Contagious Optimism 

Victor Perton

"I believe the best leaders are infectious optimists and lead their teams to discover greater optimism, resilience and self-mastery."

Bertrand Badré, World Economic Forum’s Co-Chair Global Future Council

“Leadership must appropriately combine a harsh sense of reality with a dose of contagious optimism. It is about looking forward past the obstacles. Yes we can!”

Malka Lawrence, Chair, TMG College

“Optimism is contagious, if you believe it can happen you inspire others to also believe and as a group working collaboratively, each with their strengths and expertise, everything is possible"

Mimi Kwa, Presenter and MC

“Optimism and kindness are contagious. They are good for the heart and soul. They improve heart function, overall health and well-being and they cost you nothing. Your reasons for spreading positivity and kindness are unimportant. Do it selfishly to help your physical and mental health. Or do it selflessly and altruistically. The result is the same. So just do it.”

Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com

"The beauty of a positive attitude is that it is contagious. When you are optimistic and see the glass as half-full, others around you will catch on to that feeling. Be the most energetic you that you can be.  Get a good night’s sleep, eat healthy, and make time to exercise and read so you are able to nurture the self-care side of yourself. Share all of your ideas, and your great attitude, with your team, colleagues, partners, and vendors. People want to be around positive individuals. They’ll stick around for a positive entrepreneur, and work with them no matter what. Be that to others and watch as your connections and opportunities grow!"^⁠

Kare Anderson, Author and Speaker

“Now, more than ever, we need to step out of our filter bubbles and befriend others with diverse views and complementary talents so we can see more sides to situations, make smarter decisions, be able to recruit apt people to seize opportunities and solve problems faster and better. My case for optimism is that those who adopt a mutuality mindset and see healthy relationships as not a quid pro quo yet an ebb and flow of mutual support over time, as Give and Take author, Adam Grant advises, will generate experiences that can make them feel optimistic about their "greater good" impact. This is especially needed in this tech enabled era where The Law of Unintended Consequences is increasingly becoming the norm, not the exception. Since some research shows that negative behavior is more contagious than positive, it behooves us to advocate and collectively support specific methods and systems and companies and political leaders who adopt that constructive, mutuality mindset. And getting specific boosts self-clarity, credibility and memorability -- and reduces the chance that others will misunderstand you. Opportunity Makers, with and for others, tend to be optimistic because they see positive results of their actions.”

Jon Gordon, President, Jon Gordon Companies

“Lead with Optimism (it's contagious!) - The engine for America's growth and prosperity has always been its can-do attitude and spirit. Unfortunately, in the past few years optimism has been in short supply. The most important weapon against pessimism is to transfer your optimism and vision to others. Leadership is a transfer of believe and your belief inspires others to think and act in ways that drive results.”

Women'sDestiny Editorial Team in "Is Optimism Contagious?"

"Wouldn't it be great to feel that optimism and a zest for life are contagious and that, unintentionally, they are passed on to the people we communicate with on a daily basis?"

John Madison

“The contagious fire of optimism amidst a world of pessimism"

Read more of these inspiring quotable quotes in "Optimism: The How and Why" by Victor Perton, CEO of The Centre for Optimism.