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DEVELOPING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE

DEVELOPING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE. 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?.

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DEVELOPING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE

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  1. DEVELOPING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Human Attitude • Attitude unlike behaviour, skills & knowledge is invisible. • Thus human beings can be likened to the iceberg phenomena

  6. THE ICEBERG

  7. HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG? ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.

  8. THE ICEBERG 10 % VISIBLE ABOVE SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL INVISIBLE BELOW SEA LEVEL 90 %

  9. HUMAN BEINGS KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS KNOWN TO OTHERS SEA LEVEL UNKNOWN TO OTHERS ATTITUDE

  10. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE • ENVIRONMENT • EXPERIENCE • EDUCATION

  11. 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

  12. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD • EXPERIENCES • Our behaviour changes according to our experiences with various people

  13. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE CONTD • EDUCATION • Education broadens our horizon and influences our thinking, actions, behaviours and attitude.

  14. Attributes of Positive Person • Confident • Caring • Assertive • Patient • Humble

  15. Attributes of Negative Person • Unhappy • Pessimistic • Unpleasant • Defensive • Argumentative • Confrontational • Disruptive

  16. Benefits of Positive Mental Attitude 1. The Individual • Increases Confidence • Reduces stress • Career success • High productivity • Improves interpersonal relations • Is energizing

  17. Benefits of Positive Mental Attitude contd • The Organisation • Fosters Teamwork • Solves Problems • Makes For Congenial Atmosphere • Increases Productivity • Breeds Loyalty • Reduces Stress

  18. Effects of negative attitude on the Individual • Self doubt • Poor self esteem • Increases stress • Bitterness • Resentment • Poor Health

  19. Effects of negative attitude on the Organisation • Low productivity • low morale • coworker conflicts • Scares of customers • Poor quality work

  20. WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100%? Which of these makes your life 100%? • Skills • Knowledge • Hard work or • Attitude

  21. 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

  22. Attitude makes our life 100% ATTITUDE IS EVERY THING

  23. Obstacles to Maintaining a Positive Attitude These obstacles are: • Fear • Worry • Anger • Doubt.

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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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