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Having a\xa0positive\xa0mindset comes with an unbelievable number of benefits, from better physical and mental health, to improved relationships and performance at work. If you've got a more negative bent, you're really missing out on a lot.\xa0\xa0\n\nFortunately, my guest says it's possible to\xa0shift\xa0into a more\xa0positive\xa0gear. Her name is Dr. Catherine Sanderson and she\u2019s a professor of psychology at Amherst College. In her latest book,\xa0The\xa0Positive\xa0Shift, she highlights scores of studies that show how a\xa0positive\xa0mindset can make us healthier and happier, and how that mindset can be achieved. Today she shares those insights with us, beginning with debunking the idea that a\xa0positive\xa0outlook means being naively Pollyanna-ish in disposition. Catherine then walks us through what the research says about the surprisingly robust benefits of having a\xa0positive\xa0perspective which affect every area of your life. We then discuss specific tactics you can use to develop a more\xa0positive\xa0outlook, even if you have an inborn inclination towards being negative. \n\nGet the show notes at aom.is/positiveshift.