Developing Positive Attitude

1. DEVELOPING POSITIVE
ATTITUDE
• Uttam Acharya
• Director of Studies(9841252849) NASC

2. Objectives
 Explain the importance of positive attitude in
work life
 Describe dimensions of positive attitude
 Apply practical skills for developing positive
attitude
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3. Contents
 Positive attitude and its importance in work life
 Dimensions of attitude- Positive thinking , believing
and behaving
 Practical skills for developing positive attitude
 Steps to develop positive attitude
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4. Why we need good attitude?
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5. Issues
 Can an executive be a good executive
without a good attitude
 Can a student be a good student
without a good attitude?
 Can parents, teachers, salespersons,
employers, or employees be a good in
their roles without a good attitude?
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6. Issues
 A little boy asked balloon seller “If
you release a black balloon, would
that also fly?” The balloon seller
replied “Son , it is not the color of
the balloon, it is what’s inside that
makes it up”
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7. Thought
 IF AN EGG IS BROKEN BY AN
OUTSIDE FORCE… …..A LIFE ENDS.
 IF AN EGG BREAKS FROM WITHIN...
LIFE BEGINS.
 GREAT THINGS ALWAYS BEGIN FROM
WITHIN.
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8. Positive?
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9. Positive
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 Good
 Constructive
 Creative
 Presence not absence
 Optimism
 Effective
 Beneficial
 ……………….???
 Happiness, joys, progress

10. Attitude?
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11. Concept of attitude:
“Attitudes are likes and dislikes,
favorable or unfavorable evaluations
and reactions to objects, people,
situations, or any other aspects of the
world including abstract ideas and
social policies”
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15. Attitude: Importance
 Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how
you respond to it. —Charles Swindoll
 It determines everything else in your life!
 It affects relationships.
 It affects careers; It affects your entire future.
 Your attitude is a habit
 Changing your attitude can literally change your
life.
 And here’s the great thing about attitude: It’s
your choice
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16. How to learn Attitude?
 Praise someone and get back the same
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17. How to Learn positive attitude?
Human being should learn
everything
Human being should acquire
knowledge, skill and Attitude
Should practice the behavior
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20. Attitude: old story
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21. New story
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22. Different Dimensions
यादृशी भावना यस्य सिध्दिभभवसि िादृशी
 Positive thinking
 Positive believing
 Positive behaving
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23. Positive thinking
 Positive thinking.
Constructive thinking.
Creative thinking.
Optimism.
Motivation and energy to do things and
accomplish goals.
An attitude of happiness.
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24. Positive believing
 Expecting success and not failure.
 Making you feel inspired.
 It gives you the strength not to give
up, if you encounter obstacles on
your way.
 Believing in yourself and in your
abilities.
 Enables you to show self-esteem and
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25. Positive behaving: act
 It helps you achieve goals and attain
success.
 It brings more happiness into your life.
 It produces more energy.
 Positive attitude increases your faith in
your abilities, and brings hope for a
brighter future.
 You become able to inspire and motivate
yourself and others.(e.g. not to smoke,
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26. Ethical behavior
 Acting in ways consistent with what
society and individuals typically think are
good values.
 Ethical behavior tends to be good for
business and involves demonstrating
respect for key moral principles that
include
 honesty,
 fairness,
 equality,
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29. STRESS
Eustress: positive
stress
Distress: negative
stress
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30. We get power from
nature/god
 See earth , this is for us (how it has served
us?)
 See sun (imagine our life without sun)
 See any object ( why it is there ?..someone
brought/made it)
 We are working for nature /god
 Different role (father –son, mother- daughter
etc.)
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31. Being Positive:
Positive feedback:
100% improvement in sports
Positive conversation:
Organizations having more positive
conversations are regarded as healthy
organizations.
Positive attitude:
People with positive attitude even lived longer.
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32. "By constant thinking about the
faults of others, your intellect
gradually gets contaminated by
these faults“
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33. Developing skills for Positive
Attitude
 िमलोष्टाश्मकान्चन :- माटो, ढुंगा र िवर्भ(िन)मा िमान
भाव
 िल्यसियासिय :- सिय िथा असियमा िमान
 िल्यासनन्दात्मिुंस्तसि : सनन्दा र स्तसिमा िमान
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34. It’s like a garden.
What we nurture that grows?
Where is the focus?
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35. Power
of
Positive Attitude
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36. Exercise ( sharing)
1. Think of a time in your work/life
experience, when you worked with a
person having very positive attitude
/thinking and achieved outstanding result.
2. Tell the story – who, when, where and
what s/he did? What was the result?
3. What made that person having positive
attitude and thinking?
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37. ONLY 10% OF
ANY ICEBERG
IS VISIBLE.
Ice Berg
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38. SEA LEVEL
10 %
90 %
VISIBLE
ABOVE SEA LEVEL
INVISIBLE
BELOW SEA LEVEL
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39. SEA LEVEL
KNOWLEDGE
&
SKILLS
ATTITUDE
UNSEEN
TO OTHERS
SEEN TO
OTHERS
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40. Benefits
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41. The benefits of a positive
attitude:
 More happiness.
 More energy.
 Greater inner power and strength.
 People respect you.
 Makes for a pleasing personality.
 Fosters teamwork.
 Reduces stress.
 Improves working environment.
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42. Negative attitude:
consequences
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43.  Bitterness
 Ill health
 Create negative environment
 High stress level for themselves and for
others
 They also pass on their negative
behaviors to others around them and to
Consequences of Negative
Attitude
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44. When you complete your
assignment/tenure in the
present organization, how
do you want to be
remembered?
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45.  Irritating, most negative,
charmless, disgusting
or
 Enthusiastic, positive, energetic,
charming, passionate,
compassionate
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46. Steps to Develop Positive
Attitude
1. Look at the bright side of life. Focus at
positive.
2. Find reasons to smile more often.
3. Avoid negative thinking and worries.
4. Associate yourself with happy and positive
people.
5. Read inspiring stories. Read inspiring
quotes.
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47. Steps to Develop Positive
Attitude
7. Engage in continuous learning process.
8. Start to like things that need to be done.
9. Start your day with positive in the
morning.
10. At the end of each day, reflect on the
positives of the day. What went right and
why? Rather than focusing on what went
wrong. Focus instead on what you've
learned.
11. At the end of the day repeat this
affirmation: I am an optimistic, hopeful,
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52. Thank you
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