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25.01.2022 "In one important area the speed of the shift towards cleaner energy I see increasing grounds for optimism." Fatih Birol Fatih Birol, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) shared "5 reasons we should be optimistic about the world’s clean energy future"... 1 Solar is leading renewables to new heights 2 Today’s crisis means interest rates will stay lower for longer 3 More governments are throwing their weight behind clean energy 4 Companies are stepping up 5 Innovation is gathering steam. Fatih sees the Big Challenges as: Getting more countries and companies on board. Not leaving anyone behind. Tackling emissions from existing infrastructure. What do you think? What makes you optimistic about clean energy? https://www.weforum.org//covid-19-green-energy-solar-wind-

24.01.2022 "tribal nations in Minnesota are measured in their optimism about the effects of their efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic but looking cautiously ahead to what health officials warn will be a difficult fall and winter." https://www.mprnews.org//six-months-in-tribal-nations-caut

24.01.2022 #Optimism is a health asset and a potential target for public health interventions" Laura Kubzansky, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard science research shows higher optimism levels are associated with reduced #hypertension risk.... "In a diverse cohort of initially healthy male and female service members particularly vulnerable to developing hypertension, higher optimism levels were associated with reduced hypertension risk independently of sociodemographic and health factors, a particularly notable finding given the young and healthy population. Results suggest optimism is a health asset and a potential target for public health interventions."

23.01.2022 "I am feeling more optimistic now, particularly as my parents have been invited to have a vaccine.

22.01.2022 An optimistic and realistic perspective for the future of sodium batteries

22.01.2022 Join us this evening!

20.01.2022 "Christmas Day is the festival of optimism." (Helen Keller) The Centre for Optimism has its first Advent Calendar for Optimists! Activity for Day 1: Smile at Everyone... Quotable Quote: Rev Jack Stroman "On this first Sunday of Advent there is a new sense of hope, #optimism, joy and love being unleashed upon us." Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Please sign up for the daily addition to the Calendar https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Our-First-Advent-Calendar/ Thanks for making this happen Amanda Noz Jeff Kerr-Bell Robert Masters Noirin Mosley What would you share on an Advent Calendar for Optimists?

19.01.2022 "It says it in my #heart, is always be #optimistic, always do the best, always lead with love, always lead with #abundance, always lead with #gratitude, and they're all parts of what being optimistic is about." The Business Planning Queen - Suzzanne Laidlaw The charismatic and joyful Author and Coach Suzzanne Laidlaw thrilled everyone in The Optimism Cafe at The Centre for Optimism today! The author of "What's Your Plan" has a remarkable story of survival, revival and optimi...sm! Watch the full conversation https://youtu.be/sCeoH4py9-M

18.01.2022 "To know the history of philosophy is to know that the highest thinkers of the ages, the seers of the tribes and the nations, have been optimists." Helen Keller, the blind and deaf author and thinker. Read more at The Centre for Optimism https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Helen-Kellers-Optimism/

18.01.2022 The Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal was the picture of #optimism today. Kate, all big smiles and pristine waves, met mothers in Old English Garden in Battersea Park wearing her off-duty high-street favourites. https://www.vogue.co.uk//kate-middleton-battersea-park-sty

18.01.2022 "Roosevelt’s crucial contribution to national solidarity and the restoration of the economy was his clarity and his #optimism." The New Yorker Editorial "In March 1933, as Franklin Roosevelt approached his first Inauguration, the country was submerged in the Great Depression. It was a dark time of breadlines and Hoovervilles. The unemployment rate was around twenty-five per cent. At first, Roosevelt’s crucial contribution to national solidarity and the restoration of the econ...omy was his clarity and his #optimism." https://www.newyorker.com//the-new-yorker-endorses-a-biden What do you reckon?

15.01.2022 Woah, we're half way there Woah, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it I swear Woah, livin' on a prayer... Jon Bon Jovi says "The cornerstone of Bon Jovi’s music was #optimism, always. In the face of grunge music, we were the polar opposite. Livin’ on a Prayer is the ultimate #optimist song." https://youtu.be/lDK9QqIzhwk Is he right? What do you reckon is the ultimate optimist song?

15.01.2022 Day 2 of the Advent Calendar for Optimists. https://www.centreforoptimism.com/2020-Advent-Calendar-Day/ "John the Baptist blends simple moral instruction on how to live in this climate of expectation, with words about the coming of the more powerful one. John is the route to Advent optimism," so said The Very Reverend Dr James Rigney... Isaiah 52:7-9 "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, Your God reigns! Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem." Activity for Today: Laugh like an Optimist Tell a joke today. Watch some comedy and make sure you laugh out loud. Practice laughing for the fun of it. Day 2 of the Advent Calendar for Optimists. https://www.centreforoptimism.com/2020-Advent-Calendar-Day/

14.01.2022 "With unfailing #optimism and a bright smile, the only way UTE looks is forward." Nice image! Do you have unfailing #optimism and a bright smile?... https://in.style.yahoo.com/smiling-face-ute-ready-conquer-1

13.01.2022 An #Advent Calendar for #Optimists? Yes, it's Day 4! Open the day https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Day-4-of-the-Optimists-A/ Our first #Christmas recipe - it's the #Latvian salad #Rosols.... Helen Keller tells us, "To know the #history of #philosophy is to know that the highest #thinkers of the ages, the seers of the tribes and the nations, have been optimists" The Gospel according to John tells us, "#Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." Activity for Today: Ask a Friend or a Loved One "What makes you #Optimistic?" Read More https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Day-4-of-the-Optimists-A/

13.01.2022 Climate Change and Innovation: Opportunities and Optimism https://youtu.be/LuPSAor6nqA

10.01.2022 "I am optimistic about the future because I have an unshakable belief in human ingenuity, the ability to be innovative; to be creative." Today's dose of optimism comes from His Excellency Mr Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, High Commissioner for the Republic of South Africa in Australia. https://youtu.be/VltuenAAfpE

08.01.2022 "A Post-COVID Better Normal" - the first 1000 responses to The Centre for Optimism's November survey show that 65% of people do see a better post-COVID future for themselves. The survey is still open - please join in to share your insights and share the research. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BetterNormalNovember Some responses around family time:... "My better normal is to put my family and myself before other people's expectations of me. "Freedom to make lifestyle choices, set priorities around family and friends "More time with my family - as no longer working interstate "More relaxed, less rushed, healthier lifestyle, less money wasted on entertaining, eating out and drinking, more time with family. "More sleep, more connection with family "No commuting has meant working longer days but having the flexibility to work around and with the family. "Working from home has freed up time from travel to spend with my family, with the kids. Priorities have shifted, including where we are more conscious of exogenous shocks like COVID & climate change, and our need to co-exist with them, not deny them."

08.01.2022 "#greenhouse and vertical and indoor #farm growers are overwhelmingly #optimistic about 2021" Darryn Keiller said, The optimism reflects what we have seen across many areas of the industry including increased technology adoption and increased consumer expenditure on fresh produce. And despite the challenges, we’re seeing an overwhelming number of new entrants into the market. https://www.thepacker.com//controlled-atmosphere-agricultu

06.01.2022 "What makes me #optimistic are all the conversations that I have with people in the #community. It's always inspiring to me to hear from people about what it is that they're striving for" Jane Anderson, Latrobe Health Advocate talking to Victor Perton at The Centre for Optimism https://youtu.be/GFzBr8Qe_DQ via @YouTube

05.01.2022 "I have never been more #optimistic about this nation - there is no reason we can't own the 21st century" Joe Biden 7 November 2020 I love that clearly-expressed #optimism, that optimistic #leadership retained through personal grief and trauma.... "Realistic and infectiously optimistic leadership" Read more at The Centre for Optimism https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Inspiring-Voices-of-Optim

04.01.2022 Highly highly recommended: What the world needs now! John Hagel in conversation about what he has learned from being at "the edge" and where he is headed. Join Caroline Ward, John Hagel and seriously interesting people in The Optimist Heart at The Centre for Optimism. Book in https://www.centreforoptimism.com/event-3980949

04.01.2022 #Optimism is #Realism The Centre for Optimism believes the times call for #realistic and infectiously #optimistic #leaders.

04.01.2022 What is the most popular page this week on The Centre for Optimism website? "All shall be well, all shall be well, all manner of thing shall be well" The 700-year-old wisdom of Mother Julian of Norwich! She lived through the "Black Plague" and times of great turmoil and her calm wisdom survives! The oldest surviving book in English written by a woman.... Anything we should add to the page? https://www.centreforoptimism.com/All-shall-be-well-and-all

03.01.2022 An inspiring dose of #optimism from Greening Australia! Listen to what makes Julie Green, Brendan Foran and Robert Masters #optimistic speaking at The Centre for Optimism's "Optimism Cafe" with Victor Perton, Matt Lanigan and many more. https://youtu.be/TtlDcQzRIaY via @YouTube

03.01.2022 Our COO Victor Perton joined Lawrence Christoffelsz on his show "Trade #Australia" on Import Export TV to talk #optimism and the value of being #optimistic. https://importexporttv.com//trade-australia-s02ep04-trans/

02.01.2022 "John Fahey was an #optimist, who believed in #Australia because he knew how much it had enabled him in his own life." Beautifully said by Scott Morrison (ScoMo), Prime Minister of #Australia How do you remember John Fahey?... Scott Morrison recalls "He was notoriously slow at working a room, but that reflected the deep connections John formed with so many he met. John Fahey gave everyone his undivided attention." https://www.pm.gov.au/media/hon-john-fahey-ac

02.01.2022 "What makes me #optimistic? #Gratitude and #collaborating with #empowered, optimistic people who are in action moving toward their #dreams." That's what Dylan Cornelius shared with us. What makes you #optimistic?

01.01.2022 Day 3 of our #Advent Calendar for #Optimists 2020 https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Day-3-The-Advent-Calenda/ Billy Graham tells us "I am an optimist not because I blindly hope - all evidence to the contrary - that somehow everything will work out all right. Nor am I an optimist because I believe in man's unlimited ability to solve his problems. I am an optimist ultimately because I believe in God."... The Gospel according to Matthew tells us "According to your faith be it unto you" Activity for Today: Ask Yourself "What makes you Optimistic?" Read More https://www.centreforoptimism.com/Day-3-The-Advent-Calenda/