Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst ... which often, never comes.

When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate.

The past exists not as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind which means we CAN change the past!

Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind.

Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.

Stress is a signal that something needs to change. Suffering, is when we don't make the change!

As we interact with others, we can either be a person who is bringing out their best or pointing out their worst. Regardless, however, our choice is always more information about us than them.