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 !!!