Mini: You Can Learn Optimism: Part Two / Spartan MIND

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Spartan's "Chief Mind Doc" Dr. L says: Although there might be some individuals who just seem more optimistic or positive, the truth is that we can all learn to practice optimism and weave some of the tenants into our life. The first element that was discussed in the last episode included shifting your perspective that sees things as permanent to seeing things as temporary.

Another way of thinking that can be helpful for you in building optimism is limiting your language and views around things as being pervasive - that if they happen in one arena, they happen in all arenas. If you think of certain events as singular, you can approach each experience with a fresh, new perspective.

LESSONS:

Optimism can be learned and if you practice certain elements of optimism routinely, you can weave a more optimistic perspective into your world.

Reminding yourself that painful events and even failures are singular events can help you feel and be more hopeful.

Develop an internal coach that reminds you that not all things are pervasive and that you have agency to see each event as new.

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0:00.0	What's up Spartans? It's Dr. L here with Spartan Mind, your chief mind doc. We are on
0:10.3	part two of a three-part series talking about optimism because 2019 is on
0:16.2	the way out 20-20 is coming up and I want you to lead into 20-20 with as much
0:21.9	optimism as possible.
0:24.2	And as we discussed in the earlier episode,
0:27.2	optimism can be learned.
0:29.3	It's not necessarily that there are people that are optimistic
0:32.1	and people that just aren't.
0:33.5	It's actually a skill that you can begin to learn, practice, and then implement in your own life.
0:40.1	So the second key element to optimism is understanding and realizing that things are not pervasive, right?
0:49.8	So the first element was that they're not permanent. Now it's that they're not pervasive.
0:54.9	Let me give you an example of what that means.
0:57.0	So in the earlier episode that we did on optimism,
1:00.2	we talked about a gentleman or a woman
1:02.4	who went to a job and did unfortunately not get the job right well
1:06.8	let's use that example again let's say you apply for a job and unfortunately you don't get it
1:12.0	well negative thinking that begins to occur is,
1:16.0	well I didn't get this job, I'm not going to get any job,
1:19.0	and my relationships are going to fail,
1:22.0	other areas in my life are going to fail,
1:22.6	other areas in my life are going to be impacted.
1:25.3	This is just how my life is, right?
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