Nearly 60 percent of business owners
report feeling optimistic about the U.S. economy, according to the latest outlook survey from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Not exact matches
The practice pays off, according to research: People who practice gratitude activities are more
optimistic,
feel better about their lives, exercise more and
report fewer physical issues.
After 10 weeks, the people who had written about things they were thankful for
reported being more
optimistic and
feeling better about their lives.
The opportunity is not just about good numbers; it's about good
feelings: «Africans are exceptionally
optimistic about their economic future» says the McKinsey
report, with «84 % say [ing] they will be better off in two years.»
Based on findings from our latest study, «
Report from the Front Lines: Small Business Outlook and Ecommerce Strategies for the 2014 Holiday Season,» 76 % of small - and medium - sized business owners
feel optimistic that their business will generate more sales this holiday season than they did in 2013.
Despite having serious reservations about her suitability — particularly, about the wisdom of picking a pro-Iraq War «unity candidate» immediately following the release of the Chilcot
Report — I allowed myself to
feel slightly
optimistic about her ability to heal the party's rifts.
People who regularly keep a gratitude journal
report fewer illness symptoms,
feel better about their lives as a whole, and are more
optimistic about the future.
The
report, Knowing What Students Know, just came out and it emphasizes the
optimistic feeling that we can do it.
DBW «s Dana Beth Weinberg analyzed the
report and did not
feel as
optimistic about the results.
Consumers
optimistic, but weary Despite a decreased penchant to spend during the spring, consumers are still
feeling pretty good about the economy's prospects, according to numerous
reports.
Emmons & McCullough's research revealed that those who kept gratitude journals
reported fewer negative physical symptoms,
felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more
optimistic about the upcoming week, in comparison with people who wrote about their stresses or generic life events.
Ten weeks later, those in the gratitude group
reported feeling more
optimistic and more satisfied with their lives than those in any of the other groups.