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January 30, 2003: In observance of February as African-American History Month, OptimalThinking.com proudly salutes African-American Optimal Thinkers who have risen above slavery, poverty, and degradation. “You are inspiring the disadvantaged in every nation” says Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., founder of OptimalThinking.com, the global community website for Optimal Thinkers, and author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (Wiley, 2002.)
January 28, 2003: Analyzing President Bush’s highest priority in his State of the Union addresses, Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., strategic thinking expert, and author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, 2002), has expressed her concern over the preponderance of misguided optimism (hoping for the best) and mediocre thinking.
January 8, 2003: “Many people are struggling with disturbing emotions,” says Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, 2002). “But when people discover Optimal Thinking, that stops. Optimal Thinking provides a fail-safe road map to heal and optimize emotions.”
September 23, 2002: “We have reached a critical mass of global negativity,” according to Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, April 2002). “Unfortunately, optimistic thinkers got us into this predicament by ignoring and suppressing negativity. It’s up to Optimal Thinking to get us out of it.”
July 24, 2002: With children being kidnapped from their homes and terrorists walking among us, we must embrace and optimize reality. We have to accept what is out of our control, and optimize what is within our control.” So says Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., who is based in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Glickman has been honored as Australia’s Most Successful Woman, and voted “Woman of the Year” for National Business Women’s Week in Hollywood. In her new book, Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (Wiley, April 2002), she shows us how we can all be our best and make optimal choices — regardless of our philosophies. She provides numerous optimal strategies, including six simple steps:
July 1, 2002: Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self (Wiley, April 2002), advises employees to be aware of the possibility of management shortcomings — and thus avoid situations such as WorldCom or Enron — by observing their managers’ trustworthiness (or the lack thereof). Specifically, she encourages her clients to remain objective, observe management behavior in different situations, and note and respect their own thoughts and feelings.
June 8, 2002: Last Friday, President Bush declared: “We need a new way of thinking!” Beverly Hills-based Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, April 2002), agrees with President Bush and has developed this new way of thinking. It’s called Optimal Thinking.
May 8: 2002: Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, April 2002), commented today on Warren Buffett’s prediction that terrorists will attack U.S. citizens on their own soil. “We have reached a critical mass of negativity,” according to Dr. Glickman. “Unless we change our thinking, a major nuclear, biological, or chemical attack is as Buffett said a virtual certainty. How did this happen? Instead of using Optimal Thinking and optimal realism to create optimal solutions and contingency plans, we’ve been using optimistic thinking and hoping for the best.
June 6, 2002: Because of her innate ability to pinpoint Optimal questions for every situation, Dr. Glickman has been called the Judge Judy of mental health. “I don’t spend years resolving problems,” Dr. Glickman says. “With Optimal Thinking, you can identify the source of your distress, define options in any given situation, and quickly arrive at the Optimal solution by yourself. Therapists love my book, but they say it’s bad for business. And that’s first-rate (Optimal) as far as I’m concerned.”
April 30, 2002: “Optimal Thinking is the language of our best self — it is superlative, universal and timeless. It empowers women to be their best and bring out the best in others – regardless of their circumstances. Optimal Thinking enables us to ask the best questions, obtain the best solutions, and make the most constructive decisions in every situation. Optimal Thinking is not wishful thinking. Facing conflict, economic uncertainty, personal upheavals, and the like, Optimal Thinkers make the best choices by heeding their intuition, considering their options and evaluating the consequences, This is a new optimal paradigm for women” Dr. Glickman explains.
April 23, 2002: In the new workplace paradigm, employees optimize — rather than improve or manage — talents, opportunities, resources, productivity, profitability and performance. They ask Optimal questions like:
· What is my/the vision of the Optimal workplace?
· How can I best express my talents in the workplace?
· How can I make the most of my work situation today/this week?
· How can I minimize the weaknesses of my work situation today/this week? ….
April 4, 2002: Glickman offers a seven-step formula for calming and resolving conflicts that can provide the optimal solution for the Middle East, specifically, and for solving all interpersonal conflict. According to Dr. Glickman: “Prior to negotiation, it is in your best interest to determine your Optimal contingency plan in case you are unable to reach agreement.”
