The Art of Optimism
Your Competitive Edge

Great message, that staying optimistic can fundamentally alter the way you experience life, that viewing things positively often does make them so because after all a lot of what we experience is in the head. However, can't say the same about the presentation. The author spends an inordinate amount o......more

A must read! This book was not only entertaining but was also informative. I enjoyed reading this excellent book. I also had a couple of good laughs. I also enjoyed the writing style.......more

A decent book. I hope that the author would provide instruction on how to be more optimistic but he did a good job of explaining the benefits of optimism. His ongoing self promotion and name dropping was a bit off-putting.......more

There is not much surprise in this book but it changed my view toward optimism. It is hard to apply those technique. As Jim Stovall said optimism is simple but not easy.......more

Read this book for the workplace book club. I was into it at the beginning. The author's story shows a lot of resilience when faced with a life-altering disability. It would have been easy for him to become very pessimistic about things, but he chose optimism instead. However, after the halfway poin......more