An optimistic delusion could be a very positive attitude…some might say an overly confident attitude. You might think that is just being braggish and even lying to yourself. You may be correct, but the science is fascinating on this issue.

Studies show that individuals who overemphasize their abilities, skills, and talents for a new endeavor ultimately execute at a higher level than those who are more realistic or pessimistic about succeeding.

People who overestimate their abilities learn skills better and are more successful. This is not too surprising. If you do not think you are good at something and cannot study to do it well, you will be less motivated and involved in learning that activity.

Conversely, if you expect the best, you will jump in and get busy conquering the new skill. With high expectations - even unjustly high hopes – you greatly enhance the odds of succeeding.

How Optimistic Delusions Can Help You to Reach Your Goals

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 Are you pleased with the way events are going in your life? Hopefully, continuing to achieve the life goals you have set will bring you considerable happiness and contentment. But perhaps you have taken a different path, and you think it would be helpful to add some goals. Sometimes, life requires that we alter the track we are on.

Maybe your focus has changed due to losing a partner or job, requiring you to relook at the goals you created long ago. Whatever the case, considering a change in your life's dreams could be in order.

Consider these five suggestions:

1. Review your current life list. Pull out that file of life goals you listed years ago. Are they still what you desire? Maybe you are ready to let a few of them go to make room for some new ones that are more fitting. Permit yourself to adjust your list as needed.

• For example, maybe you thought you would become the company's president someday, but you have discovered that you are more of a salesman. You love
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Anything women believe and think will project how we live our lives. Too many women do not consider this. They often attribute their hardships to chance or fate. Although there are some elements of this within our lives, how we think can change our future.

If you are a negative thinking woman, you will not see answers even when they exist.

You will beat down any notion that comes your way, thinking it is not possible. On the other hand, every idea can become an answer when you maintain a positive outlook. You will find the path much faster than when you do not acknowledge any ideas.

These consequences of positive and negative thinking play out for women repeatedly. Positive women advance where negative women stay stuck in place or, even worse, fall behind.

You will assemble with folks who share a similar mental mindset.

• Negativity will draw negative thinkers, and positivity will attract positive thinkers. If you get a group of positive thinkers together, who are all open
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What comes to your brain if someone says you should try something new? Are you excited to jump in and try it? Or are you terrified of possible adverse outcomes? See, most women get scared away by the thought of trying something they have never tried before. And that is okay.

The next time you get nervous about experimenting with something new, come back to your “why” and remind yourself of these positive outcomes.

1.  You Will Learn What You Are Capable of

How do you know if you do not try? As soon as you start mixing it up and trying new things, you will unveil things about yourself that you never knew before. You may have a hidden talent or a personal interest that grows into something big.

2.  Humility is an Added Bonus

When you try something, and you fall on your face. The bright side is that you earn a sense of humility.

3.  Capitalize on the Successes

Creating your next opportunity makes it that much more satisfying when you hit the jackpot. Yes, it takes a...

Ladies, thinking that you can handle everything life throws at you is careless. It would be best to address that stress will seep into your life no matter what, whether it comes from your professional or personal interactions.

Striving for a healthy work-life balance is a difficult challenge even in the best of times. But, this can be even worse for women who are working from home, especially during the "worldwide pandemic".

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Any job can have stressful elements, even if you love what you do. It will help if you face that stress head-on so that you can find the best way to handle it all. When the stress on the job interferes with your work performance, health, or personal life, it is time to take action.

Treat yourself. Buy something that you have always wanted. It could be anything in the world if it fits in your budget. Maybe you have not had your favorite coffee in a while, or there is a shirt you have wanted for weeks. Treat yourself for the hard work you h...

Do you feel like your life is run-of-the-mill? Are you less than thrilled with your current set of circumstances? Perhaps your goals are too small. Have you ever considered that you could be and do much more than you currently represent?

Thinking big is your means to a new life!

Think about these seven ideas:

1. Sidestep contentment. Did you ever notice that when life takes a dip below what you consider acceptable, you will work like mad to reestablish the normal balance in your life?
   
   

•  For instance, you will do plenty to replace your lost salary if you lose your job. However, you will not work nearly as hard to double your income.
  
  
•  Avoiding contentment is not the same as being constantly unhappy. That would not be a pleasant way to live. However, when you want to achieve something more, you must go all out to live more.
  
  

1. Big goals are exhilarating. Going camping at the same state park for the 10th year in a row is fine, but odds are you will not be that excit...

Women sometimes do not achieve goals because they are goals set by someone else. Oh, perhaps not blatantly. No one walked up to you in the street and said: "I want you to go be a nurse, computer programmer, secretary, attorney, etc.." But there is enormous pressure in North American business life today to always be the next Mary Barra or the next Oprah.

Often, that type of pressure does not come from within—or at least, if it does, it is not speaking with your pure voice. One of the reasons women remain trapped in a life that does not align with who we are is because we are afraid we will let the people we love the most down.

Are you doing everything your heart desires, or are you only doing what others want you to do? Whose voice do you hear when you decide on big or small goals? In this way, consider where these goals are coming from – or who.

• Your mother's voice
• Your father's voice
• Your teacher's voice
• Your coach's voice
• Your boyfriend's voice
• Your husband's voice
• A choru
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Life is not always what you expect it to be. When the results you hope for do not come to fruition, you can sometimes question your self-worth and abilities. It is easy to fall into that trap of discouragement.

The good news is that you can get out of that gloomy mood!

Whenever you are down in the dumps, you must take action to start feeling better about yourself. Dwelling on the negative and remaining in a depressed state is unhealthy. After a while, you will feel like you are moving backward instead of forward. This makes it challenging to get back to a positive mindset.

Try these easy tips to restore your belief in you:

1. Reflect on past successes. If you are honest with yourself, you will realize that you have enjoyed many successes in the past.
   

• Reflect on how great you felt when you earned something you worked extremely hard to
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What does it mean to commit to living the life you want?

When a woman commits to living the life they want, they go after their goals, hopes, and dreams without any hesitation. Instead of considering everything that could go wrong or stop them from finding success, they focus solely on achieving those goals and building the life they want.

Committing to living the life you want requires visualization – a woman with this level of commitment can see their future clearly because they have spent time understanding exactly what they want to achieve. With that picture of the future in mind, they have also calculated the different steps they will need to take to make that visualization a reality.

Most importantly, a woman who commits to living the life they want does not make any excuses about why they “can’t” do something. This woman goes after their goals and dreams wholeheartedly and does not allow any negative naysaying to slow them down. Instead of imposing self-limiting t...

What does it mean to balance your time effectively among all your priorities?

Humans lead busy lives. Women's schedules are often jam-packed with tons of responsibilities between friends, families, careers, hobbies, schooling, volunteerism, spiritual practices, errands, chores, vacations, and beyond.

How do you manage to keep your schedule organized when you are this busy? Learning how to balance your time effectively among all your priorities is critical.

Balancing your time effectively among your priorities means you are careful about how you spend your time.

You ensure that your preferences – or your most important tasks and responsibilities – are paid the appropriate amount of attention they need. Rather than allowing one priority to hold more space and weight than another, you can ensure that each focus has the proper amount of energy and time you need to commit to them.

What are the benefits of balancing your time effectively among all your priorities?