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The Practical Benefits of an Optimistic Mindset

posted: October 13, 2008 - 12:18pm by rojasconsulting -- visit rojasconsulting 's blog
tags: Happiness, optimism, positive psychology, resiliace
The Benefits of an optimistic mindset

Imagine that you are a very successful entrepreneur, the owner of a very successful factory. One day your factory burns, costing you the sum of $106 Million dollars. Your insurance covers only 30% of the damage. What would you do?

Well, this happened to Thomas A. Edison in 1943. (The cost is estimated at the equivalent current dollars). How did he react?

Edison responded to this crisis by saying that he would begin reconstruction work immediately, and he would reopen his factory less than 10 days. While others saw this accident as a tragedy, he saw it as an opportunity for renewing the design of his plant. Edison is the perfect example of an optimist!!

There is no doubt about the power of an optimistic mindset. So, what it is optimism? What distinguishes an optimist from a pessimist? In this blog entry I answer to these questions.

Optimism vs. Pessimism

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In the Midst of this Financial Mess, is it possible to be Optimistic? Part I

posted: October 2, 2008 - 12:09pm by rojasconsulting -- visit rojasconsulting 's blog
tags: Happiness, latino culture, optimism, success
"When the night is darker, we can see the stars better"
Charles A. Beard

The United States is experiencing one of the most severe financial crises in its recent history. For the past few week the stock market has been about to collapse, thousands of people are losing their jobs, and a feeling of anxiety and uncertainty is taking over people in the U.S. and in the whole world. In the midst of this terrible situation, are there reasons to be optimistic?

My answer to this is an empathic “Yes”. Let me explain!

The current situation brings back my childhood memories, growing up in one of the poorest barrios in Mexico City, and the image of my father, a recalcitrant optimistic. During the many times of uncertainty and financial crises that impacted my family, my dad always used to say: “Son do not worry; remember “ Al Mal tiempo Siempre hay que Ponerle Buena Cara” – ( Face adversity with a positive attitude and courage) and ...

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El Arte de Saborear la Vida

posted: September 17, 2008 - 9:39am by rojasconsulting -- visit rojasconsulting 's blog
tags: Gratitude, Happiness, savoring
El Arte de Saborear la vida
“El hombre mas rico sabe disfrutar de los grandes placeres que no le cuestan un centavo”
Henrry David Thoreau

Estoy escribiendo mi blog semanal en uno de mis sitios favoritos. Un pequeño café Turco localizado en la ciudad de Mountain View, Ca. Un lugar único con una atmosfera muy especial, decorado con lindas y coloridas pinturas. Los olores de café y de la exquisita comida impregnan cada rincón de este mágico lugar ¡Que lugar mas perfecto para escribir sobre “el arte de saborear la vida” ¡
Ya he ordenado mi café Turco, y me dispongo a saborearlo.



Me preparo con “todos mis sentidos” para saborear momento. Al darle el primer sorbido, el delicioso sabor amargo y dulce, al entrar en contacto con mis labios y paladar produce una deliciosa sensación. Mis papilas gustativas se deleitan con cada minúscula sensación que el café produce en ella. Le doy un una trago mas...

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La Gratitud y la Felicidad

posted: September 6, 2008 - 10:06pm by rojasconsulting -- visit rojasconsulting 's blog
tags: Gratitude, Happiness, success
“Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto…….” - Fragmento de la cancion “Gracias a la Vida” de Mercedes Sosa.

Mercedes Sosa, cantautora del Folclore Latinoamericano, expresa con su cancion, un profundo agradeciemiento la vida. Y gracias a su mensaje positive, esperanzador y lleno de agradecimiento, logro cautivar e inspirar toda una generacion de jovenes activistas en los anos 70’ en Latinoamerica.

Y la la razon es que, de acuerdo a los expertos, el acto de dar gracias nos energiza, nos vida y nos hace mas felices.

Esta semana introduzco la Practica de la Gratitud como una forma de fortalecer la felicidad, y presento ademas algunos ejercicios practicos y sencillos para cultivarla.

Una forma de cultivar la Felicidad es apreciando lo que se tiene

De acuerdo a investigadores de la Universidad de Texas y Jeff Larsen, y Amie McKibban de la Universidad Estatal de Wichita, Kasas, dos ingredientes fu...

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Latino Wisdom for happiness and Success

posted: September 4, 2008 - 12:59pm by rojasconsulting -- visit rojasconsulting 's blog
tags: Happiness, latino culture, Psychology, success
Sabiduría Latina para el éxito y la felicidad


• ¿Te gustaría disponer a la mano de consejos prácticos para ser más feliz y tener éxito en la vida?
• ¿Quisieras saber el secreto para el logro de tus metas y sueños personales y profesionales?

La respuesta esta en la sabiduría de la cultura Latina combinados con los avances recientes en la psicología
La Psicología Latina del Éxito y La felicidad.

Nuestros padres, sus padres y los abuelos de sus abuelos, tenían una gran sabiduría y la expresaban através de frases, cortas y rítmicas que encierran una gran sabiduría. Estas frases, que han sido transmitidas de generación en generación, representan una gran riqueza de la sabiduría colectiva de la cultura Latina. Muchos dichos y refranes, expresan con certitud los misterios de la naturaleza humana, sus emociones y sentimientos, y las motivaciones de sus comportamientos, y además representan en ...

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Happiness Legthens Life

posted: August 30, 2008 - 5:48pm by rojasconsulting -- visit rojasconsulting 's blog
tags: Happiness, Latino wisdom, Psychology
"The Happiness lengthen your Life"


Happiness is central to people's health. According with recent studies, happy people are more optimistic, live more years, are healthier, tend to have more and better interpersonal relationships and generally are more successful in life.

What is happiness?

The concept of happiness is an elusive one. Happiness is something very personal, unique and is colored our life experience, family background, cultural beliefs and values. However, disciplines such as philosophy, theology, psychology and sociology have definition happiness in a very particular way.

Recently, after decades of studying the problems, deficiencies, pathologies and the weaknesses of human beings, the science psychology has began to become interested in conducting research to explore the positive qualities and virtues of human beings. A new branch of psychology has been developed to study the positive virtues of human...

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