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DEVELOPING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE
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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.
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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
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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.
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Human Attitude
• Attitude unlike behaviour, skills & knowledge is invisible.
• Thus human beings can be likened to the iceberg phenomena
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THE ICEBERG
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HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?
ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.
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THE ICEBERG
90 %
10 %VISIBLEABOVE SEA LEVEL
INVISIBLEBELOW SEA LEVEL
SEA LEVEL
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HUMAN BEINGS
KNOWN TO OTHERS
UNKNOWN TO OTHERS
ATTITUDE
KNOWLEDGE &SKILLS SEA LEVEL
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FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE
• ENVIRONMENT
• EXPERIENCE
• EDUCATION
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FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD
1 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
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FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD
2. EXPERIENCES
• Our behaviour changes according to our experiences with various people
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FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD
3. EDUCATION
• Education broadens our horizon and influences our thinking, actions, behaviours and attitude.
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Attributes of Positive Person
• Confident
• Caring
• Assertive
• Patient
• Humble
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Attributes of Negative Person
• Unhappy
• Pessimistic
• Unpleasant
• Defensive
• Argumentative
• Confrontational
• Disruptive
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Benefits of Positive Mental Attitude
1. The Individual• Increases Confidence
• Reduces stress
• Career success
• High productivity
• Improves interpersonal relations
• Is energizing
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Benefits of Positive Mental Attitude contd
• The Organisation
• Fosters Teamwork
• Solves Problems
• Makes For Congenial Atmosphere
• Increases Productivity
• Breeds Loyalty
• Reduces Stress
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Effects of negative attitude on the Individual
• Self doubt
• Poor self esteem
• Increases stress
• Bitterness
• Resentment
• Poor Health
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Effects of negative attitude on the Organisation
• Low productivity
• low morale
• coworker conflicts
• Scares of customers
• Poor quality work
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WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% ?
Which of these makes your life 100%?
• Skills
• Knowledge
• Hard work or
• Attitude
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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%
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011121314151617181920212223242526
S K I L L S19 11 9 12 12 19
= 82K N O W L E D G E11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5
H A R D W O R K8 1 12 4 23 15 18 11
A T T I T U D E1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5
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96
98
100
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Attitude makes our life 100%
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Obstacles to Maintaining a Positive Attitude
These obstacles are:
• Fear
• Worry
• Anger
• Doubt.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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