Relentless Optimism: How a Commitment to Positive Thinking Changes Everything (Sports for the Soul)
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Studies prove that positive thinkers are happier, healthier, and more successful than everyone else. Discover the simple, proven techniques for becoming a more positive person... Positive thinking leads to positive outcomes. Study after study proves this. Researchers have found that optimistic people live longer, live healthier, have more energy, have more successful careers, make better decisions, are more productive, are less stressed, have healthier relationships, and (not surprisingly) are much happier than pessimists. However, a lot has been misunderstood about what it means to be a positive thinker and what it takes to maintain an optimistic mindset. It takes a lot more than repeating feel-good platitudes to make positive thinking work in your life. It takes discipline, commitment, and a proper understanding of what optimism really means in a world that is constantly throwing new challenges at us. This is a book for anyone who has ever questioned whether positive thinking really “works.” It’s also a book for those who have tried to develop a more positive attitude, but have found it difficult to eliminate the voices of fear, doubt, and cynicism. This is a book for anyone who wants to put optimism to work in their life with practical, proven techniques. In this inspirational fable, you’ll meet Bobby Kane, a 31-year-old minor league baseball player who realizes his dream of making it to the majors is finally coming to a disappointing end. His dream, he believes, was not meant to be. That is, until Bobby meets an unconventional manager named Wally Hogan. More mental coach than baseball manager, Wally teaches Bobby that if you want to change your life, you have to first change your thinking. As you’ll see in this book, developing a positive mindset gives Bobby a renewed chance to make his dreams come true—not just in baseball, but in all areas of his life. Wally teaches Bobby what it means to be an optimist and what it takes to maintain a positive attitude through the ups and downs of life. He teaches him proven, real-world techniques for building and sustaining optimism. These methods have an immediate impact on Bobby’s life and they will have an immediate impact on yours as well. This book will show you just how powerful a positive attitude can be and it will teach you how to use positive thinking to make your biggest dreams come true. Review: Fantastic - Sometimes the simplest things are the most powerful things. This simple book was extremely powerful. Darrin Donnelly does a fantastic job of putting sometimes the most elusive things like self-confidence and positive thinking into a simple story that not only captures your attention but captivates it. Fantastic read. Review: This book has helped my golf game - This is a well written book. That I bought to help my golf game. The quality of book is great. I have read and re read several times.
| Best Sellers Rank | #43,347 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #33 in Sports Psychology (Books) #77 in Baseball (Books) #1,103 in Personal Transformation Self-Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,577 Reviews |
S**E
Fantastic
Sometimes the simplest things are the most powerful things. This simple book was extremely powerful. Darrin Donnelly does a fantastic job of putting sometimes the most elusive things like self-confidence and positive thinking into a simple story that not only captures your attention but captivates it. Fantastic read.
B**O
This book has helped my golf game
This is a well written book. That I bought to help my golf game. The quality of book is great. I have read and re read several times.
E**R
Easy reading, great message
Although fiction, it feels like a real story. It's written in an easy style that moves quickly. And the message is so powerful!
A**G
Only if it was based on real events, but it’s not.
I love self help books, and while this is a great book, I lost interest after I found out it wasn’t based on real events. I’m big on motivational, and the brain/mind psychology and are interested on how it works, and I completely agree that a relentless optimism is crucial, but I didn’t realized it wasn’t based on true events. Although the theory is right, and I believe it would happen.
P**6
Mindset matters
I like that with the encouraging coach that knows how to coach. Optimism is a mindset. Yes the book seems to over simplify it while reading it. However, it's easy to lose focus while in the moment for life. This book is a good reminder is a mindset and you need to be continuous to stay optimistic even when life is good or bad. I encourage people to read this book.
E**S
An absolutely wonderful book ~ So much better than your usual boring self help ones
This is an exceptionally well written book, and so much better than the thousands of self help books available today. The bottom line is that reading books about positive thinking is boring. I’ve read dozens of them, and in most cases couldn’t even get to the end. Relentless Optimism on the other hand, is a fascinating parable about baseball. By using sports to convey the message of positive thinking, the author manages to weave an extremely interesting story, and at the same time teaching about the power of positive thinking. Unlike the plethora of self help books on the subject; this one gets the message across by the telling of a wonderful true to life story. This book was hard to put down, yet extremely effective at getting the point across. 5 stars for holding my interest right to the end, and reinforcing the importance of positive thinking in a unique way.
S**S
I'm extremely lucky to have found this book
In the past I have never been a fan of reading, as a matter of fact a trip to the dentist sounded better than sitting down to read, but lately I've had a huge desire to change my life for the better. A few weeks prior I bought another great book called Mini Habits by Stephen Guise and I created a mini goal for myself to read just 2 pages of any book once per day. This one little goal has already changed my life. So as I scanned Amazon for similar positive thinking type books I came across this one. I was very skeptical when I read that the story was about a baseball player since I'm not a fan of sports but I'm so glad I chose to purchase this book. This book took me from 2 pages per day to finishing the book in 2 days, a huge accomplishment for me. The story in this book is so well written and so inspiring I honestly couldn't put the book down. I know that by implementing what was shared in this book to my life as it is now, great things are within reach for me. So like I said in my title, I'm extremely lucky to have found this book and if you're interested in making big changes in your life too, this book is definitely one you should live by.
K**N
if we are careful and conscious to say and speak "positives" I particularly liked the various reminders printed in bold which has kept ...
This is encouraging, helpful. Our thoughts and words help lead us to higher heights, if we are careful and conscious to say and speak "positives" I particularly liked the various reminders printed in bold which has kept me encouraged. thoughts which have encouraged me . . . thoughts by the author . . . "Optimism won't prevent negative events from happening; optimism will ensure that you respond to those negative events in the most beneficial way possible - a way that leads to positive outcomes" and "the people who succeed aren't the ones who avoid failure; they're the ones who learn how to respond to failure with optimism." Being a man of faith and a believer and follower of Jesus Christ I found biblical principles in this book . . . I am a strong advocate for "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks for this is God's will in Christ Jesus for you" and " . . . giving thanks for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" A very good, enjoyable read . . . Whatever is true, noble, just, pure, lovely, if there is anything of good report think on these things (Phil 4:8)
D**L
Amazing
I was never interested in sports but this book hooked me . It was absolutely worth the time . A lot of learnings and lessons . Absolutely loved it.
C**E
Incredible read
Buy it Dont even think of it. It saved me from a very dark place and helped a lot. I follow sports news now
A**E
Very enjoyable read
I am not a big reader but this book made it easy, especially with the team sports setting and positive message that was being sent. You can quickly relate to the character and you learn, or are reminded of, to approach situations with a positive mindset.
S**R
Buy it- read it- be optimistic
A commitment to positive thinking. This book is absolutely amazing and everything should read this. It’s so simply written and makes absolutely sense.
J**N
An inspirational hug ...
An easy read that I couldnt put down ... do yourself a favour and immerse yourself in the story, characters and be inspired to achieve great things ... such a feel good story
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