3. About the author………
John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who
has sold more than 31 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the
#1 leader in business by the American Management Association® and the most
influential leadership expert in the world by Business Insider and Inc. magazine. He is
the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the
John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, organizations that have trained millions of
leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as
well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary
Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell speaks each year to Fortune 500 companies,
presidents of nations, and many of the world’s top business leaders.
4. DEFINITION*
ATTITUDE
The 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.
* Webster’s Dictionary
5. ATTITUDE IS REFLECTED BY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
Facial Expression
Body Language
Mental Set
Mood
Opinion
6. Are you willing to do what it
takes?
The purpose that is bigger than we are drives
us when we’re about to give up!
Find that purpose and hang on to it.
Positive Affirmations do make a difference in
you day.
7. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HEARD?
Make a good first impression!
Always have a positive attitude!
8. HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT FIRST
IMPRESSION?
First impressions can dramatically affect
someone’s perception of you:
Professional?
Approachable?
Friendly?
Trustworthy?
9. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT
THIS?
How many faces are associated
with a clown?
10. OUR DIFFERENT FACES
You don’t normally wear a painted-on clown
face, yet many of us wear a variety of
masks during the day!
We change as we move from one set of
conditions to another.
11. POSITIVE ATTITUDE
What you are thinking will show on your
face and in your body language
You can't always choose the
Events that happen in your life-
but you can control your attitude
towards them.
12. EVENTS IN YOUR LIFE WILL EFFECT
YOUR FRAME OF MIND
Control
No Control
13. WHAT IS YOUR FRAME OF MIND WHEN
YOU START THE DAY?
Do you worry about the future?
Do you dwell on the past?
OR – Do you get up in the morning
determined to get the most out of the next
twenty four hours?
14. TEN TRAITS FOR TOP PERFORMERS
1. Strong Work Ethic
2. Product Knowledge
3. Anticipation and Preparation
4. Superior Communication
5. Commitment to Education
6. Loyalty and Partnership
7. Honesty and Integrity
8. Pride and Passion
9. Set Goals
10. Establish systems
16. WHAT’S NEXT?
With all the reflecting we have done about
control and attitude today, please ask
yourself…
What could you improve in your life with
an “attitude adjustment”…
Business?
Personal?
17.
18. Plan for success, celebrate the
moment, and remember…passion is
the key.