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Discover the power of a positive attitude in shaping your life and relationships. Learn how attitude influences success, health, and happiness.
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What is an Attitude? • Is the way we react or respond to people, objects and institutions on issues, facts or state. • It is an outward expression (through body gestures) of our state of mind. • It is a mirror of the mind.
What is a Positive Attitude? • It is a psychological term which describes a mental phenomenon in which the central idea is that one can increase achievement through optimistic thought processes. • Positive attitude is exhibiting fortitude when confronted with failure
What is a Positive Attitude? Contd A positive mental attitude rejects: • Negativity, defeatism and hopelessness. • Positive Mental attitude has been known to help people through certain difficult times in their lives or even help them overcome illnesses.
Human Attitude • Attitude unlike behaviour, skills & knowledge is invisible. • Thus human beings can be likened to the iceberg phenomena
HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG? ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.
THE ICEBERG 10 % VISIBLE ABOVE SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL INVISIBLE BELOW SEA LEVEL 90 %
HUMAN BEINGS KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS KNOWN TO OTHERS SEA LEVEL UNKNOWN TO OTHERS ATTITUDE
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE • ENVIRONMENT • EXPERIENCE • EDUCATION
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD • ENVIRONMENT • Home : Parental/Siblings Influences • School : Peer Pressure • Work : Supportive Or Critical Bosses/Colleagues • Media : Television, Newspapers, Magazines, Movies • Cultural Background :Traditions & Beliefs • Social Environment :Norms & Values • Religious Background
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD • EXPERIENCES • Our behaviour changes according to our experiences with various people
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD • EDUCATION • Education broadens our horizon and influences our thinking, actions, behaviours and attitude.
Attributes of Positive Person • Confident • Caring • Assertive • Patient • Humble
Attributes of Negative Person • Unhappy • Pessimistic • Unpleasant • Defensive • Argumentative • Confrontational • Disruptive
Benefits of Positive Mental Attitude 1. The Individual • Increases Confidence • Reduces stress • Career success • High productivity • Improves interpersonal relations • Is energizing
Benefits of Positive Mental Attitude contd • The Organisation • Fosters Teamwork • Solves Problems • Makes For Congenial Atmosphere • Increases Productivity • Breeds Loyalty • Reduces Stress
Effects of negative attitude on the Individual • Self doubt • Poor self esteem • Increases stress • Bitterness • Resentment • Poor Health
Effects of negative attitude on the Organisation • Low productivity • low morale • coworker conflicts • Scares of customers • Poor quality work
WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100%? Which of these makes your life 100%? • Skills • Knowledge • Hard work or • Attitude
WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100%? • Each letter of the alphabet is given a numerical value. Using this, find out which of these make your life 100% = 82 = 96 = 98 = 100
Attitude makes our life 100% ATTITUDE IS EVERY THING
Obstacles to Maintaining a Positive Attitude These obstacles are: • Fear • Worry • Anger • Doubt.
Steps to Developing a Positive Mental & Work Attitude • Think Positive • Develop Can Do attitude • Do not Complain • Keep Positive thinking friends • Be appreciative • Control your frustration • Live in the present
5 Habits of Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude • Accept whatever situation you find yourself • Focus on the positive side of every problem • Focus on solution • Make a list of possible solution to the problem • Focus on the future
Quotes on Positive Attitude • "Do what you can where you are with what you have." ~ Theodore Roosevelt • "Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer. " ~ Leo Buscaglia
Quotes on Positive Attitude contd • "He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't." ~ Orison Swett Marden • Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " ~ Roger Miller
Quotes on Positive Attitude contd • "We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf." ~ Jonathan Kabat-Zinn • "I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." ~ Martha Washington