It's easy to be a cynic, to make excuses for doing less. It's harder to be an optimist. Optimism means choosing responsibility: to do more, to make positive change. So, do you want to be the person that makes excuses or the person that makes the world better?

We're kicking off Season 5 of the Lavendaire Lifestyle Podcast with author, speaker, and founder of Headbands of Hope: Jess Ekstrom. Jess is all about chasing the bright side in life. This doesn't mean making a pledge to be positive all the time – it means learning to be optimistic, to choose a life of possibility, and not live life in fear.

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