Optimism: Tools & Resources
Here are some books, websites, and POD offerings to help you cultivate optimism in your life and at work.
Books:
- Adversity Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities by Paul Stoltz
- The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by The Dalai Lama
- Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D.
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
- Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D.
- Optimism: The Biology of Hope by Lionel Tiger
Websites:
- Authentic Happiness
- Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations
- Optimism Quotes
- Six Seconds—The Emotional Intelligence Network
POD Offerings:
- BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory and related coaching through POD
- Building on Emotional Intelligence: Transforming Communication Through Empathy (typically offered autumn quarter)
- Emotional Intelligence (typically offered winter and summer quarters)
- Learned Optimism: Understanding Your Explanatory Style (typically offered spring quarter)
