This document discusses the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, even in tough work environments. It defines attitude as one's mindset or outlook, and identifies three components that make up attitudes: cognitions, affections, and behaviors. Maintaining a positive attitude depends on managing one's self-talk, choosing positive behaviors, and influencing one's environment with small acts like smiling and complimenting others. Examples are given of how successful figures like Abraham Lincoln were able to overcome failures and hardships through perseverance and a positive mindset. The document encourages taking responsibility for one's own attitude and choosing to view challenges optimistically rather than giving up.

1. “POSITIVE
ATTITUDE AT
TOUGH WORK
PLACE”
BY N.S. PADMAVAT

2. WHAT IS AN ATTITUDE?
Attitude is a state of mind
Your attitude is your mind-set
It is the way you look at things mentally
Attitudes are evaluative statements
They indicate one’s feelings either favourably or
unfavourably to persons, objects and or
events.

3. WHAT ARE THE SALIENT
FEATURES ABOUT AITUDES?
Attitudes are related to feelings and beliefs
about people .
Attitude is a response to persons, objects or
events.
Attitudes affect behaviour positively or
negatively .
Attitudes undergo changes.
Attitudes affect perception, and in turn,
behaviour .

4. HOW ATTITUDE WORKS
It is a cognitive and affective evaluation that
predisposes a person to act in a certain way
Cogn
Affe itive
ctive BEHAV
IOUR

5. THREE COMPONENTS OF
ATTITUDES?
Cognitions (Thoughts)
Affections (Feelings)
Behaviour ( Actions and reactions)

6. THREE COMPONENTS OF
ATTITUDES- AN EXAMPLE
Cognitions (My job is interesting)
Affections (I love my job)
Behaviour ( I am going to get to work early with a
smile on my face- my intention to act)

7. THREE TYPES OF JOB RELATED
ATTITUDES
Job satisfaction - Individual’s positive
emotional state toward his job
Job Involvement - the degree to which people
immerse themselves in their jobs - It is
identifying with one’s job
Organizational commitment - it is about
employees loyalty towards their organizations
- It is identifying with one’s organization

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

9. THERE ARE LOTS OF
BULLETS WHICH HIT YOU
AT WORK PALCE AND
YOU WILL DISTURB.
BEWARE OF THESE
BULLETS.

10. Ot
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r
The Environment g
in nt
Be Pe g
ha op an nme
vio le’s Ch iro
r
Env
Negative Work Ouch!
YOU
Past
Environment Experiences
De
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at iv e w Th min
eg Vi
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W
Beware the Bullets!

11. 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

12. Past
Ouch! Experiences
Ouch!
Ouch! Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch! Ouch!

13. 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?”

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

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

16. Choice #2
Wear Bulletproof Armor

17. Bulletproof Armor
Bulletproof Armor
Comes from
Comes from
SELF CHANGE

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

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

20. So . . . Accept Responsibility
I am responsible . . .
. . . for who I am
. . . for what I have
. . . for what I do
E
TTIITUD E
A TT
A TUD

21. Step #2 Take Control
Negative
YOU
world view
ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!

22. 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

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

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

25. 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

26. 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

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

30. THE ICEBERG
HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?

31. THE ICEBERG
ONLY 10% OF
ANY ICEBERG
IS VISIBLE.
THE
REMAINING
90% IS BELOW
SEA LEVEL.

32. THE ICEBERG
VISIBLE
ABOVE SEA LEVEL
10 %
SEA LEVEL
INVISIBLE
BELOW SEA LEVEL
90 %

33. THE ICEBERG
The Iceberg phenomena is
also applicable on human
beings … ?

34. THE ICEBERG
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWN &
TO OTHERS
SKILLS SEA LEVEL
UNKNOWN
TO OTHERS
ATTITUDE

35. THE ICEBERG
? In other words,

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

37. WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% ?
Let each letter of the alphabetic has a value equals
to it sequence of the alphabetical order:
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
S K I L L S
19 11 9 12 12 19 = 82
K N O W L E D G E
11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5 = 96
H A R D W O R K
8 1 12 4 23 15 18 11 = 98
A T T I T U D E
1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100

38. 1. Lost his job
2. Got defeated for legislature
3. Started business and failed
4. Wife died of a fatal disease
5. Experienced nervous breakdown
6. Contested in election for speaker in legislature and lost
7. Tried for nomination in a political party and lost
8. Applied for post of land officer and didn’t get it
9. Contested for senate and lost
10. Contested for vice president and lost
11. Again contested for senate and lost
AND TWO YEARS LATER…..
GOT ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF AMERICA
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

39. FAILURE
Does not mean (X) It means ( )
You are a failure You have not yet
succeeded
You have accom- You have learned
plished nothing something
You will never be able You have to do it in a
to do it different way
You are inferior You are not perfect
You have wasted your You have to start afresh
life

40. FAILURE
Does not mean (X) It means ( )
You should give up You should try very
hard
You will never achieve It takes a little longer
God has abandoned God has a better idea!
you You will get the idea if
you have faith in Him

41. WE CAN CHANGE / SUCCEED
NAME WHAT WAS HE? WHAT DID HE BECOME?
ALBERT EINSTEIN ORDINARY PATENT CLERK WORLD FAMOUS
SCIENTIST
ABRAHAM POOR FARMER’S SON PRESIDENT OF AMERICA
LINCOLN
GOLDAMEIR AVERAGE SCHOOL TEACHER PRIME MINISTER OF
ISRAEL
FRANKLIN. D SICK AND BOTH LEGS PRESIDENT OF AMERICA
ROOSEVELT PARALYSED
HOMER BLIND GREATEST GREEK
WRITER
HELEN KELLER BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB RENOWNED WRITER
DEMOSTHENES NERVOUS STAMMERER WELL KNOWN GREEK
ORATOR
BEETHOVEN DEAF RENOWNED MUSIC
COMPOSER
THOMAS EDISON MATRICULATE GREATEST INVENTOR

42. INSTEAD OF BLAMING DARKNESS,
LIGHT A CANDLE IF YOU CAN!
STOP BLAMING;
INSTEAD TAKE ACTION

43. HAVE A WONDERFULL
&
A positive LIFE
THNAK YOU
ENJOY LIFE