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Stay Positive
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Stay Positive

by Jon Gordon, Daniel Decker
December 2019
Beginner
288 pages
1h 13m
English
Wiley
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Introduction

“We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard.”

—Jon Gordon

This book isn't just a book of positive quotes. It's a resource you can turn to each day to help you improve your life and career by cultivating positive thoughts that help you overcome challenges, negativity, and adversity. The more positivity we develop on the inside, the stronger and more resilient we become in facing the world on the outside. Positivity is a muscle and we can develop it.

It's not about being Pollyanna Positive. It's about the real stuff that makes a proven difference in our perspective and our lives.

Pessimists don't change the world.

Critics write words but they don't write the future.

Complainers talk about problems, but they don't solve them.

Throughout history, we see that it's the optimists, the believers, the dreamers, the doers, and the positive leaders who change the world.

The future belongs to those who believe in it and have the belief, resilience, positivity, and optimism to overcome all the challenges in order to create it.

That's you.

But this isn't just about you. When we develop positivity within ourselves, we can share it and impact others.

This book and the thoughts within it are meant to be shared.

Our hope is that the quotes in this book encourage you and inspire you to encourage others. We filled this book with a series of inspirational messages that you can read anytime you need a boost. You can start from the beginning or ...

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