Optimists Always Win!: Moving from Defeat to Life's C-Suite by Kimberly S. Reed is a powerful guide that empowers readers to cultivate an optimistic mindset in the face of life's challenges and blessings. Reed acknowledges that difficulties and struggles are inevitable but emphasizes that individuals have complete control over their personal response to these situations.

In this book, Reed presents a practical plan for staying optimistic, dispelling the notion that such positivity is mere motivational fluff. Drawing on her experience as an international speaker and diversity/inclusion strategist, she delves into the science behind our brain's default negativity and highlights how optimism can override this inclination towards mediocrity. Reed's aim is to help readers reach life's "C-Suite," a state of happiness, peace, wisdom, and growth in all aspects of life, achieved by choosing optimism over anger, bitterness, or revenge.

What sets Optimists Always Win! apart is Reed's personal journey, which includes battling her mother's terminal illness, sudden loss, and her own fight against cancer. Through her own experiences, she illustrates that victory is possible even in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges. Reed attributes her success to her unwavering faith in God and the optimism she cultivated. By sharing the ten discouragement eliminators she employed, she equips readers with the tools to conquer adversity and live each day as their best selves.

The ten tools outlined in the book, such as staying away from negativity, defining one's life's C-Suite, practicing gratitude, and unlocking one's empowerment, provide readers with actionable steps to eliminate discouragement, deepen their faith, and adopt an optimistic attitude. Reed's wisdom and firsthand knowledge create a compelling narrative that resonates with readers, offering them the fortitude and resilience to face life's challenges head-on.

Overall, Optimists Always Win! is an inspiring and practical book that encourages readers to take control of their mindset and respond to life's circumstances with unwavering optimism. Kimberly S. Reed's transformative journey and the ten powerful tools she presents will empower individuals to navigate their own battles with faith, positivity, and a renewed sense of purpose.

At first, I would like to thank Netgalley and HCI Books for allowing me to review this book. Keep in mind that my review, however, is my true opinion on this book.

Life can be hard and it can be difficult to try and stay positive and optimistic all the time. But we have to try. We have to try and keep an open mind. Let us try to be positive! And that is what "Optimists always win" by Kimberly S. Reed is all about.

In the book, Kimberly S. Reed tells her own story about when she hit the rock bottom. Because we all do hit the rock bottom sometimes. And that is why it is so important to learn how to stay positive even in the worst times. Even when it comes to sickness and death, where we grief, there is always hope and an optimistic side of it. We just have to find it deep down in ourselves. And that is what Kimberly S. Reed tries to teach us in this book. There is a purpose with our pain!

In the book, you are given techniques to embrace a positive life. You are given techniques to explore your thoughts. And you are given techniques to control yourself.

We can all learn something from this book. We can all be more positive and be more optimistic in difficult seasons of our lives. And it is only for the better. That is why I liked this book.

This was probably something that I needed to read after a long pattern of negative thinking and overall pessimism I think this book helped me look at the brighter side of things.

This book addresses how to meet life’s knock out punches with resilience, grace, and of course optimism. It’s written in a fun, conversational style. The assessments and are helpful, enjoyable, and informative. There are plenty of pearls of wisdom, common sense reminders and ah-a moments to be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of your background and level of optimism.