Research on optimism is an interesting thread that crosses over into the research on leadership/emotional intelligence. I stumbled across some cool resources and statistics.

• “Research has shown that optimists interpret both successes and failures differently than pessimists. Optimists for instance, do not take failures personally (it’s not their fault). They view failure as a temporary setback and only in this situation. On the other hand, pessimists make the opposite attributions – they take failures personally, as long lasting, and generalize to everything they do” (Avolio & Luthans, The High Impact Leader).
• Optimism’s cousin, happiness is examined here, in the piece developed by the BBC – The Happiness Formula.

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