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Brilliant positive thinking [electronic book] : transform your outlook and face the future with confidence and optimism / Sue Hadfield.

By: Hadfield, Sue [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Brilliant: Publisher: Harlow, England ; New York : Prentice Hall, 2012Description: online resource (xiii, 169 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780273759324 (paperback); 9780273759331 (e-book).Other title: Positive thinking.Subject(s): Self-help techniques | Optimism | Self-actualization (Psychology)DDC classification: 158.2 Online resources: E-book
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Positive thinking is about being able to accept the ups and the downs of life, to feel grateful for what we have and to look forward to the future.

Brilliant Positive Thinking will show you how to reap the benefits of positive thinking, giving you the necessary the tools to make the most of your life, whatever you have experienced.

Includes:

· Information on transforming negative feelings to positive feelings in simple steps

· Guidance on how to deal with negative people and lessening their influence on you

· Identifying your emotional 'triggers' and learning to control them

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-169)

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Model of access: World Wide Web.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Author acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Choosing to think positively
  • Chapter 2 Is your glass half empty or half full?
  • Chapter 3 Transform your outlook: towards a new way of living
  • Chapter 4 Look after yourself: feel good about yourself
  • Chapter 5 Goals and purpose: give your life direction
  • Chapter 6 Stress, worry, anxiety: how to confront your demons
  • Chapter 7 Anger and irritation: know (and control) your triggers
  • Chapter 8 Positive thinking, not magical thinking: how to accept the ups and downs
  • Conclusion

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Sue Hadfield has taught English in comprehensive schools for twenty years. She has spent the last ten years teaching adults creative writing, study skills, assertiveness, and career and personal development at University of Sussex and for community groups. Sue has co-authored How to be assertive and Bounce for Pearson Education.

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