What is Attitude? A very Important topic in Psychology!

3.  Attitude is a state of mind
 Your attitude is your mind-set
 It is the way you look at things mentally
 They indicate one’s feelings either favorably
or unfavorably to persons objects and or
events

4. Attitude is one of those
small things that make a big
difference.
Without the right attitude,
persons with great talent,
skill, knowledge cannot
achieve their potential.
Positive attitude leads to
happiness and success and
can change your whole life.
It brings constructive
changes in one’s life.

5. With a positive attitude you see
the bright side of life, become
optimistic and expect the best to
happen. If one looks at the bright
side of life, your whole life
becomes filled with light.
Persons with positive attitude are
caring, confident, patient and
humble and because of their
positive outlook that radiates
energy, happiness and success,
such are welcomed by all.

6. How Much Do You See of an ICEBERG?

7. ONLY 10% OF ANY
ICEBERG IS
VISIBLE.
THE REMAINING
90% IS BELOW SEA
LEVEL.
How Much Do You See of an ICEBERG?

8. “Whenever you're in conflict with
someone, there is one factor that
can make the difference between
damaging your relationship and
deepening it. That factor is
attitude”
William James

9. SEA LEVEL
10%
90%
VISIBLE
ABOVE SEA LEVEL
INVISIBLE
BELOW SEA LEVEL
How Much Do You See of an ICEBERG?

10. The ICEBERG
Phenomena is also
Applicable on Human
Beings
How Much Do You See of an ICEBERG?

11. SEA LEVEL
SKILLS
&
KNOWLEDGE
ATTITUDE
UNKNOWN
TO OTHERS
KNOWN
TO OTHERS
How Much Do You See of an ICEBERG?

12. THE
ICEBERG
IN
OTHER WORDS

13. SEA LEVEL
BEHAVIOR
VALUES – STANDARDS – JUDGMENTS
ATTITUDE
MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS
KNOWN
TO OTHERS
UNKNOWN
TO OTHERS

14. “Everything depends on attitude. We are
ambitious or lazy, enthusiastic or dull,
loyal or undependable, according to our
attitude. We get good grades or poor
grades - according to our attitudes.
Discouragement is an attitude. Lack of
industry is an attitude. Failure to follow
instructions is an attitude.”
Sterling W. Sill

15. A Small Truth
To Make Life
100%

16. 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 Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
L E A D E R S H I P
12 5 1 4 5 18 19 8 9 16
L U C K
12 21 3 11
M O N E Y
13 15 14 5 25
L O V E
12 15 22 5
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47
72
97
Let Each Letter of the Alphabetic has a value
equals to it Sequence of the Alphabetical Order:
What Makes Your Life 100%?

17. A T T I T U D E
1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5
K N O W L E D G E
11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5
H A R D W O R K
8 1 12 4 23 15 18 11
S K I L L S
19 11 9 12 12 19 =
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96
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100
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 Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
What Makes Your Life 100%?

18. It is Your
Attitude Towards
Work & Life
Which Makes Your LIFE
100% Perfect

19. “Your Attitude is your Brand"
Syed Imtiaz Hussain

20.  Person gets a Job 85% Times
Because of Attitude and 15%
for Skills
 Attitude is Foundation of
Success
 With Right Attitude YOU can
see Opportunity
Attitude and SUCCESS

21.  Person gets a Job
85% Times Because of
Attitude and 15%
for Skills
 Attitude is
Foundation of Success
 With Right Attitude
YOU can see
Opportunity
Attitude and SUCCESS

22. Super Achievers do not Waste
Time in Unproductive
Thoughts, or negative
thinking.
They Think positively and
They Know that Their Level
of Thinking Determines their
SUCCESS
Attitude and SUCCESS

25. The CHOICE is
YOURS!
With a Bad Attitude YOU can
Never have a Positive Day and
with a Positive Attitude YOU
can Never have a Bad Day.

26. EMPHASIZING THE POSITIVE AND DIFFUSING
THE NEGATIVE
 Emphasizing the positive and diffusing the negative is
like using a magnifying glass
 You can place the glass over good news and feel better
or you can magnify bad news and make yourself
miserable
 Magnifying situations can become a habit
 if you continually focus on difficult situations the
result will be exaggerated

27. Root Causes of Negative Attitudes
 Low self-esteem
 Unresolved conflict
 Work that is not satisfying
 Fear or uncertainly

28. 28
Attributes of Negative Person
 Unhappy
 Pessimistic
 Unpleasant
 Defensive
 Argumentative
 Confrontational
 Disruptive

29. 29
Effects of negative attitude
on the Individual
 Self doubt
 Poor self esteem
 Increases stress
 Bitterness
 Resentment
 Poor Health

30. 30
Effects of negative attitude
on the Organisation
 Low productivity
 low morale
 coworker conflicts
 Scares of customers
 Poor quality work

31. 31
Obstacles to Maintaining a
Positive Attitude
These obstacles are:
Fear
Worry
Anger
Doubt.

32. 32
Attributes of Positive Person
Confident
Caring
Assertive
Patient
Humble

33. 33
Benefits of Positive Mental
Attitude
1. The Individual
 Increases Confidence
 Reduces stress
 Career success
 High productivity
 Improves
interpersonal relations
 Is energizing

34. 34
Benefits of Positive Mental
Attitude contd
 The Organisation
Fosters Teamwork
Solves Problems
Makes For Congenial
Atmosphere
Increases
Productivity
Breeds Loyalty
Reduces Stress

35. Changing Your Own Attitude
 Attitudes that help achieve positive
results:
 Choose happiness
 Embrace optimism
 Think for yourself
 Keep an open mind

36. Choose Happiness
 Happiness is the state of mind that permits us
to live life enthusiastically
 Happy people Unhappy people
 more sociable – self-focused
 flexible – socially withdrawn
 creative – hateful
 Energy builder and key to overcoming
adversity and reaching goals

37. Embrace Optimism
 Optimistic thoughts give
rise to good moods,
which help develop
positive attitudes
 Optimists are more
likely to bounce back
after a disappointment
 Focus on success rather
than failure
 Avoid pessimism which
leads to cynicism

38. Think for Yourself
 Need for acceptance by
group can lead to “group
think”
 Two groups in the
workplace
 Personal relationships
 Professional relationship
 Overlap can cause
confusion
 Evaluate situations based
on your values!

39. Keep an Open Mind
 Our attitudes may persist
in the face of
overwhelming evidence to
the contrary
 Learn to consider other
points of view and gently
question your beliefs
 Expose yourself to
experiences and
information beyond what
you have been socialized
to believe

40. Helping Others Change
Attitudes
 Change the conditions that precede the
behavior
 Change the consequences that follow
when the person exhibits the behavior

41. 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

42. Index of Mind
Your attitude is everything
Your attitude drive behavior
Your attitude control your lives
Your attitude makes a big difference
Count your blessings not troubles
Enrich your mind with positives thoughts
Stay away from negative people
Negative thoughts is a state of depression
Attitude is the key to your success
Attitude is the index of your mind
Syed Imtiaz Hussain

43. Follow This Simple Rule
 When experience is followed by positive consequence,
person is likely to repeat behavior
 When followed by a negative consequence, behavior
should soon stop

44. Word of Caution
 View consequences through the eyes of the
person you are trying to influence
 What you see as a negative may be a
positive to someone else

45. A Final Word
 Changing an attitude can be a challenge
 Change is part continued growth and
success