by Jim Cathcart Dr. Terry Paulson has teamed up with singer/songwriter Jana Stanfield to produce this inspiring YouTube video. It is filled with beautiful images and inspiring quotes (many directly from Terry’s new book The Optimism Advantage) while Jana’s moving song “If I Were Brave” plays in the background. The total length is about 4 minutes. Be sure to read the quotes as well as enjoy the song. Dr. Paulson will be conducting the next 101 Leaders Alliance seminar on The Optimism Advantage at the Four Seasons Westlake Village Hotel in the evening of Thursday, May 6th from 6:30 to 9pm. Be sure to come early enough to register and be ready for the actual start at 6:30pm. We keep these on time because we respect the value of your time. Single enrollments are only $199 and you can sign up for the entire series of seven seminars a year for just $795. Click here to sign up now. All seminars are held on weekdays and will vary between daytime and evening events. Every speaker is a Hall of Fame professional with at least one best selling book. World-class thought leaders at local prices in local venues right here where we live. The 101 Leaders Institute (a division of Cathcart Institute, Inc.)

by Jim Cathcart

Our next 101 Leaders Alliance “Prosperity Series” seminar is scheduled for Thursday, May 6, 2010 from 6:30pm to 9pm at the beautiful Four Seasons Westlake Village Hotel. The topic is Optimism and our special guest speaker is:

Dr. Terry Paulson, CSP, CPAE

This inspirational and practical program helps you trade feelings of helplessness and frustration for flexible optimism, innovative resourcefulness, and strategic persistence. In the good and the tough times, optimism makes a difference. Optimists are realists who are the first to admit they have problems, and the first to do something about them. Wouldn’t you rather be an optimist than a pessimist? Learn how you can claim your optimism advantage and change your life on and off the job. As a leader, you’ll learn how to reframe challenges as opportunities and to turn downturns into strategic progress. You’ll learn how to turn your anxiety and worries into attitudes and actions that produce results. This breakthrough program goes beyond hyperbole and hype to address the principles and practices you can leverage in making optimism work for you and your organization. Don’t miss this opportunity for you and your team to master simple but powerful truths optimists live every day.

Discover how easy it is to:

Manage your own motivation—Build on what’s working and learn from what’s not

Maximize your purposeful impact—Position, Perform and Persist

Foster optimism in those you lead and live with

Make today count by turning adversity and setbacks into opportunities

Learn, Unlearn and Relearn—Work to be good at what’s needed

Become a problem solver instead of a problem evader

Master attitude adjusters that work magic the moment you need them

Choose gratitude over griping

Access your resourcefulness and persistence to leverage every success

Transform your worries into constructive attitudes and actions

Take your life choices seriously and yourself lightly

What Makes Dr. Terry Paulson Special…

Ø   A psychologist and a leading authority on turning positive psychology research into practical insights that produce real-world results

Ø   Professional speaker with over 30 years experience in inspiring audiences from Boeing and Starbucks to IBM and the National Association of Realtors

Ø   Shares targeted, real-life strategies and  information-packed stories that highlight best practices you can use tomorrow

Ø   Selected as a member of NSA’s CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame along with Norman Vincent Peale and Colin Powell

Ø   Author of 9 books including The Optimism Advantage, Leadership Truths One Story at a Time, Making Humor Work and They Shoot Managers Don’t They?

Wouldn’t you like to leverage your optimism advantage? It’s time to sharpen your attitude, your skills, and your focus. It’s time to deliver results without excuses. Claim your optimism advantage! Master the strategies that will help you deliver results in these challenging times. What are you waiting for? Sign up for this exciting seminar today. Click here to enroll: it is only $199 for a single enrollment or just $795 for the entire series of seven events.