attitude

1. Personal development Why are some people ,companies, countries more successful than others?

2. I’m your master I can make you rise or fall I can work for you or against you I can make you a success or failure I control the way you feel and the way you act I can make you laugh……..work ….love I can make your heart sing with joy…excitement…elation…Or I can make you wretched…dejected…morbid…I can make you sick ..listless

3. I can be as a shackle ..heavy ..attached…burdensome Or I can be as a prism’s hue dancing ……………..bright…fleeting …lost forever unless captured by pen and purpose I can be nurtured and grown to be great and beautiful ..seen by the eyes of others thru actions in you I cant be removed ..only replaced Who am I ?

4. I’m a thought!!!

5. Exercise Please answer the following • What are the three physical attributes I like about my self • What are the three personality traits I like about my self • What is the One talent / skill I like about myself

6. The key to success about any individual is examining one’s attitude-it’s the way we see things , our work ,our customers, the company we work for …… Most importantly : it’s the way we see our selves

7. “Whether you think you can or you think you cannot” You’re right !!! Henry ford

8. Lets watch our selves Our thoughts transform in to actions Our Actions become our habits Our habits later on become our character Our character shapes our destiny

9. Negative beliefs I don’t think I am a good public speaker Because I have to make a presentation Yes, I think I cannot do it Does this mean I’ll fail again Because I have failed earlier

10. Breaking negative beliefs Because I want to be a good public speaker Because I have to make a presentation No, I think I can do it Does this mean I’ll fail again But I have failed earlier

11. Factors that determine our attitude • Environment: • Home • School • Work • Cultural background • Religious background, traditions • Experience • Education

12. Building Attitudes If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patience If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy

13. Building Attitudes If a child lives with encouragement, he learns self-confidence If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world

14. When we become aware of our negative attitude why don’t we change

15. Steps to building a positive attitude Change focus , look for positive Dealing with people is like digging gold:when you go digging for an ounce of gold , you have to move tons of dirt to get an ounce of gold. But when you go digging , you don’t go looking for dirt , you go looking for gold

16. Some people always look for the negative • Pessimists-Energy suckers • Are unhappy when they have no troubles to speak of • Feel bad when they feel good, for the fear that they’ll feel worse when they feel better • Always turn out the lights to see how dark it is • Believe that the sun shines only to caste shadows • Cant enjoy their health because they think they may be sick tomorrow

17. No one can make you feel inferior without your permission

18. Lets make a habit of doing it now He slept beneath the moon He basked beneath the sun He lived a life of going to do And died with nothing done

19. Winners versus losers The winner is a part of the answer The loser is always a part of the problem The winner always has a program The loser always has an excuse The winner says:let me do it for you The loser says “that’s not my job”

20. Winners versus losers Winners say”I must do something” The losers say “something must be done” Winners see the gain Losers see the pain Winners see the potential Losers see the past

21. This was a man who failed in business at the age of 21;was defeated in a legislative race at 22;failed again at business at the age of 24;overcame the death of his sweetheart at the age of 26;had a nervous breakdown at the age of 27;lost a congressional race at age 34;lost a senatorial race at the age 45; failed in an effort become vice president at the age 47;lost a senatorial race at 49; and was elected president of the united states at 52 This man was Abraham Lincoln

22. Conclusion Instead of acknowledging what we don’t have, lets focus our energy on the assets which we have because we have a choice of our thoughts……to think positive or negative, Feelings are natural …we cant help the way we feel but we can certainly help the way we think and act