism. Learning these ten habits can jumpstart your life in the same day! The excellent advice, inspiring stories, suggested actions, and insights from David Mezzapelle and his contributors will help readers become unstoppable optimists.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781632280053
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Publication date: 03/17/2015
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

About The Author
DAVID MEZZAPELLE has been motivating others to be positive since his childhood, making others feel good about themselves, the world around them, and what lies ahead. A major proponent of optimism, he has served a variety of roles to mentor others and assist people of all demographics in appreciating their current life as well as in building a foundation for the future. David has been a guest on various radio and television programs and a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal and various other publications around the globe. He lives in Jupiter, FL.

Table of Contents

Foreword: An Act of Kindness Will Glennon ix

Foreword: Optimism is Viral Jim Cathcart xi

Welcome David Mezzapelle xiii

1 Embrace Change 1

The Road Back Recipe Robert Hammonds 4

The Power of Believing Auson Nancye 7

How Shaker Never Left Us Norman Wain 10

How to Address your Biggest Fear Liisa Kyle 13

The Fight for Sight Melody Goodspeed 16

Learning to Dance in the Rain Vaneetha Rendall 20

Autism and Inner Strength Anne Bennett-bready 23

Good from the Bed Ernest Field 26

The Fear Button Sally Gates 29

The rest of the story Janet Bales 32

Angles Among Us Karie Millspaugh 35

1 Appreciate Those Around You 39

A Love Story Fred Moore 43

The Magic List Hayley Foster 46

Our Brady Bunch Christina Callhan 50

Family is Everything Charles Markman 53

Friendship Runs Deeper than Floodwaters Christine Henchar Reed 56

Father's Day Rememberance Michael Carlon 59

How to be Grateful for Your Spouse's Ex Claudette Chenevert 61

Francis Thomas Collins 63

What Are You Really Forgiving? Susyn Reeve 66

3 Savor Every Moment 71

48 Suzanne Miller 74

Our Friend, "Mom" Courtney Smitheman 78

31,125 Days Peter Wallimann 81

Last Night I Had a Dream Dr. Colleen Georges 85

To Hold Their Hands Fred Gill 88

Coffe Cake George Hogan 90

My Very Own Miracle Edith Bergman 92

Deadlines Take On a New Meaning JC Sullivan 94

Hello, Nana, Can You See Me from Heaven? Colleen Melissa 97

Love Trumps All Becky Woodbridge 100

Tsunamis and Rainbows Sonia Trejo 103

Being Held in Comfort Veneeta Rendall 106

The Perfect Whistle Diane May 109

4 Take a Lesson from our Yourh 113

Positive Pocket Rebecca Zerbo 117

Prom Drive Allison Frattaroli 120

superheroes Do Exist Meunda Petroff 123

Get Your Head and Heart in the Game Joyhn Hooks 126

The Year the Goldbergers Had a Christmas Tree W. M. Goldberger 128

My Younger Teacher Dr. Emile Allen 132

Pulling Our Bad Dreams Arthur Scalzo 135

OpporTuning Barry Lindstrom 138

My Friend, Saint Nicholas Lee Shilo 142

No Child Is Born Prejudiced LeeLively-Garcia 145

Defining Adulthood in the Absence of childhood Kimberlee M. Hooper 147

5 Believe in Yourself and the Value you Possess 151

Biking Against All Odds Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah 154

Darkness to Light Teri Catun 158

You Never Know Where the Path May Take You Henry Wiseman 162

The case for Entrepreneurial Optimism Richard Masterson 164

The Journey, Not the Path Eric Benson 167

The Power of Positive Feeling in the Workplace Dr. Donald E Gibson 170

Allowing the Way Nancy Koenig 173

Be a Career Venturer Bharath Gopalan 176

Forging a New Path Merry Nachemin 179

Conrage from Optimism David Mezzapelle 181

6 Service the Engine 185

Optimism Spans Generations Barbara Woodworth 189

My Six Months with Florence Nightingale Estelle Berk 193

The Healing Power of Opera yntha Makris 196

My Biggest Loser Patrick Mickay 199

Courage Does Not Always Roar Jennifer Cutler Lopez 201

Spinning David Mezzapelle 205

Eight Lessons Cancer Taught Me Jackie Saad 207

Healing: You'll Never Thughr Me Monsignor Robert Wess 209

Healing Is ON Its Way Sophie Skover 212

Lose Weight-Not Your MMind LeeLively-gercia 214

My Fragility Is My Strength Sónia Trejo 216

Medicine and Optimism: The Story of Art Barbara Gelston 219

Second Adolescence Barbara Rady Kazdan 222

7 Reclaim Your Personal Power 225

The End of Resistance Shane J. Repmann 229

Second chances Lejunue Buggie-dent 232

Help from a Cab Driver Ester Nicholson 236

A First step in the Right Direction Gay Cartier 239

Are You in Love, or Love Addicted? Jed Diamond 241

Recovery Deborah Littlejohn 244

Yes, I Believe Jerry Kelly 247

My New Guiding Angel Larry Glenz 249

Love Away Cigarettes Nancy Koenig 253

The Gift of Clarity Jerry Kelly 256

8 Find YourSelf in Service to Others 261

My Shining S.C.A.R.S. Krystian Leonard 264

Jerry Segal: Unbowed and Unbeaten Richard J. Anthony 267

Goodwill Has No Price Roger Cannon 270

The Elevator Speech Joel Heller 273

The Value in Shared Good Fortune Alana A.Malizia 275

The Magic of Mentoring Navid Nazemian 277

Why the Top Isn't Lonely Kimberlee M. Hooper 279

The Lightbulb Went Off JC Sullivan 281

A Life Lesson from Tonga Steve Uible 284

Homeland Cambodia Natalie Weinrauch 287

9 Stay Inspired 291

Finding Strength Lance Stranahan 294

The Guru Appears Bharath Gopalan 297

Revelation at 18,500 Feet Becky Woodbridge 299

Life on Wheels Jordan Lowe 303

The Power of Sports Salvatore Trifilio 306

A Surprise Pearl of Wisdom Marian Heath Axley 309

What Does Your "Happy Fork" Look Like? Amy Spencer 312

It's Not about the Giraffe Sharon Dunbar 315

10 Have an Attitude of Gratitude 319

Unexpected Gifts Paul Lipton 323

An Ordinary Life William Sweet 326

Life's Pleasures and a smile Arnold Sarrow 329

The Noise Kerry Flynn Moeykens 331

Finding the Good in the Bed Backy Woodbridge 333

Mind the Gap! Gratitude-Accountability-Persistence Susan Ross 336

Allowing Your Blessing to Overflow Dr. Colleen Georges 338

Live Life Out Loud Inez Bracy 340

Life Is What Happens When You're Busy Making Plans Eileen Keller 343

Gracias Harold Payne 346

About David Mezzapelle 351

About Will Glennon 351

About Jim Cathcart 352

Meet Our Coauthors 353

Acknowledgments 367

Share Your Stories 368

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