Reasons To Be An Optimistic

     Advantages of Looking on the Bright         Side

The pessimist sees difficulty in every 

opportunity. The optimist sees the 

opportunity in every difficulty.

                                Winston Churchill

Nobody knows what life is going to throw at you, the challenges you are going to face, the significant amount of effort you are going to need to get through it all. There is always room for optimism.

Having a jolly personality can influence more than you expected. "People who are optimistic are more committed to their goals, are more successful in achieving their goals, are more satisfied with their lives, and have better mental and physical health when compared to more pessimistic people," says Suzanne Segerstrom, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky. Research shows that most people are more prone to be optimistic by nature, but what if you are more pessimistic than optimistic? What you need to do is to Strengthen your sense of hope in you: There is a trick, which you can use to strengthen your sense of hope is, act like an optimistic even if you are pessimistic. "If you think that the future can be positive, you're more willing to put in time and energy to make that come about," says Segerstrom. Keep yourself indulge in this practice and be persistent in your effort even you feel that you are not optimistic but pessimistic, the benefits of optimism will follow, like happiness, health and mental health in particular

Optimistic People Feel Healthier  

If you think all the things in the world is good, then all the things happening around you will work out in your favor. Optimistic people are more prone to get success in their lives and their positive behavior helps them in achieving their goals. In fact, if you are one of the optimistic people than you will feel healthier. But most of all it doesn’t matter where you live what language you speak.

Optimistic People Are Healthier

A recent Harvard School of Public Health study found that people who are optimistic in nature and with positive psychological well-being, which also includes self-acceptance and optimist relations with others, are more likely to improve their heart health. However, the positive people who have an optimistic attitude was the largest predictor of all: People who are more likely to look on the bright side have less heart problems than a pessimist, such as cardiovascular disease. And also, they have their cholesterol level in balance: In another survey conducted on nearly 1,000 middle-aged men and women, those individuals who have higher levels of optimism had lower levels of triglycerides or less fat in the blood.

Optimistic People Are More Golden Ager

If you are an optimist you’ll likely to expect that you will live older than others, believe me, you more likely increase your chances of doing that. There is an analysis of health and hope conducted on nearly 100,000 women by the researchers at the University of Pittsburgh discovered that in the period of eight years, optimistic people are less likely to die from all kinds of diseases other than cynics.

Optimist People Are Less Likely To Flip Out

By nature, the setbacks don’t bother optimistic people. Those were the findings in a study at Quebec's Concordia University. The study shows that optimistic people produce less cortisol (stress hormone) during a stressful time.

Optimistic People Will Have More Job Opportunities and Promotions

A well enriched resume is as important as positive behavior when it comes to job hunting. A study from Duke University followed a group of MBA graduates as they entered the workforce: Those who are optimist believed good things will come to them eventually will have better opportunities even if they have less enriched resume. The same Duke University study found that optimists will have more reasons to be happy on the job: They are more likely to find jobs with high stipend.