Optimism Cures Many Ills

by Coachcubas

December 20, 2008

Nature is brilliant. She waxes and wanes to renew herself around the globe. We can learn much by observing and welcoming business cycles that mimic Mother Nature.

Optimism is a gift of temperament from our chromosomal pool. It governs our outlook and approach and the driver for actions we will take or not.

Take this mini-guesstimate to see how your optimism can serve you: Scale 1-5 (5=most likely)
1. I give up easily when things don’t go my way.
2. I see opportunities when others see work.
3. I know there is another way to produce results.
4. I know when to pick up my marbles and leave.
5. I am able to look around and declare a course of action from my circumstances.
6. Life is a series of events that I have no control over.
7. My vision of where I want to head into is very clear to me.
8. I’m not put off by others’ negative input.
9. I can take in feedback then make a solid decision easily.
10. This, too, shall pass and I am prepared for what’s ahead.

If you like, you can email your responses for discussion to me at mcubas@positivepotentials.com.

Happy holidays!

Your coach,
Michelle Cubas

Excerpt from Organic Marketing™, Positive Potentials LLC

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Coachcubas

As a credentialed business coach and analyst, one of my primary functions is to work with individuals and company managers to clarify where they are presently, where they would like to advance, and what tools they have and need to achieve their desired outcome.

I use a variety of tools to assess perceptions including Platinum Rule instruments, my experience and training in assessing behavior. My preferred tool is the EQ-i®, emotional intelligence inventory. I have specialized training on the EQ-i® and DISC Inventories and access to multiple other sources including a company culture index. I prefer the EQ-i® because it is the least judgmental instrument I have found. It focuses on strengths and areas of development related to the goals set by the individual. For example, people are more likely to apply the EQ-i®’s information rather than label themselves by the Myers-Briggs categories.