WHAT GEORGE BUSH NEEDS

During the past week, President Bush declared: We need a new way of thinking!" Beverly Hills-based Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, April 2002), agrees with President Bush and has developed this new way of thinking. Its called Optimal Thinking.

During the past week, President Bush declared: We need a new way of thinking!" Beverly Hills-based Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., author of Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self (John Wiley & Sons, April 2002), agrees with President Bush and has developed this new way of thinking. Its called Optimal Thinking.

Dr. Glickman recently conducted research about how people are thinking. Of the 378 participants in her original survey, 17 are Optimal Thinkers. Unfortunately 259 participants think in the old way -- that is, they are mediocre thinkers, extraordinarily negative thinkers, or consistently negative thinkers. The remaining 102 participants are extraordinarily positive thinkers but, according to Dr. Glickman, these people are settling for second best. All of us can optimize -- rather than improve or manage -- any situation by asking optimal questions to invite optimal solutions. We must also develop optimal contingency plans when the cost and probability of failure are high. We often hear the phrase ‘If it aint broke, dont fix it. Well, our old style of thinking is ‘broke. With the threat of terrorism looming over our heads, we have to fix our thinking. Optimal Thinking is what we need right now. Its a fail-safe way of thinking whose time has come."

Author Information: Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.

Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D. is the creator and author of Optimal Thinking, hailed by academia and the media as "the successor to positive thinking" and the basis of personal and professional optimization."

Dr. Glickman is President of The World Academy of Personal Development Inc., a Beverly Hills, California training and consulting firm. Since 1980, she has provided consultation and training for individuals and organizations including Warner Bros., Mercedes-Benz, California State University, Fullerton (School of Business Administration), Mensa, Citigroup, Dow Chemical, Century 21 Real Estate, The Australian Society of Accountants and Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Dr. Glickman has been repeatedly honored by the media as "Australia's Most Successful Woman." In 1997, Dr. Glickman was the recipient of the "Woman of the Year" award for National Business Women's Week in Hollywood. She has also been nominated for special recognition by Queen Elizabeth II for Australia's highest award, The Order of Australia. This Optimal woman is a seasoned print and electronic media interviewee. Born in Australia, Dr. Glickman lives in Los Angeles. She began her career
as a high school Science teacher, and soon became Chair of the Science Department. Dr. Glickman has earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, a Teaching diploma and a degree in Business Administration.

Book Information:

Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self
By Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
April 2002, $14.95
ISBN: 0-471-41464-6
http://www.optimalthinking.com