{"id":130599,"date":"2023-10-04T17:45:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/?p=130599"},"modified":"2023-11-08T20:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:23:47","slug":"power-of-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/power-of-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Power of Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"130599\" class=\"elementor elementor-130599\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36173511 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36173511\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9d380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e9d380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>What exactly is optimism? And how does it aid peak performance? Let&#8217;s unpack why optimism is your new secret weapon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aacec4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3aacec4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2082bd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2082bd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optimism can be a secret weapon in business and in life. But what exactly is optimism? And why does it matter?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40db4ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40db4ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a professional speaker specialising in boosting resilience, courageous leadership and achieving our greatest goals, I highlight <strong>the power of optimism<\/strong> in my keynotes. Optimism has been coined as a secret weapon by multiple leadership experts and for good reason. It can be the difference between giving up in the face of adversity or tapping into your self-belief to keep moving forward, or upwards in my case.<\/p><p>It was during my decade-long quest to achieve <a href=\"\/about\/#world-records\">my first world record<\/a> \u2013 the youngest person in the world to climb the highest mountain and the highest volcano on every continent \u2013 that I learned about the true power of optimism. After 13 successful expeditions, I had one to go. I had to reach the summit of Ojos del Salado on the Argentina-Chile border. Not only is it the highest volcano in the world, I was also racing against a Russian climber vying for the same world record.<\/p><p>Despite my meticulous preparation and planning, almost everything went wrong. After getting trapped in a tent for three days due to a snowstorm, my local guide pulled the pin and left me high and not-so-dry. Instead of giving up, I texted my boss from the mountain (I was juggling a day job throughout my quest) and said, \u201cI might be a little late getting back to work.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99492d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99492d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796eaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"796eaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-optimism-Daniel-Bull-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130824\" alt=\"The Benefits of Optimism by Daniel Bull | UNSTOPPABULL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-optimism-Daniel-Bull-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-optimism-Daniel-Bull-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-optimism-Daniel-Bull-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-optimism-Daniel-Bull.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab07e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ab07e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6b6fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c6b6fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-a889bc3-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a889bc3-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a889bc3-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a889bc3-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a889bc3-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">After finding another local guide to help get me back to the mountain, I set off for the summit in complete darkness (that\u2019s normal) and got completely lost (not so normal). Exhausted and seriously concerned, I took a break to assess the situation. I\u2019d been climbing for 36 hours. I was alone. It was now the off-season and there was no one else on the mountain. I was on the wrong side of an ice field full of penitentes (thin blades of hardened snow and ice) and I was attempting to reach the top of the highest volcano on Earth, a summit with wind speeds and temperatures similar to Everest. As some would say, &#8220;FML&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ceece05 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3ceece05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"none\"><path opacity=\"0.984\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M47.5574 26.4654C49.5408 26.3346 50.2896 27.2459 49.8035 29.1998C47.8009 30.4781 45.7502 31.6826 43.6511 32.8131C40.0632 35.0332 37.0359 37.8653 34.5691 41.3092C34.2291 41.8578 34.0011 42.4438 33.8855 43.067C40.7722 43.6268 45.6877 47.0121 48.6316 53.2233C51.1117 59.6918 50.2002 65.6162 45.8972 70.9967C40.2847 76.6637 33.7418 78.0635 26.2683 75.1959C18.8581 71.217 15.6354 64.9994 16.6004 56.5436C18.3121 41.3547 26.5478 31.7518 41.3074 27.735C43.4043 27.2453 45.4877 26.8223 47.5574 26.4654Z\" fill=\"#F15D3C\"><\/path><path opacity=\"0.984\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M84.0831 26.4648C86.3436 26.3014 87.0922 27.2779 86.3292 29.3945C82.762 31.193 79.4092 33.309 76.2706 35.7422C73.8057 37.7498 71.8526 40.1586 70.4112 42.9688C77.6401 43.5602 82.6856 47.1734 85.5479 53.8086C88.0288 61.498 86.2385 67.976 80.1768 73.2422C73.4536 77.7248 66.6827 77.79 59.8643 73.4375C54.4168 68.8836 52.2358 63.0566 53.3213 55.957C55.1934 41.3906 63.1688 32.0481 77.2471 27.9297C79.5335 27.349 81.812 26.8607 84.0831 26.4648Z\" fill=\"#F15D3C\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.\u201d - Thomas A. Edison\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b01a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b01a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As first light hit the mountain, I was optimistic that if I could just navigate past or through the icefield, the path to the summit would become clearer. <em>I can do this<\/em>, I thought,<em> what\u2019s my next best move? <\/em>I focused on small incremental steps. At times, I was doing one small move then resting for 10 minutes.<\/p><p><em>One move. Rest. One move. Rest. And repeat.<\/em><\/p><p>Back at home, my Dad was following every one of those moves on a GPS tracker. Initially, he thought the tech was broken because I was moving so slowly. Something was clearly wrong! Being a million miles away, he felt panicked and helpless but he kept watching that tracker, willing me on.<\/p><p>Thousands of small steps later, I achieved my first world record when I reached the summit. And don\u2019t worry, I called my Dad on my satellite phone as soon as I had safely descended.<\/p><p>When the odds were stacked against me and the stakes were high, I chose to believe that my training and mindset would get me through. I chose to believe in a positive outcome despite obstacles. I <strong><em>chose<\/em><\/strong> to be <strong><em>optimistic<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de47d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5de47d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853aa26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"853aa26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/what-is-optimism-Daniel-Bull-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130825\" alt=\"What is Optimism by Daniel Bull | UNSTOPPABULL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/what-is-optimism-Daniel-Bull-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/what-is-optimism-Daniel-Bull-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/what-is-optimism-Daniel-Bull-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/what-is-optimism-Daniel-Bull.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d3b8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49d3b8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1925faed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1925faed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optimism isn\u2019t unconditional positivity. It\u2019s about self-belief and the ability to keep moving forward despite the obstacles. <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706818d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706818d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a lot of misconceptions about optimism. When you think of an optimistic person you may envision someone with a beaming smile who routinely discounts people\u2019s negative feelings with an annoying \u201cChin Up Charlie\u201d response. That\u2019s not it. Optimism is defined as \u201chopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.\u201d It\u2019s not about being unconditionally positive and upbeat. Life throws us many curveballs and it\u2019s ok to feel overwhelmed, down and fed up from time to time. It\u2019s human. Optimism is about how we view and react to challenges and opportunities, tap into our potential, and process obstacles so we can make incremental progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e018f27 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2e018f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"none\"><path opacity=\"0.984\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M47.5574 26.4654C49.5408 26.3346 50.2896 27.2459 49.8035 29.1998C47.8009 30.4781 45.7502 31.6826 43.6511 32.8131C40.0632 35.0332 37.0359 37.8653 34.5691 41.3092C34.2291 41.8578 34.0011 42.4438 33.8855 43.067C40.7722 43.6268 45.6877 47.0121 48.6316 53.2233C51.1117 59.6918 50.2002 65.6162 45.8972 70.9967C40.2847 76.6637 33.7418 78.0635 26.2683 75.1959C18.8581 71.217 15.6354 64.9994 16.6004 56.5436C18.3121 41.3547 26.5478 31.7518 41.3074 27.735C43.4043 27.2453 45.4877 26.8223 47.5574 26.4654Z\" fill=\"#F15D3C\"><\/path><path opacity=\"0.984\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M84.0831 26.4648C86.3436 26.3014 87.0922 27.2779 86.3292 29.3945C82.762 31.193 79.4092 33.309 76.2706 35.7422C73.8057 37.7498 71.8526 40.1586 70.4112 42.9688C77.6401 43.5602 82.6856 47.1734 85.5479 53.8086C88.0288 61.498 86.2385 67.976 80.1768 73.2422C73.4536 77.7248 66.6827 77.79 59.8643 73.4375C54.4168 68.8836 52.2358 63.0566 53.3213 55.957C55.1934 41.3906 63.1688 32.0481 77.2471 27.9297C79.5335 27.349 81.812 26.8607 84.0831 26.4648Z\" fill=\"#F15D3C\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better is what drives the human race forward.\n-\tSimon Sinek\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bec78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0bec78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We all have the capacity to fill the half-empty glass, or at least top it up. <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b262be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b262be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s easy to be optimistic when things are going well. It\u2019s when we face adversity that we need to tap into our optimism and self-belief. Like resilience, optimism can be easier for some people to cultivate than others. There is a lot of debate about whether optimism is intrinsic or developed. I believe it\u2019s a bit of both \u2013 that we are all born with different levels of intrinsic optimism but are able to develop it no matter our circumstances.<\/p><p>In psychology, <a href=\"https:\/\/positivepsychology.com\/learned-optimism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learned optimism<\/a> is a concept that says we can change our attitude and behaviours by recognising and challenging our negative self-talk. Learned optimism is the opposite of learned helplessness whereby people believe they\u2019re incapable of changing their circumstances after repeatedly experiencing a stressful event. While I don\u2019t profess to be an expert on positive psychology, I do believe that we are all capable of elevating our mindset and reframing the way we view ourselves and the world around us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468b14b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"468b14b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9b1de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b9b1de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-positivity-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130826\" alt=\"The Power of Positivity by Daniel Bull | UNSTOPPABULL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-positivity-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-positivity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-positivity-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-of-positivity.jpg 1253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dfa933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"57dfa933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c193e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c193e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your sense of optimism can be heightened or hindered by your environment. <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d793977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d793977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am not always optimistic. My optimism and self-belief waver depending on my circumstances and environment. When I was working in IT in Switzerland (as close to the mountains as I could get), I had an intimidating boss who micromanaged me. For four long years, I dreaded going to work every day. I would sit at my desk with my boss breathing down my neck thinking, <em>Is this really my life?<\/em> I eventually scraped together the courage to find a new job and everything changed. I had a supportive boss who valued me and shared my love of mountaineering. I gained better work-life balance and started to enjoy my work again.<\/p><p>I think we\u2019ve all found ourselves in environments that threaten our wellbeing and compromise our self-belief. For optimism to return, we need to seek out environments that strengthen our self-belief and encourage an optimistic mindset.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67afe87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67afe87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8e0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f8e0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-positive-thinking-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130827\" alt=\"The Benefits of Positive Thinking by Daniel Bull | UNSTOPPABULL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-positive-thinking-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-positive-thinking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-positive-thinking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unstoppabull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/benefits-of-positive-thinking.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280ba0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"280ba0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4d31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small wins can harness your internal optimist, no matter how sloth-like they are. <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f4358a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f4358a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During my corporate career and extreme adventures, I\u2019ve had to harness my optimism and self-belief to achieve big goals. Just like when I was achieving <a href=\"\/about\/#world-records\">my first world records<\/a>, my current sense of optimism has grown through small wins. When I started <a href=\"\/speaking\/\">motivational speaking<\/a>, I was booking one gig a month. I could barely believe it when I eventually reached six bookings in a single month. It\u2019s hard not to be optimistic about that!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f413ee8 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f413ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"none\"><path opacity=\"0.984\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M47.5574 26.4654C49.5408 26.3346 50.2896 27.2459 49.8035 29.1998C47.8009 30.4781 45.7502 31.6826 43.6511 32.8131C40.0632 35.0332 37.0359 37.8653 34.5691 41.3092C34.2291 41.8578 34.0011 42.4438 33.8855 43.067C40.7722 43.6268 45.6877 47.0121 48.6316 53.2233C51.1117 59.6918 50.2002 65.6162 45.8972 70.9967C40.2847 76.6637 33.7418 78.0635 26.2683 75.1959C18.8581 71.217 15.6354 64.9994 16.6004 56.5436C18.3121 41.3547 26.5478 31.7518 41.3074 27.735C43.4043 27.2453 45.4877 26.8223 47.5574 26.4654Z\" fill=\"#F15D3C\"><\/path><path opacity=\"0.984\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M84.0831 26.4648C86.3436 26.3014 87.0922 27.2779 86.3292 29.3945C82.762 31.193 79.4092 33.309 76.2706 35.7422C73.8057 37.7498 71.8526 40.1586 70.4112 42.9688C77.6401 43.5602 82.6856 47.1734 85.5479 53.8086C88.0288 61.498 86.2385 67.976 80.1768 73.2422C73.4536 77.7248 66.6827 77.79 59.8643 73.4375C54.4168 68.8836 52.2358 63.0566 53.3213 55.957C55.1934 41.3906 63.1688 32.0481 77.2471 27.9297C79.5335 27.349 81.812 26.8607 84.0831 26.4648Z\" fill=\"#F15D3C\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen we allow ourselves to celebrate tiny victories as important and meaningful, we start to understand the incremental nature of change.\u201d\n-\tMichelle Obama \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e0314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Power of Optimism in Reaching Your Peak<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62478df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62478df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s far easier to be optimistic when things are going well in our business. It\u2019s when things go haywire that we need to focus on harnessing our optimism just like I did while lost, alone and imperilled on Ojos del Salado in the Andes. If your optimism is MIA, try to focus on your abilities and your expertise. Think about what you\u2019ve achieved in the past and use that to empower you to take one small step forward, then another and another. As you accumulate small wins, you might just look up and realise that you\u2019re on top of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fa11c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29fa11c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491d4ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"491d4ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What adventure can we take you on next?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e096134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e096134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XgnyolRGLRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENTERTAIN ME<\/a>: Watch Daniel\u2019s speaker reel and see live footage of him in action.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/-danielbull-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CONNECT WITH ME<\/a>: Join Daniel\u2019s community on LinkedIn so we can keep the conversation going.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/speaking-enquiry\/\">MOTIVATE ME<\/a>: Enquire about booking Daniel as a guest speaker for your upcoming event.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339db207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"339db207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea2b158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ea2b158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT DANIEL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56d161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b56d161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daniel Bull is a three-time\u00a0<a href=\"\/about\/#world-records\">world record-breaking adventurer<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"\/motivational-speaker-australia\/\">inspirational motivational speaker<\/a>. He specialises in empowering leaders and teams to become more resilient, fulfilled and successful, whatever challenges they face.<\/p><p>Focusing on boosting resilience, courageous leadership, teamwork, mindset and peak performance, Daniel inspires audiences with his passion and authentic presence. His spectacular footage combined with the latest digital technology creates an exhilarating and highly interactive experience.<\/p><p>As a keynote speaker who\u2019s headlined live, hybrid and virtual conferences, Daniel inspires audiences to find their own summits and tackle them with confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What exactly is optimism? And how does it aid peak performance? Let&#8217;s unpack why optimism is your new secret weapon. Optimism can be a secret weapon in business and in life. But what exactly is optimism? And why does it matter? 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