WHAT IS ATTITUDE?

ATTITUDATTITUDEE

Attitude….Attitude….

•An attitude is the way you communicate your mood to others.

•It is the foundation of success regardless of your chosen field.

•It can be positive or negative.

•It is a critical factor to success.

HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?

THE ICEBERG

ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.

SEA LEVEL

10 %

90 %

VISIBLEABOVE SEA LEVEL

INVISIBLEBELOW SEA LEVEL

THE ICEBERG

The Iceberg example is also applicable on human beings …

THE ICEBERG

SEA LEVEL

KNOWLEDGE&

SKILLS

ATTITUDE

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS

KNOWN TO OTHERS

THE ICEBERGSEA LEVEL

BEHAVIOR

ATTITUDE

KNOWN TO OTHERS

UNKNOWN TO OTHERS

WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% SUCCESSFUL ?WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% SUCCESSFUL ?

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 1

011

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

A T T I T U D E1 2

020

9 20

21

4 5

K N O W L E D G E11

14

15

23

12

5 4 7 5

S K I L L S19

11

9 12

12

19

=

=

=

82

96

100

Let each letter of the alphabetic has a value equals to it sequence of the alphabetical order:

WINNERS (POSITIVE ATTITUDE) WINNERS (POSITIVE ATTITUDE) Vs Vs

LOSERS (NEGATIVE ATTITUDE)LOSERS (NEGATIVE ATTITUDE)

• The winner is always part of the answer; the loser always part of the problem

The winner always has a The winner always has a program, loser always has an program, loser always has an

excuseexcuse

The winner says “it may be The winner says “it may be difficult, but it is possible”; the difficult, but it is possible”; the

loser says “it may be possible, but loser says “it may be possible, but it is too difficult”.it is too difficult”.

Winners are part of the Winners are part of the team; losers are apart from team; losers are apart from the team .the team .

Winners see the gains; losers see the pains.Winners see the gains; losers see the pains.

Winners are like thermostat; Winners are like thermostat; losers are like thermometer.losers are like thermometer.

Winners are clock builders; Winners are clock builders; Losers are time tellers.Losers are time tellers.

Winners stand firm on values and compromises on business strategies; Losers stand firm on business

strategies and compromises on values.

WINNERS DON’T DO DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY

When a winner makes a mistake, he When a winner makes a mistake, he says, “I was wrong”; when a loser makes says, “I was wrong”; when a loser makes a mistake, he says, “it was not my fault”a mistake, he says, “it was not my fault”.

A winner makes commitments; a loser makes promises.

Winners have dreams, Winners have dreams,

Losers have schemes.Losers have schemes.

Winner says, “I must do something”; Winner says, “I must do something”;

Loser says, “Something must be done”.Loser says, “Something must be done”.

Winner does not take decision only on the basis of his personal perceptions, he listens to others before taking decision;

Loser takes decision without listening to others, he feels that he is always right.

A Question Of Attitude……

“I am the greatest batsman in the world, said a youth proudly to

himself. Then he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it missed.

Undaunted, he picked up the ball, threw it into the air as he said to

himself, “I am the greatest batsman in the world!” he swung the ball again. Again he missed it.

He paused for a moment to carefully examine his bat

and ball.

“Wow!” he exclaimed, What a bowler I Am!”

A Positive Attitude

“A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth.

If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.”

Paulo Coelho

BENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDEBENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

• Increases Productivity

• Fosters Teamwork

• Solves Problems

• Improves Quality

• Breeds Loyalty

• Increases Profits

• Makes a Pleasing personality

• Leads you to Success.

• It helps to achieve goals and attain success.• More happiness.• More energy.• Greater inner power and strength.• The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others.• Fewer difficulties encountered along the way.• The ability to overcome difficulty more easily.• Life smiles at you.• More respect from other people.

BENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDEBENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

A Negative Attitude…A Negative Attitude…

• Leads to Bitterness

• Resentment

• A purposeless life

• ILL health

• High stress levels for self and for others

Changing Negative Attitude to Positive Changing Negative Attitude to Positive AttitudeAttitude

WORK on your personal foundation, namely in the Five

Pillars of Attraction.

Remember what F.R.E.S.H. stands for:

F: Finances R: Relationships E: Environment S: Spirituality H: Health

CLASS ACTIVITY Write down one task for each of the Five Pillars (F.R.E.S.H.) that you can make an immediate improvement in.

Steps to Change AttitudeSteps to Change Attitude

• Look for Positive; Ignore Negative

• Locate Opportunities in difficult situations.

• Refrain from Pessimistic and Negative Influences

• Get into Continuous Education Program

• Learn to like the things you do

How to Change Your AttitudeHow to Change Your AttitudeHow to Change Your AttitudeHow to Change Your Attitude

ATTITUDEATTITUDEATTITUDEATTITUDE

ATTITUDEATTITUDEATTITUDEATTITUDE

Changes happen personally from the INSIDE OUT!

Changes happen personally from the INSIDE OUT!

So . . . Accept ResponsibilitySo . . . Accept ResponsibilitySo . . . Accept ResponsibilitySo . . . Accept Responsibility

I am responsible . . .

. . . for who I am . . . for what I have . . . for what I do

ATTITUDEATTITUDEATTITUDEATTITUDE

Ways to Develop Positive AttitudeWays to Develop Positive Attitude

• Right Belief

• Right Thought

• Right Speech

• Right Actions

• Right Means of Livelihood

• Right Meditation

• Right Efforts

• Right Remembrance

All that we are, is the result of what we have thought……

Buddha’s eightfold path:

• Feed your mind with positive thoughts

• Develop an attitude of gratitude

• Avoid spending our energies in criticizing others; enhance and conserve our energies with positive thoughts

• Start the day with positive thought

• Make habit of doing it NOW!

Ways to Develop Positive AttitudeWays to Develop Positive Attitude

Look for PositiveLook for PositiveIgnore NegativeIgnore Negative

• Don’t bother for fault finders. They will always find fault with every person, every time

• Remember; the negative people, fault finders and blamers are ‘energy suckers’.

• Make your people feel ‘there is something in them’.

• Look at the sunny side of everything.

• Forget the mistakes of the pasts and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

Love what you do!!Love what you do!!

• If we can’t work with love, it is better that we

should leave our profession.

• All that we are, is the result of what we have thought.

• Oppose a negative wave of thought with a positive thought.

• Life is not worth of living without a purpose or meaning.

• If we don’t know where we are going, any road will take us there.

The Choice is YOURSThe Choice is YOURS

With a Bad attitude you can never have a positive day

With a Positive attitude you can never have a bad day

Always Remember: Positive Attitude is the

path to Success.