Index

Ability to learn, 101

Acceptance, 102

Adversity, 113, 142, 169

Agility, 75

Amabile, Teresa, 83, 122

Anger, 51, 53, 67, 111, 136

Anxiety, 51, 53, 99-100, 111, 126-130, 169

Application, 81

Arguing with yourself, 52

Assumptions, 57-58

Attention, 99

Autonomy, 134, 161-164

Avoiding extremes, 91

Awareness, 81

Awe, 121

Balance, 26

Being present, 105-109

Beliefs, contrary, 153

Benefits of curiosity, 96-99

Benefits of optimism, 70-71

Ben-Shahar, Tal, 42

Biswas-Diener, Robert, 22, 79, 80, 89, 113

Blame, 66

Blind spots, 82

Bouncing back, 14

Broaden and Build Theory, 121-122

Byrne, Rhonda, 74

Cacioppo, John, 124

Camaraderie, 148

Challenges, 76

Change, getting ready for, 33-47

Change, motivation to, 44

Comfort, 137

epidemic of, 23, 31

Commitment, 163

Communication, electronic, 20-22, 31, 103, 146-147, 156

Communication, face-to-face, 20-22, 146, 156

Comparison, social, 29, 31

Compassion, 121

Competence, 161

Confidence, 15

Confirmation bias, 57

Conflict, 63

Connection, 141-157

Context, 34, 46, 72

Continuous stress, 127

Contrary beliefs, 153

Convenience, 23

Cortisol, 121

Courage Quotient, The, 89

Coyle, Daniel, 85

Creativity, 76

Curiosity, 96-105, 115, 142, 170

Darwin, Charles, 166

Davidson, Richard, 13, 145

Deci, Edward, 161-162, 167

Decisive, 58

Depression, 19, 34, 70

Diener, Ed, 13, 123

Different values, 152-154

Disappointment, 53, 132, 137

Drucker, Peter, 44

Duckworth, Angela, 41, 130

Dweck, Carol, 76, 89, 92, 98, 164, 167

Ehrenreich, Barbara, 70, 72

Electronic communication, 20-22, 31, 103, 146-147, 156

Embarrassment, 51

Emmons, Robert, 13, 125

Emotions, 61, 142, 166, 168

Emotions, negative, 67, 120, 127-128, 136-137

Emotions, positive, 120-122, 132

Empathy, 20

Entrepreneur Jiu-Jitsu, 35

Epidemic of comfort, 23, 31

Expectations, 23, 36-37, 39, 46, 120, 167

Expertise, 100

Exploration, 81

Extremes, avoiding, 91

Face-to-face communication, 20-22, 146, 156

Failure, 89-90, 164-165

Failure, fear of, 42

Farley, Gwen, 14, 131, 172

Fear of failure, 42

Fear, 51

Feelings, 105

Flexibility, 49-68, 75, 142, 170

psychological, 59

Flexible thinking, 51

Follow-through, 163

Frazier, Marilyn, 25, 27, 112, 129, 163, 172

Frederickson, Barbara, 120, 121, 145

Friendship, 145

Frustration, 67

Gable, Shelly, 143

Gates, Bill, 166

Gilbert, Daniel, 103

Goals, 142

optimism and, 83-86

the pursuit of, 18

Good news, 143

Gracie, Rener, 35, 108, 122, 151, 165

Gratitude, 13, 120

Grit, 130

Growth mindset, 76, 77, 98

Growth, 15

Guilt, 51, 127

Happiness, 13, 20, 31, 33, 34, 79, 103

Heath, Chip, 58

Heath, Dan, 58

Hope, 15, 90, 124-126, 137

How of Happiness, The, 43

Humility, 108

Intelligence, 76

Interaction, connection vs., 146

Interest, 96

IQ, 98

Ito, Tiffany, 124

Jobs, Steve, 16-17, 166

Journaling, 62-63

Joy, 136

Judgment, 82, 101, 104-105

Kabat-Zinn, Jon, 101

Kahneman, Daniel, 131

Kashdan, Todd, 22, 34, 79, 80, 96, 97, 113

Killingsowrth, Matt, 103

Kramer, Steven, 83

Krantz, Gene, 161

Language, 134

Latham, Gary, 83

Law of Attraction, the, 74

Learned Optimism, 11, 70, 74

Learning by teaching, 37-38

Learning, 34-45, 86-87, 101

Listening, 63-64

Liu, Chang, 16, 126, 130, 144-145, 172

Locke, Edwin, 83

Loehr, Anne, 9

Loss, 130-131

Lucas, George, 100

Luck, 87-89, 170

Lyubomirsky, Sonja, 43

May, John, 35, 39

Meaning, 13, 98, 112-114

Mental contrasting, 133

Metacognition, 53

Mindfulness, 95-117, 142

Mindset, 76

Mindset, 76-77, 92

Minhas, Gurpal, 79, 70

Mischel, Walter, 129

Mistakes, 90, 111, 142

Momentum, 122

Moreno, Marco, 34, 86, 122, 172

Motivation to change, 44

Motivation, 78, 124-126, 133, 167

Multi-tasking, 19, 109-112, 116

Narcissism, 17

Negative emotion, 67, 120, 127-128, 136-137

Negative thinking, 50, 84-85

Objectivity, 53-58

Obligation, 54, 58

Obstacles, 71, 76, 133

Oettingen, Gabriele, 37, 132-133

Optimism, 11-12, 40, 62, 69-93, 124, 142, 170

Optimistic Child, The, 65

Orman, Suze, 166

Overwhelm, 19, 29, 31-32, 84

Paradox of Choice, The, 28, 29

Passion, 130

Pennebaker, James, 62, 68, 134

Perseverance, 130

Perspective, 52, 53-58, 64

Pervasiveness, 74, 92

Pessimism, 12, 31, 61

Peterson, Chris, 79

Polarization, 152-154

Porter, Daniel, 72, 112, 154, 171

Positive emotions, 120-122, 132

Positive mood offset, 123

Positive psychology, 11, 13, 31, 70, 120

Positivity, 119-139

Power of Now, The, 20, 105, 115

Presence, 102

Present moment, 103

Present, being, 105-109

Progress Principle, The, 83

Psychological flexibility, 59

Psychology, 11, 91

Purpose, 13, 98, 101, 112-114

Pursuit of goals, 18

Pursuit of Perfect, The, 42

Quitting 41, 125, 159-168

Reivich, Karen, 18

Reclaiming Conversation, 20, 146

Rejection, 9

Relatedness, 162

Relationships, 143-145

Resilience Factor, The, 18

Respectful engagement, 150

Retention, 38

Rigid thinking, 57

Robinson, John, 18

Rookie Smarts, 101

Ryff, Carol, 77

Sadness, 67, 132-133, 136, 169

Sanders, Red, 160

Sapolsky, Robert, 126

Satisfaction, 79

Schulte, Brigid, 19

Schwartz, Barry, 28, 29, 32, 59

Scully, John, 17

Secret, The, 74

Self-actualization, 77

Self-affirmations, 78

Self-control, 41

Self-discipline, 130

Self-efficacy, 75-78, 79, 90

Self-improvement, 37, 81

Self-publishing, 9

Seligman, Dr. Martin, 11, 13, 65, 70, 74

Sense of hope, 15

Shatte, Andrew, 18

Sitting Still Like a Frog, 102

Slaughter, Ann-Marie, 27

Snel, Eline, 102

Social anxiety, 19

Social comparison, 29, 31

Social media, 19, 146-147

Stockdale Paradox, 91

Strengths, optimism and, 79-83

Stress, 111, 121, 126-130, 169

Stressors, 63

Stretch goals, 84

Success, 33, 89-90

Sunstein, Cass, 152

Support, 141-157, 171

Talent Code, The, 85, 86

Task enabling, 150

Tasker, Steve, 148

Task-switching, 19, 116

Teaching, 46

Teaching, learning by, 37-38

Technology, 103, 106-109, 115, 116

Technology, connection and, 145-149

Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance, 83

Thinking, flexible, 51

Thomson, William, 44

Tide of Your Life, The, 26

Time, 59, 103-109, 121

Time, use of, 18-19

Tipping point, 120

Tolle, Eckhart, 20, 105, 115

Trust, 150

Turkle, Sherry, 20-21, 146

Understanding, 102

Unfinished Business, 27

Upside of Your Dark Side, The, 22, 34, 113

Vacation, 109

Valerio, Joe, 72-73, 123-124, 131, 141-142, 144, 171

Values, different, 152-154

Visualization, 84

Weakness, 80, 81

Wearing multiple hats, 61-62

Well-being, 31

Wiseman, Liz, 101

Wiseman, Richard, 87

Work, connections and, 149-152

Work-life balance, 26

Work-life flexibility, 26-27

Writing, 38, 62, 68, 135

Wrosch, Carsten, 163

Yourself, arguing with, 52

Zeigarnik Effect, 84

Zilca, Ran, 26

Zimbardo, Phil, 104