1) The document provides tips for staying positive in a tough work environment, such as changing your attitude, thinking, and behavior from the inside out. 2) It emphasizes that you are responsible for who you are and have control over your own thinking by choosing how you interpret situations. 3) The key is to influence your environment through positive contributions, focusing on the good, and spreading smiles rather than getting drawn into negativity.

1. How to Stay +
POSI IVE
in a
TOUGH Work Environment

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Beware the Bullets!

3. Negative Work
Environment
- Dog eat dog . . . everyone fighting to get ahead
- No one appreciates your contributions
- Too much work . . . not enough help
- Deadlines are unrealistic
- Longer hours . . . additional work
- Budget Constraints
- Competition is eating us alive
- Poor management / direction
- Job insecurity

4. Other People’s
Behavior
Gossips
Bulldozers Complainers
Patronizers Whiners Negatives
Snipers Backstabber
s
Clams
Walking Wounded Controller
s
Sluffers Brown Nosers Exploders

5. Changing
Environment
“The only person who always
likes change is a wet baby”
CHANGE . . .
Challenges our
paradigms
Alters the way we think
Makes life more difficult
for a while
Causes Stress
Is an ongoing fact of life

6. Past
Ouch! Experiences
Ouch!
Ouch! Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch! Ouch!

7. Negative
World View
Media
Frenzy
A recent Statistic:
Crime down 20% in America reporting up 600%,
Look at what you are looking at !!!

8. Determinism
Theory
GENETIC: My Grandparents did it to me.
(Inherited traits)
PSYCHIC: My Parents did it to me.
(Upbringing)
ENVIRONMENTAL: My Spouse, my Boss,
the Company, the Economy, etc.. is doing
this to me. (Surroundings)

9. Life’s Little Question
“Are some people just born positive
“Are some people just born positive
thinkers
thinkers
.. .. .. or is it their CHOICE?”
or is it their CHOICE?”

10. Choose the Right Luggage
Dodge
s
B ullet Be
Bulletproof

11. The Problem With Dodging
Bullets
You’re going to get hit!

12. Choice #2
Wear Bulletproof Armor

13. Bulletproof Armor
Bulletproof Armor
Comes from
Comes from
SELF CHANGE

14. Putting on
Putting on
the Armor
the Armor
nge
Cha gs!
3Thin

15. How to Change Your
Attitude
ATTITUDE
Changes happen
personally
from the
INSIDE OUT!
ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE

16. So . . . Accept Responsibility
I am responsible . . .
. . . for who I am
. . . for what I have
. . . for what I do
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TTIITUD E
A TT
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17. Step #2 Take Control
Negative
YOU
world view
ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!

18. How to Change Your
Thinking
THINKING
Changes come
from observing
logically in
every situation
THINKING
THINKING

19. Observe Your Thinking
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THINKING
THINKING

20. Manage Your Self-Talk
If you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…
YOU’RE RIGHT! Henry Ford
This is going to be This is going to
a wonderful day! be a crappy day!
THINKING
THINKING

21. How to Change Your
Behavior
BEHAVIOR
Changes take
true assessment,
determination &
discipline
BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR

22. Choose Your Behavior
REACTIVE
Stimulus Response
RESPONSIBLE
My My
Stimulus Choice Response
BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR

23. Steps Toward Changing
Behavior
The New YOU!
The New YOU!
BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR
4. Unconscious Competence
3. Conscience Competence
2. Conscience Incompetence
1. Unconscious Incompetence

24. INFLUENCE YOUR ENVIRONMENT!
Add POSI +IVE Behavior
Replace the BAD HABITS!
• Spread a SMILE around
• Sprinkle some “positive” on the negatives
• Focus on the good of each day
• Stay out of the “feeding frenzies”
• Say “please” and “thank you”
• Practice EMPATHY
• Evaluate YOUR behavior
• Never miss an opportunity to complement
BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR

25. More POSI IVE +
Contributions
• Before you say anything to anyone, ask
yourself three things
1. Is it true?
2. Is it harmful?
3. Is it necessary?
• Keep promises
• Have a forgiving view of people
• Keep an open mind with changes
• Count to 1000 if necessary
• See criticism as opportunity to improve
• Cultivate your sense of humor

26. Remember to . . .
Watch your definitions -
Watch your definitions -
they become thoughts
they become thoughts
Watch your thoughts -
Watch your thoughts -
they become words
they become words
Watch your words -
Watch your words -
they become actions
they become actions
Watch your actions -
Watch your actions -
they become your destiny
they become your destiny

27. The 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

28. Choose POSI +IVE Living