OPTIMAL THINKING --- HOW TO BE YOUR BEST SELF
by Rosalene Glickman. John Wiley & Sons, 2002
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pvii)

    OPTIMAL PRINCIPLES (p1)

    PART 1 --- HELP YOURSELF TO OPTIMAL THINKING (p3-33)

      Rate your level of thinking:
        The following questionnaire will help you identify your dominant level of thinking:

        Using a rating scale of zero to three, your answers to 25 questions could give you a total of from zero to 100 points. Getting a score of 70-75 would indicate that your were already using "Optimal Thinking" consistently. (p4-5)

    1) OPTIMAL THINKING --- the next step beyond positive thinking (p7-33)

      [1] Suboptimal Thinking (p8-11)

      [2] What Is Optimal Thinking? (p11-13)

      [3] Who Thinks Optimally? (p13-16)

      [4] Take the Quanium Leap! (p16-18)

      [4] Why Positive Thinking Falls Short (p18-30)

      [5] Optimal Questions (p32-33)

        (1) Optimal Questions (p32-33)

        (2) Optimal Answers (p33)

    2) What does "Optimal" mean to you? (p34-46)

      [1] Use Your "Whole Brain" (p34-45)

      [2] Left-Brain Decisions (p35-37)

        (1) How to optimize simple decisions (p35-37)

        (2) How to optimize complex decisions (p37-39)

      [3] Right-Brain Decisions (p39-40)

        Right-Brain optimizers (p40)

      [4] What Does "Optimal" Really Mean? (p40-42)

      [5] The KEY to the "Optimal Answer" is the "Optimal Question" (p42-44)

      [6] Design your "Optimal Life" (p44-45)

      Optimal "Who Questions" (p45)

      Five optimal questions to start your day (p46)

      Optimal action steps (p46)

3) How to use optimal thinking consistently (p47-[1] Using Optimal Thinking Consistently Is a Process (p47-48)

4) Consciously Choose Optimal Thinking 48 5) Monitor Yourself 49 6) Overcome Your Limiting Core Beliefs 51 7) Norma's Story 75 Optimal Questions , ; 76 9) Optimal Action Steps "" 76 Part Two: Optimize Yourself 79 Rate Your Self-Esieem, Purpose, and Goals 80 4) Achieve Optimal Self-Esteem (p83-)

Self-Esteem: What's It All About? 83 Our Internal Voices 85 How Do You Value and Rate Yourself Now? 88 Your Best Self 92 Marry Your Besi Self 100 Optimal Questions 101 Optimal Action Steps 101 Chapter 5. Discover Your Ultimate Direction 103 The Value of a Life Purpose 103 Identify Your Life Purpose 105 The Value of a Purposeful Career 110 Identify Your Career Purpose 112 Ready to Commit? 115 Optimal Questions 116 Optimal Action Steps 116 Chapter 6. Plan Your Best Life 117 Set SUPREME Goals 117 Why Plan Optimally? 119 Write Down Your SUPREME Goals 120 Modes of Optimal Planning 120 Alternative Plans of Action 131 Make the Best Use of a Calendar 132 Optimal Questions 135 Optimal Action Steps 13 5 Chapter 7. Optimize Your Feelings 136 The Value of Emotions 136 Overpowered by Emotions? 137 How to Master Disturbing Feelings 139 Optimization Signals • 144 How Do You Relate to How to Optimize Your I Optimal Questions Optimal Action Steps Part Three: Optimize < Rate Your Communications Chapter 8. Maximize You Suboptimal Comrnunic; Optimal Communicatio Listen for Optimal Com Nonverbal Communica Optimal Verbal Commu Optimal Verbal Assertio Conflict Is a Part of Life How Well Do You Com Optimal Questions Optimal Action Steps Chapter 9. Optimal Thinl A New Optimal Paradig AnyBiz versus OptiBiz Optimal Leaders and O Optimal Leaders and Ri Motivating Others to D Characteristics of Optin Optimal Questions Optimal Action Steps Epilogue Optimal Exercises Optimal Affirmations Optimal Questions Bibliography Optima! Thinking Sen and Products INDEX (p )

3) How to Use Optimal Thinking Consistently (p)

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GLOSSARY (p486-490)

INDEX (p491-509)

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