Thierry Saussez is mobilizing all the positive forces in France by organizing Le Printemps de l’Optimisme, on May 16 and 17, 2014, in Paris, at the Conseil Economique, Social et Environnemental (CESE), place d’Iéna in Paris.
This is the first edition of the Optimism Forum, open to companies, institutions and the general public (free admission).
Philippe Bloch will present and sign his book in the most optimistic bookshop in France, created for the event!
In “Ne me dites plus jamais bon courage”, Philippe Bloch deciphers the fears and hang-ups revealed by twelve phrases and expressions commonly used in France. With humor and kindness, he offers a critical analysis of the French and the challenges they could rise to.
Rather than calling for sterile, frustrating “indignation”, this incorrigible optimist calls for awakening, action and enthusiasm. He invites his readers to rediscover the desire to want, to make plans, to dream big, to stop clinging to a bygone past. Above all, he invites them to join the camp of optimists and enthusiasts.
Tell me how you express yourself, and I’ll tell you who you are. Let me discover your favorite expressions, adjectives and words, and I’ll tell you your state of mind. At the office, in town, in society, our expressions reflect the times we live in. The French are sad, and you can hear it. Without even realizing it, their pessimistic expressions are helping to undermine their collective morale and to sink a little deeper into a worrying generalized depression. They’re afraid that the future will be worse than the present, and that’s obvious. They lack plans, and this condemns them to decline.
With expressions such as “as long as nothing happens to me”, “it’ll never work”, “the problem is…”, “long live retirement”, “in THIS country…”, “it was better before”, “we’ve always done it this way”, “a little coffee and a little cigarette” and other morning “bon courage”, we’re all participating in a downward spiral that urgently needs to come to an end.
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