{"id":54865,"date":"2021-09-09T20:43:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T12:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindvalley.com\/?p=54865"},"modified":"2025-01-28T19:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:53:34","slug":"optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Optimism Is Our Most Powerful Tool for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What if we dug in our heels and said \u201cno\u201d to the doom of whatever impending future we\u2019re presented? Would that really change anything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s hear what Christiana Figueres<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s most accomplished diplomats, has to say on being stubbornly optimistic about our future, and how this can usher in a brighter reality for us all \u2014 even in some of our biggest fights, like climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Ol’ Optimism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Optimism means envisioning our desired future and then actively pulling it closer.<\/p>\u2014 Christiana Figueres<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Now, that\u2019s a different definition of good ol\u2019 optimism<\/em>, isn\u2019t it? Any goal, any vision for our future requires<\/em> that we approach it with this state of mind. We have to believe<\/em> a brighter future is possible before we can start reaching for it. We mean, when was the last time you hit something out of the park after having a pessimistic view of your likelihood of success<\/a> the whole time? In order for success to happen, we first need to believe it will. It\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Family<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Being the first in your family to go to college, starting a small business, raising a family, falling in love\u2014these are all moments when we have had stubborn optimism. We have harnessed grit and determination and set aside despair and naysayers to reach our goals before. So what if we applied that same outlook to the big problems that face the entire world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if we saw the problems like climate change, poverty, access to clean water with stubborn optimism instead of future fatalism<\/em><\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As is always the case, the best place to turn for wisdom is the thought leaders around us. And when it comes to stubborn optimism, there is no better expert than Costa Rican diplomat and central architect of The Paris Agreement<\/a>, Christiana Figueres. She learned this philosophy from her father at a young age, and her message is one that if more people were to embrace would \u2014 for sure \u2014 change the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s her incredible<\/em> TED Talk<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case for stubborn optimism on climate | Christiana Figueres<\/em> – Video<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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