MASTERCLASS
60 minutes · Online, in-person or hybrid
About this Masterclass
The Optimism Advantage is an expert-led masterclass on the science of a positive mindset and its effect on health and performance. The way we think about our work and our setbacks affects more than our mood.
Research links an optimistic outlook to better sleep and heart health, as well as to clearer decision-making when the pressure is on. Your team then learns practical techniques for building that mindset and applies them in a guided exercise on a real, current challenge.
Meet your speaker
Cole Groom spent his career in B2B technology sales, working in high-pressure environments as a top-performing sales rep and people manager. His own experience with anxiety and burnout led him to discover meditation and breathwork as practical tools for managing pressure, strengthening mindset and sustaining performance.
A certified breathwork and meditation teacher, Cole combines the research behind cognitive reappraisal and learned optimism with methods he has personally applied under real commercial pressure. Today, he leads delivery at Balance, working with global organisations including Google, Netflix, Booking.com and Deloitte.
Inside the session
01 · THE THEORY
The session walks through the research on how a positive mindset affects health and performance, and explains why this happens in the body, from the way we respond to stress to how well we recover from it. It also covers how mood spreads between colleagues.
02 · THE PRACTICE
Put the science into practice
Participants learn five practical techniques for building a more positive outlook, from catching unhelpful thinking habits to changing the angle on a problem. A guided exercise on a real, current challenge lets people feel the effect and leave with a daily routine.
How it works
DURATION
60 minutes
FORMAT
Online, in-person or hybrid
GROUP SIZE
Flexible for any team
INCLUDED
How this helps your team
01
See why mindset matters
Your team learns how a positive outlook shapes the body’s stress response and long-term health, which gives them a clear reason to build it.
02
Approach setbacks constructively
Practical techniques help people look at a setback or a difficult change from a more useful angle and decide what to do next.
03
Keep the benefits going
A simple daily practice carries the mindset beyond the session, so the effect keeps building over the following weeks.
Built for real workplaces
Practical sessions that help people at work and at home, and tie back to the outcomes your business cares about.
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average session rating
45%
average stress reduction · self-reported
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