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Looking Good

A practical guide for developing an optimistic outlook

 What is optimism? How can you become a more optimistic person? Is optimism something you must be born with or something you can learn? The truth is optimism is about attitude and perspective and anybody can learn to develop a more optimistic outlook. Looking Good will show you how!

 


 

We all encounter difficult times in our lives. We differ in how we respond to them. Some, when encountering misfortune, bounce back rather quickly, while others may be adversely affected for weeks or months to come.

 If you want to improve your skills at rebounding from unfortunate events in your life, Looking Good is for you.

Not a quick fix, secret remedy or a magic bullet, Looking Good offers thirty pages of practical hands-on tools, that when applied with commitment and conscious effort result in a significant improvement in dealing with adversity.

The course material blends a synopsis of the most recent research in the field of Positive Psychology with over thirty years of clinical experience in a highly learnable, practical, hands-on fashion. The result is a plausible narrative that explores the factors that lead to developing a positive outlook. In Looking Good you will learn how to:

  •     develop a constructive explanatory style
  •     dispute negative thoughts
  •     identify the best time to employ optimism
  •     constructively employ distraction
  •     value hope and self-responsibility
  •     avoid destructive patterns

Written and led by Bill Colagrande, a licensed psychotherapist with over twenty-five years experience, Looking Good features challenging and thought-provoking exercises, a fun and informative questionnaire, easy to follow examples and supplemental readings geared to help you to realize your life’s ambition. Why continue to be saddled with poor responses to adversity when the tools and support you need are only a click away?

Learn to adopt a beneficial lifestyle now!

This workbook is available in two versions, Electronic or Hard Copy.

 In the Electronic version, you receive a PDF file of the workbook for $9.95.

 In the Hard Copy version, you receive the workbook in the mail; the $12.95 cost includes postage and handling.

 

 

We’re so certain you’ll be satisfied with this workbook, we offer a complete money-back guarantee!

 

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