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Episode 348: Choosing Optimism - A Daily Decision · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast
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  Speaker 1: by Joe Wattis. We wish to entertain, instruct and motivate.
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  Speaker 1: If nothing else, hopefully we can entertain and inspire you
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  Speaker 1: to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 1: five days a year.
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  Speaker 2: We hope you enjoyed this message.
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  Speaker 3: A man decided that he needed to be more optimistic.
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  Speaker 3: Then he spilled his coffee on the floor and said, well,
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  Speaker 3: at least the floor needed the caffeine. Progress. Welcome to
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  Speaker 3: this week's episode of Positively three sixty five, where optimism
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  Speaker 3: is a choice you can make every day. I'm your host,
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  Speaker 3: Joe Wattis, and today we're talking about optimism not as denial,
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  Speaker 3: but as intention. Optimism is an important part of a
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  Speaker 3: well lived life. But before we dive into all that,
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  Speaker 3: we have our trivia question of the day. Are you
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  Speaker 3: ready for it? Here? It is what color is most
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  Speaker 3: often associated with optimism and positivity in psychology. We will
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  Speaker 3: have the answer when we come back. Hey, they're amazing listeners.
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  Speaker 3: You'll be so glad you did now. Thanks for listening
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  Speaker 3: and happy reading. Do you know the answer to this
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  Speaker 3: week's trivia question question was what color is most often
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  Speaker 3: associated with optimism and positivity in psychology? The answer is yellow.
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  Speaker 3: Yellow is linked to warmth, hope, and energy, a reminder
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  Speaker 3: that light still exists even on cloudy days. Now you know,
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  Speaker 3: optimism doesn't mean everything is perfect. It means you believe
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  Speaker 3: things can and will improve. It's choosing hope over helplessness,
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  Speaker 3: perspective over pessimism, action over avoidance. Each day you get
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  Speaker 3: to decide how you interpret your experiences. Optimism is a muscle.
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  Speaker 3: The more you use it, the stronger it becomes. I
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  Speaker 3: will close out this week's episode with a quote from
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  Speaker 3: Helen Keller. She said, optimism is the faith that leads
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  Speaker 3: to achievement, and so today look for the good, even
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  Speaker 3: in small moments. Let optimism guide your steps. Thank you
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  Speaker 3: for spending this time with me here on Positively three
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  Speaker 3: sixty five. Choose hope, choose growth, and as always, stay positive.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us today.
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  Speaker 2: to hear from you. So until next.
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  Speaker 1: Time, stay positive today and every day three hundred sixty
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  Speaker 1: five days a year.
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