Optimism isn’t about a false sense of assurance that an endeavor, a project you’re working on, or a relationship, for example, will work out. Optimism is about making a choice to go ahead with something – whereby you’ll be putting your best foot forward to achieve your desired outcome. Optimism is generated by way of work and planning, fueling the positive mindset that success is not only a possibility, but is likely.

Optimism too, is about outlook, and whenever our outlook is positive, it can serve as a powerful mitigator when we encounter the inevitable obstacles that will surface in pursuit of our desired goal.

Far better than embracing negativity from the outset – that sets us up for gloom and doom, sabotaging success.