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BELIEVE
Believe. Faith. Trust. Confidence. Believe in yourself. Believe you can. Believe in infinite possibility. Believe me…In order to achieve, first you must believe.
Do you believe this? The word believe means different things to different people, but most meanings of believe fall into two broad categories:
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Believe = optimism and confidence (believe you can, believe she can)
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Believe = spirituality and faith (believe in a higher power, believe in world peace, believe in others).
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Physical and psychological health (optimists live longer!)
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Academic performance
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Athletic performance
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Relationships
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Coping with stress
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Problem solving abilities
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Work performance
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Resilience against depression and anxiety.
What exactly is optimism? There are two schools of optimistic thought. Business as usual optimism is the overall expectation that good things will happen in the future, and few bad things will happen in the future. Another school of optimistic thought is referred to as learned optimism. Learned optimism is one’s explanatory style, or how a person explains the cause of bad events or failures. An optimistic explanatory style identifies external, variable and specific causes for a failure, while a pessimistic explanatory style attributes failure to internal, stable and global causes.
Why is optimism important? Optimism is important in terms of how people pursue goals. Optimists believes goals can be achieved even though there are challenges and difficulties. In contrast, pessimists believe the goal can’t be achieved when presented with a difficult challenge. It probably doesn’t surprise you that optimism leads to success because optimists persevere, while pessimists often quit. If you believe, it probably doesn't surprise you that optimism can predict presidential elections (better than the polls!), the success of baseball teams, and is a better predictor of college grades than SAT scores or high school grades.
If you BELIEVE and equate believe and spirituality, you should know that spirituality is linked to:-
Physical and psychological health
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Stronger families and marital and parent/child relationships
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Empathy
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Kindness, Altruism
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Decreased antisocial, agressive, and risky behavior
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Forgiveness
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Gratitude
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Volunteerism and civic involvement
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Decreased likelihood of alcohol use and illicit drug use
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An overall better view of the world
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Stronger, more cohesive communities
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Do you believe? How do you think about the future? Do you believe good things are ahead? • How do you explain the causes of a negative event or failure? Write it down. Try to challenge yourself. • What gives your life meaning? • Do you believe in a higher power? • Remember, we are all on the same team, humankind. Same team, same goal, but diverse beliefs. • Respect and Accept Diversity™ |
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