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Dana Lightman Ph.D.
Dana Lightman Quick Facts
Main Areas: Positive Psychology; Optimism; Positive AttitudeBest Sellers: POWER Optimism: Enjoy the Life You Have...Create the Success You Want; POWER Optimism 2-CD set; POWER Optimism Playbook
Career Focus: Speaker, Workshop Leader, Psychotherapist
Affiliation: National Speakers Association; Toastmasters International
Dana is an exciting professional speaker. She embodies the positive energy, personal insight and empowerment that are hallmarks of her POWER Optimism programs. Through her own personal struggles, she learned firsthand the transformational power derived from shifting to an optimistic attitude.
Dana combined these personal insights with her training in psychotherapy, work with clients and dissertation research to create the POWER Optimism system—proven strategies to break through negative patterns and build up positive practices. Her dynamic conference and seminar appearances have helped put thousands on an upward spiral.
Today’s women find Dana’s uplifting presentation particularly relevant. She helps them see their potential—not just the personal, family or workplace situation they’re in. Dana is the woman that women want to hear.
Dana brings over 20 years experience to a wide range of audiences at conferences and conventions, corporations, non-profits, hospitals and universities. A partial list of Dana’s clients include:
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Speaking of Women’s Health Conference
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The Pampered Chef
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AARP
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AETNA
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Association of University Women
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Super Cuts Hair Salons
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Fairfax County Health Department
Dana has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University and has made numerous appearances on television and radio across the country. She published her first book, POWER Optimism: Enjoy the Life You Have…Create the Success You Want in 2004, followed by POWER Optimism Playbook in 2007.
Other Programs & Highlights
The desire exists within each of us to create the life we want, but events keep getting in the way. POWER Optimism teaches that your reaction to an event is more important than the event itself. It shows you how to replace negative interpretations and patterns with positive expectations and actions – intentional choices that are certain to put your life on an upward spiral of success.
Practice POWER Optimism and you will:
· Feel confident and secure
· Possess more energy
· Reach greater potential
· Enjoy happier relationships
· Realize better health
· Do better in work and school
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Dana Lightman
“Negative patterns are like weeds that choke off any growth. So if you want to be more positive, the first step is to get rid of your negative patterns.”
“Just as an acorn has the life force to become an oak tree, we have the power within us to create the lives we want.”
“Blaming circumstances or other people for your problems may be justified, but it is never empowering.”
“Pessimists focus on the problem. Optimists focus on the solution.”
“When it comes to optimism, your interpretation of an event is more important than the event itself.”
“We spend more time choosing our clothes than we do our thoughts.”
“Feeling angry or sad isn’t the problem. The problem is getting stuck in these feelings.”
“New neurons are created in your brain everyday. It’s up to you to train them to be positive.”
“Look at the whole picture, but focus on the positive aspects.”
“Positive feelings build up over time, cushioning us when setbacks and problems occur.
“You can’t move from sadness to joy instantaneously. But you can move up the positive ladder one step at a time until you reach happiness.”
“Optimism isn’t about putting a smiley sticker over an empty gas tank. It’s about knowing how to fill up the tank.”
“It’s your choice. You can focus on fear or you can focus on hope.”
“Optimism is more about your perception and less about the conditions of your life.”
