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Optimal Thinking
How to Be Your Best Self
Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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In memory of my beloved parents,
Sarah and Joe Glickman.
Thank you for your unconditional love and support.
Copyright © 2002 by Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D. All rights reserved
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Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
Optimal Principles
1
Part One: Help Yourself to Optimal
Thinking
3
Rate Your Level of Thinking
4
Chapter 1. Optimal Thinking: The Next Step
Beyond Positive Thinking
7
Suboptimal Thinking
8
What Is Optimal Thinking?
11
Who Thinks Optimally?
13
Take the Quantum Leap!
16
Why Positive Thinking Falls Short
18
Optimal Questions
32
Optimal Action Steps
33
Chapter 2. What Does “Optimal” Mean to You?
34
Use Your Whole Brain
34
Left-Brain Decisions
35
Right-Brain Decisions
39
What Does “Optimal” Really Mean?
40
The Key to the Optimal Answer Is
the Optimal Question
42
Design Your Optimal Life
44
Five Optimal Questions to Start Your Day
46
Optimal Action Steps
46
Chapter 3. How to Use Optimal Thinking
Consistently
47
Using Optimal Thinking Consistently Is a Process
47
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iv Contents
Consciously Choose Optimal Thinking
48
Monitor Yourself
49
Overcome Your Limiting Core Beliefs
51
Norma’s Story
75
Optimal Questions
76
Optimal Action Steps
76
Part Two: Optimize Yourself
79
Rate Your Self-Esteem, Purpose, and Goals
80
Chapter 4. Achieve Optimal Self-Esteem
83
Self-Esteem: What’s It All About?
83
Our Internal Voices
85
How Do You Value and Rate Yourself Now?
88
Your Best Self
92
Marry Your Best Self
100
Optimal Questions
101
Optimal Action Steps
101
Chapter 5. Discover Your Ultimate Direction
103
The Value of a Life Purpose
103
Identify Your Life Purpose
105
The Value of a Purposeful Career
110
Identify Your Career Purpose
112
Ready to Commit?
115
Optimal Questions
116
Optimal Action Steps
116
Chapter 6. Plan Your Best Life
117
Set SUPREME Goals
117
Why Plan Optimally?
119
Write Down Your SUPREME Goals
120
Modes of Optimal Planning
120
Alternative Plans of Action
131
Make the Best Use of a Calendar
132
Optimal Questions
135
Optimal Action Steps
135
Chapter 7. Optimize Your Feelings
136
The Value of Emotions
136
Overpowered by Emotions?
137
How to Master Disturbing Feelings
139
Optimization Signals
144
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