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 Introducing Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
 

Dr. Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.Thought leader, Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D. is the creator and best-selling author of Optimal Thinking, hailed by academia and the media as "the successor to positive thinking" and the essential ingredient for "personal, interpersonal, and organizational optimization with best practices."

Dr. Glickman is President of The World Academy of Personal Development Inc., a Century City, Los Angeles training and consulting firm. Since 1980, she has provided life and executive coaching, business consulting and training for individuals and organizations including Warner Bros., Johnson & Johnson, U.S. Army, Young Presidents' Organization, BP, California State University, Fullerton (School of Business Administration), National Australia Bank, Internal Revenue Service, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Century 21 Real Estate, The Australian Institute of Management, Mensa, and Air New Zealand.

Dr. Glickman is the recipient of the "Woman of the Year" award for National Business Women's Week in Hollywood. She has been nominated for special recognition by Queen Elizabeth II for Australia's highest award, The Order of Australia.

This Optimal Thinking woman is a seasoned print and electronic media interviewee. She has been featured on Bloomberg TV, Fox News Channel, CBS Weekend Magazine, New York Times, Association Management Magazine, Government Executive Magazine, Inc magazine, Business Review Weekly, Australian Business Magazine, The Australian, The Age, Personal Success Magazine, Successful Selling and Managing Magazine, L.A. Weekly, and the list goes on.

Dr. Glickman, who was born in Australia, lives in Los Angeles. She began her career as a high school Physics and Chemistry teacher, and later became Chair of the Science Department. She has earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, a Teaching diploma and a degree in Business Administration.

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How I Became "Australia's Most Successful Woman"

Since 1980, I have presented seminars in corporations and educational organizations and to individuals throughout the world. Initially, I adopted the “think positive” principle, but quickly recognized that this paradigm had serious shortcomings. I recall the following message from a well-known motivation expert: “Positive thinkers are the winners in this world. Negative thinkers are the losers. You wouldn’t enter someone’s home and dump a load of trash in his or her living room. Your behavior is equally offensive when you dump your emotional garbage on others. Fake it until you make it!” I was uncomfortable with this duplicity and lack of compassion. Although my words had not always matched my actions, I was unwilling to consciously choose hypocrisy or to sacrifice my soul to a bravado image. I responded by isolating myself from others when I felt sad or uncomfortable, because I felt guilty imposing my negative thoughts and feelings on them. I also became the quintessential optimist. I disregarded warning signals and held unrealistic expectations of people and of life. For a brief period, I disappointed and betrayed myself with wishful thinking. Ultimately, however, this was a wonderful gift—it led me to Optimal Thinking.

I began to challenge the deficiencies of positive thinking and formulated Optimal Thinking. Soon the media was at my doorstep. One article described me as “ Australia's most successful woman in her field.” One day, however, a journalist referred to me as “Australia's most successful woman.” What a leap! Then came an interview with a veteran journalist who asked: “What makes you Australia's most successful woman?” Embarrassed, I responded: “Who am I to say who is more successful? Is mom at home doing her best to raise decent children any less successful than the corporate executive who optimizes profits?” “With thinking like that, you have to be Australia's most successful woman!” he replied. I appeared on hundreds of shows answering questions about Optimal Thinking, and even hosted my own radio and television programs. It was fun! When an invitation to write a book arrived unexpectedly, I agreed.

*Excerpted from the international best-selling Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self book

 

 

  

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