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The Power of Positive Attitude
Problem Cause Solution Application
P R O B L E M
Quotes Definition Statistics Case Study
Quotes• Attitude is a little thing that makes a big
difference. – Winston Churchill
• The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.
– Eli Khamarov
• Whenever you fall, pick something up.– Oswald Avery
• We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.
– Elbert Hubbard
Quotes• The human spirit is stronger than anything that
can happen to it. – C.C. Scott
• The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
– Will Foley
• Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.
– Alex Karras
• Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
– Maori Proverb
It is what’s INSIDE that counts
If you release a blue balloon,
will it fly ?
It’s not the color of the balloon. It is what’s inside that makes it go up.
Defining Attitude:
A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.
Definition
Statistics
ATTITUDE contributes to Success
A study attributed to Harvard University found that
When a person gets a job or a promotion, 85% of the time it is because of his attitude, and only 15% of the time because of intelligence and knowledge of specific facts and figures.
ATTITUDE is the foundationThe Calgary Tower has a total weight of 10,884 tons, of which 6,349 tons i.e. 60% is below ground.
Just like a great building stands on a great foundation, so does success.
And the foundation of success is ATTITUDE !
Statistics
Case Study
MATT BIONDI - Swimmer
C A U S E
Thoughts
Beliefs Expectations
Attitude
Behavior
The Obstacle of Preconceived Ideas
The Typical “ATTITUDE” Problem
The “Placebo Effect”The Seminar on Alcoholic AnonymousIt's all in the MIND!!!
Mind can make hell out of heaven or heaven out of hell
Cause
Perceptions based on Limited Human Experience
Four defects of Conditioned Soul
Cause
S O L U T I O N
The Factors for any attitude
• The Power of Choice
• The Desire for Initiative
• The Need for Faith
• The Act of Perseverance
• The Resolve to “Never Give Up”
Solution
The Power of Choice
We cannot direct the wind; but we can certainly adjust our sails.
You could choose to be either a Victim or a Victor?
Solution
The Desire for Initiative
Seek and Ye shall find!!!
Knock & the door will open
Opportunities knock the door but
we often complain about the noise
it makes!
Solution
The Need for Faith
Faith means trust in
something sublime.
Faith can move mountains.
Solution
The Act of Perseverance• A carrot takes 7 weeks • An onion plant takes 9 weeks • Bamboo takes 7 years• An olive tree -- one of the greatest and most magnificent trees
in the universe takes 100 YEARS!
Rome was not built in a day.
“I haven't failed ten thousand times. I have successfully discovered ten thousand ways that didn't work."
Thomas Edison
Solution
The Resolve to “Never Give Up”
“Nobody can make you feel inferior
without your permission.
The Real Life Incident of “ John Roebling”
Solution
A P P L I C A T I O N
The Development of Positive Attitude
"If you look at what you do not have
in life, you don't have anything"
"If you look at what you have in life,
you have everything"
Application
Seeing the Ultimate Reality in a Positive attitude.
• Death
• The Confusion of Arjuna on the Battlefield of kurukshetra
Application
The foundation of Positive Attitude
• Realistic Expectations
• Association
• Gratitude
• Selfless Service
Application
Thank You Very Much !!!