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Basic strategies for keeping you healthy and productive<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We at OWDT<\/a> care about you. As you build success in your career with smart financial investments in website and marketing development, we’d like to consider some basic strategies for keeping you healthy and productive.<\/p>\n

The big picture<\/b><\/h3>\n

In the U.S. and much of the Developed World we’re\u00a0experiencing a slow recovery from the worst economy since the Great Depression of the 1930s<\/a>. In addition, we live in an economically Developed World culture that has grown increasingly pessimistic in the face of multiple global challenges that seem too complex for\u00a0us\u00a0to deal with. In fact, pessimism often seems a lot smarter, certainly more hip,\u00a0than optimism.<\/p>\n

No doubt, there are times when\u00a0each of us needs to proceed cautiously to forestall disaster in our personal lives.\u00a0For example,\u00a0a good friend of mine, an admitted hypochondriac, has been\u00a0consistently proactive\u00a0by taking every possible preventative measure to stay healthy over the years. In recent weeks his vigilance may have saved his life, when he demanded that his doctors take a closer look at symptoms of a life-threatening disease that they\u00a0casually dismissed.<\/p>\n

Reality-Based optimism vital in our personal and professional lives<\/b><\/h3>\n

So, what can we say in favor of optimism? A great deal! Looking at the arc of professional and personal\u00a0development over time, it’s clear that patient, long-term, reality-based optimism is vital to individual success.\u00a0Tenacity and resilience, even more than intelligence,\u00a0have always been the most powerful predictors\u00a0of realizing one’s dreams. – And consider that in the post-industrial economy<\/a>, we\u00a0are increasingly independent agents, working as contractors or consultants for larger organizations. We move from job to job and career to career at a pace that would\u00a0have stupefied\u00a0our grandparents. Psychologist, Martin Seligman, author of “Learned Optimism”\u00a0established\u00a0in the 1990s that\u00a0as we move from one challenge to another\u00a0we need to see the present moment for its potential to leverage the future we want.\u00a0The ultimate example of this principle is being successful at sales – and make no mistake about it, you’re always selling yourself to others every day no matter how stable your job may be.<\/p>\n

Personal integrity\u00a0has\u00a0always been about working\u00a0constructively within limits, i.e., the limits of our\u00a0talents, accomplishments,\u00a0and circumstances. However, those who stay focused on the potential for moving forward throughout the day, always looking to see when the door to new opportunity opens, will be the ones who actually advance. Remaining flexible and not too exacting about one’s expectations helps. Doing the networking and research required is vital.<\/p>\n

Technique for weeding out unfounded, limiting assumptions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Here’s a practical application technique that helps a person sort through any unfounded negative assumptions that may be distracting you from realizing your potential<\/a>:<\/p>\n