By Dr. Russ,
Monday is Dr. Russ Busster Day, the day I offer tips to restore optimism and prepare to combat any pessimism on the horizon in the week ahead. The possibility for pessimism abounds as the U.S. Stock Market took a 700 point hit at the…
Tag Archive: "Attitude is Everything"
Is the Optimism-Pie-in-the-Sky Really Falling as the Financial Markets Take an International Nose Dive
The Optimism of Healthy Life Choices: Attitude, Fitness, and a Behind-the-Scenes Look
With Dr. Russ on vacation, Jackie Monroe brings in two familiar faces to help her co-host this week’s Podcast of Optimism.
Paul Schmidt of UnoDeuce Media, producer of the “Attitude is Everything” series, and Trainer Jenn Dubey stop by to chat with Jack…
Overcoming Setbacks to Fitness Training with Motivation and Optimism for a "Rough Hour" and "Rough Week"
By Dr. Russ
Little things go wrong every day, but some days and weeks they just seem to pile up all at once. It always seems to happen: you really get going with a new fitness, exercise or weight loss program for 4 to 6 weeks – you are on a…
Overcoming Setbacks to Fitness Training with Motivation and Optimism for a “Rough Hour” and “Rough Week”
By Dr. Russ
Little things go wrong every day, but some days and weeks they just seem to pile up all at once. It always seems to happen: you really get going with a new fitness, exercise or weight loss program for 4 to 6 weeks – you are on a…
Are You on a Diet of Optimism?
By Dr. Russ
What’s on your menu? Is it food or optimism? We know that an individual cannot live by optimism alone. The spiritual benefits of a diet of optimism can on take you only so far before the food deficit begins to take o…
How Optimism Counters Roadblocks to Fitness and Life Goals
By Dr. Russ
Jackie is training to get into the best physical fitness shape of her life so that she can participate in a unique triathlon in June. She has been progressing well even ahead of schedule for 8 weeks, and now in week 9 (Episode 9…
American Citizenship, Christian Pole Dancing, and a Fitness Challenge: What do they have in common?
By Dr. Russ
American Citizenship
Leeland Davidson, now 95 years old, was born in 1916 in British Columbia, Canada to a father from Iowa and mother from Nebraska. He served in the Navy in WWII. Leeland recently applied for an enhanced driver…
Endurance: The Third Key to Optimistic Stamina for Fitness and Health
By Dr. Russ,
There are ten “Optimistic Staminas.” To develop stamina one must learn the basic skill, then practice speed and agility, and finally develop endurance.
This week is Episode 6 of “Attitude is Everything;” Jacki…
Optimism Tip of the Week: Work on your cardio endurance and optimism stamina…all at once!
By: Jackie Monroe
Hey Everyone!
So, I know Dr. Russ has been updating you on my progress as I train for my first ever triathlon (the M-22 Challenge!), but I wanted to give you a little update of my own and incorporate it into the Tip this week!
I…
Goals and Feedback are Keys to Living Optimistically even when Down
By Dr. Russ
According to the Core Principles of Optimism, optimists set goals, continually gather data about goal progress and revise goals accordingly. After a month of Jackie’s journey toward elite level fitness, it was time for a data ch…