Attitudes are Contagious!

Benefits of a Positive Attitude

• Creates enthusiasm

• Enhances creativity

• Inspires others to reach out

• Contributes to effective team work

• Attracts people

• Increases relationships

Benefits of a Positive Attitude

• Opens the way for good things to happen

• Leads to recognition for positive contributions

• Helps Keep perspective

• Increases happiness

• Allows problem solving to occur

• Reduces stress

What is Attitude?

• A position or posture assumed by the body in connection with an action, feeling, mood, etc.

• A manner of acting, feeling or thinking that shows one’s disposition, opinion, mental set, etc.

What Makes Up an Attitude? Where Does it Come From?

• Attitude comes from within us.• We determine our own attitude.• We choose to respond in a negative or positive way to

the challenges we face every day.

The Attitude Threesome-Life Acts, We react

• What we think• What we feel• What we do

If we want to change our attitude, where do we start?

EXPERIENCESituation

COGNITIVEWhat we think

EMOTIONWhat we feel

BEHAVIORWhat we do

You Are What You Think

• Responsibility for your own thinking• Recognizing self-talk – That inner observer• What does it say at the start of your day?

Worry Can Make a Small Issue Big

• Self-talk can make any issue worse• Imagination goes amuck• Bigger issue exists only in your mind – you have

created it• Response will be out of proportion to the original

concern – too intense• May lead to other concerns

Mistakes Are the First Steps in Learning

• Society’s rule “Mistakes are bad”• Affects whatever project you are working on• Blaming – “Look at this! It’s all wrong!”• Role of response and inner criticism• Rethinking the rule

To Change Your Attitude,Change Your Mind

• Pay attention• Stop blaming• Rewrite your script

Positive Thinking(Outside the Box)

Remember the Law of Attraction: Whatever we focus on we attract.

Negativity From Others - What to Do

Minimizing the Effect on Your Attitude• What company do you keep?• What are your options?

Problem-Solving Stepsfor Attitude Adjustment

• No more excuses• Decide to change• Find the source• Fix it• Observe your progress

Goal Reached - Resiliency