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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