Why Optimism Is Our Most Powerful Tool for Change

Are we thinking about “optimism” all wrong? Could this frame of mind actually bring about a brighter future? In her fantastic TED Talk, diplomat Christiana Figueres shows us her trick to creating the realities that we want in life; something she calls, stubborn optimism!

Can we transform the reality we’re given into the reality we want?  What if being optimistic wasn’t a passive “Pollyanna” mindset, but a headstrong, stubborn refusal of anything other than the life we desire? Christiana Figueres, one of the world’s most accomplished diplomats, is about to show us all a novel yet familiar way to get the results we want: a little notion she coined stubborn optimism.

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

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