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Summary: One of the best
Review: This book, and the book, The Little Guide To Happiness, are the best books I've read in regards to right thinking. Hands down.
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Summary: Leaps above every self-improvement book on the market!
Review: Optimal Thinking rises above "The 7 Habits", "Think and Grow Rich", "Emotional Intelligence", "Good to Great", "Execution", "How to Win Friends and Influence People" "Awaken the Giant Within" and all the other personal and professional improvement books on the market. Don't get me wrong, the other books were great, but they were based on positive thinking. This book gave me the tool to live life to the fullest, and cleared up my long-standing questions about positive thinking. Optimal Thinking is realistic, easy to read, simple and fun to put into practice. Optimal Thinking is undoubtedly the mental basis of peak performance, satisfaction and achievement. I have bought copies for my family, employees and friends and recommend you do the same. Brilliant book!
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Summary: Awesome Book!
Review: I just like to thank the Library for purchasing the book Optimal Thinking,after looking for a positive book to read ,I found myself holding 8 difference books deciding which one I was going to read, one by one I went through the books and the winner was Optimal Thinking without any doubt.I use the library a lot to teach the inner-city children I work with the importances of using the library to read to grow and to think. This book is a must-read.This is one of the most powerful book I have ever had my hands on,I picked it up in the library and could not put it down ,out of all the books I have had, this one is # 2 the Bible is # 1. Thank You Dr. Glickman you're the Best!
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Summary: Revolutionary book. Every word is a gem!
Review: If you want to make the MOST of your career and life, you must use Optimal Thinking. Optimal Thinking stops you from settling for second best! This book is filled with quotes from famous Optimal Thinkers and examples of how ordinary people use Optimal Thinking to make the most of any situation. It is a quantum leap and refreshing change from the plethora of positive thinking books. Optimal Thinking is packed with optimal questions to enable you to optimize yourself and bring out the best in others, regardless of the situation. You learn how to optimize anything and everything that is within your control including self-esteem, planning, purpose, emotions, communication skills, relationships, leadership skills, career, -- and you discover the best action steps to take. I have read this book from cover to cover several times, and advise you to do the same!
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Summary: How to Stop Settling For Second Best!
Review: I have been an avid reader of self-improvement books for the past twenty years but I always felt that something was missing until I read Optimal Thinking. This book is revolutionary. It takes you above the flawed "think positive" mindset into a simple, realistic style of thinking that provides you with the best chance of achieving everything you need and want. I was fascinated by the examples of how people make the most of everyday situations with Optimal Thinking. The book is divided into three sections. The first section, "Help Yourself to Optimal Thinking" begins with a quiz to rate how much of your thinking is in your best interest. You then learn about the advantages and disadvantages of negative and positive thinking. The author explains five shortcomings of positive thinking, and shows you how to overcome them. She then describes Optimal Thinking, provides examples of Optimal Thinkers who have shaped the world throughout history, and offers simple roadmaps to make the best choice in simple and complex situations. You then learn how to use Optimal Thinking consistently to design and live your best life. I was excited by this section. I really resonated with the information on the core beliefs which sabotage our best interests and motivate us to settle for second best, especially "I don't deserve the best in life". I made it my business to do the exercise to overcome this culprit. The second section, "Optimize Yourself" begins with a quiz to examine whether your self-esteem, purpose and goals support your best interests. You learn to recognize and embrace your suboptimal inner voices and optimize them. This is what loving yourself is all about. You also take an inventory of your assets and liabilities and determine which actions will be most effective in optimizing your self-esteem. You then visualize your best self, define your ultimate purpose and create your best roadmap to achieve your supreme goals. My favorite chapter in the second section is "Optimize Your Feelings." Disturbing emotions are called "optimization signals" and you are given an incredibly simple roadmap to understand and master them. You are also provided with optimal questions to understand and resolve unpleasant emotions such as helplessness, anxiety, anger, guilt, loneliness, hurt, grief, and envy. I have to admit that since I have been using these optimal questions, I don't need anyone to help me sort out my feelings. I am comfortable and confident that I can take the best possible care of myself. The third section, "Optimize Others" begins with a quiz to determine where your personal and business relationships support your best interests. The author states that "The purpose of relationships is simply to be your best self, regardless of the circumstances." You explore your obstacles to optimal communication, and how to make best use of non-verbal and verbal signals to overcome these obstacles. My favorite roadmap here is about setting boundaries and minimizing unwanted behaviors. The last chapter describes an optimal paradigm for the workplace. The positive thinking paradigm is compared with the optimal paridigm, and is obviously suboptimal. You just can't walk away from adopting this realistic optimal paradigm. You realize that you can't function at your peak when you think suboptimally, and every time you think suboptimally you compromise productivity, profitability and your well-being. And you can only bring out the best from others, when you use Optimal Thinking. What I like most about this book is that suboptimal thinking readers, authors and enthusiasts are always respected by this author, who recognizes all forms of thinking (even negative thinking) as valuable feedback. Dr. Glickman believes that it is unrealistic to expect to think optimally all of the time but it is in our best interest to think optimally as often as possible. This book is for business and community leaders, coaches, executives, students, homemakers and anyone who wants to live their best life. Do not miss one page of this book!
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Summary: One chapter would suffice
Review: I purchased this book based upon others' online recommendations. Had I seen it on a store bookshelf first, I would have been able to determine that it makes the same point over and over again in each chapter, and skipped it.
Had I reserved it from the library without seeing it first, I would probably have stopped reading after a couple of chapters. The distinction between Optimal Thinking and Positive Thinking is well presented at the outset. The rest is filler.
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Summary: Personal and professional optimization classic!
Review: Personal and professional optimization classic!
I have read a lot of self-help and business books. When I saw that Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and other celebrated authors have recommended Optimal Thinking, I decided to read this incredible book. Within 10 pages I understood why Optimal Thinking is the universal "mental software" to make the most of thinking, feelings, relationships, and life circumstances. Dr. Glickman has a unique perspective which consists of the optimal (the best) and the suboptimal (second best). She believes that to live your best life, you must make the choice to be your best self, regardless of the circumstances. According to Dr. Glickman, "Every situation is an opportunity to be your best." She offers simple, universal steps to optimize every situation. First, you must accept what is out of your control (even if you don't like it) and optimize what is in your control. She then shows you how to accept suboptimal thinking, emotions, communications and situations as optimization signals, and gives you simple roadmaps to optimize them. You learn to choose the best, and let go of the rest. I used Optimal Thinking sporadically before I read this book. Now I use it often, and I am a happy, successful person.
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Summary: Optimal Thinking Includes the Positive and the Negative
Review: By now most people are well aware of the one-sided, unrealistic optimistic bias of the American 'positive psychology movement.' In order to make the most constructive decisions in every situation, we have to be more thoughtful than "don't worry, be happy." And no one thinking style works for everyone. So this new book, "Optimal Thinking" by Rosalene Glickman, joins my other favorite, "The Positive Power of Negative Thinking" by Julie Norem, as essential reading for thoughtful people who want to improve thinking, planning, and acting in the real world. Because some of us are more optimistic, pessimistic, or realistic, individual differences are the key. And cognitive styles have to fit both the person and the situation. And then again, sometimes some of us think too much or too little, or ruminate instead of reflect -- so we may need to "not think" at times too, as in Karen Salmansohn's humorously serious book, "How to Change Your Entire Life by Doing Absolutely Nothing" !! From any perspective, Dr. Glickman expresses very well her useful insights into the complexities of thinking well and living well. So her book "Optimal Thinking" can be highly recommended.
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Summary: Optimal thinking is a strategy
Review: In this book you can learn about strategies for better thinking. And that is very helpful indeed. Recommended.
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Summary: The best book I have read to optimize self and others.
Review: I read this book after 300 key people in my company had attended an Optimal Thinking seminar. This book clearly makes the positive thinking paradigm obsolete. Optimal Thinking is simple and enables individuals to be their very best, and to take the best actions to achieve their goals and the goals of others. I recommend this book to anyone who can read.
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