An amazing reason to be optimistic about the future

The world is spiraling into a pit of despair…

Modern society has passed the point of no return…

And we are all going to hell in a handbasket.

That’s what the news, doomers on X, and your 60-year-old uncle will tell you.

But I disagree.

Strongly.

I believe that in all things, there is balance.

There is an incredible amount of people in this world that are shining a light, putting out amazing energy, and making life better for their fellow man.

I want to talk about them. And the amazing stuff they are working on.

In these emails, a new strategy I’m undertaking is to give you 1 tip or topic each day that will make you the best version of yourself; on the way to optimal.

You want to be the best you can be.

The 2 traits that will help you reach that goal are:

• Optimism

• Resilience

Today I’m focusing on optimism.

As I said a minute ago, the amount of people truly making the world a better place is astounding.

There are so many reasons to be optimistic about the future.

Here’s just 1 to start us off:

A drug called Lixisenatide has been trialed in mice and shows signs of slowing Parkinson’s disease…

From the New England Journal of Medicine:

Lixisenatide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1s).

Maybe you’ve heard of Ozempic?

Same thing.

Turning out to be a bit of a miracle drug.

I mean, get on this and you’ll lose weight, manage diabetes, reduce heart disease, help cure Parkinson’s…

Incredible.

Just for reference, Parkinson’s is one of the biggest neurodegenerative diseases in the U.S.

Over half a million people have been diagnosed with it.

For those 500,000 people, and more who will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s, they definitely have a reason to be optimistic.

And those of us fortunate enough not to have Parkinson’s disease have reason to be optimistic too.

You woke up this morning, and you have the agency to make your life and the lives of those around you better.

Maybe it’s as simple as a positive message you write on X or LinkedIn.

Anything you can do that elevates positive energy is exponentially more powerful than the negative energy that Uncle Mike exudes at Thanksgiving.

So, be optimistic and spread the word.

There’s a lot to look forward to.

Swanagan