| Attitude is defined as the way you dedicate | | | | full or half empty, partly cloudy or partly |
| yourself to the way you think. Think negative | | | | sunny? They are just words, but they are a |
| or think positive is a choice and a process. | | | | reflection of how your mind sees things and |
| Negative is (unfortunately) an instinctive | | | | an indication of how you process thoughts. |
| process. Positive is a learned | | | | Avoid confrontational and negative words. The |
| self-discipline that must be studied and | | | | worst ones are: why, ca not, will not and |
| practiced every day. | | | | should. |
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| To achieve a positive attitude, you must take | | | | 9. Say why you LIKE things and people, not |
| physical, verbal and mental actions. Here are | | | | why you do not I like my job because I love |
| a few short chunks of attitude - awareness | | | | my family. Say things from the positive side |
| and actions - that will help put you (or keep | | | | enough and it becomes a habit you will revel |
| you) on the positive path: | | | | in for life. |
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| 1. Admit it is the fault of no one but your | | | | 10. Help others without expectation or |
| own. The more you blame others, the less | | | | measuring. If you give it away freely, you do |
| chance you have to think positive thoughts, | | | | not every have to worry about the |
| see a positive solution, or take positive | | | | measurement. The world will reward you 10 |
| action toward solution. The opposite of blame | | | | times over. |
| is responsibility. Your first responsibility | | | | |
| is to control your inner thoughts and thought | | | | 11. Think about your winning and losing |
| direction. | | | | words. Lose with: They do not pay me enough |
| | | | to. That is not my job. IF you say: Why |
| 2. Understand you always have (had) a choice. | | | | should I when he… then really, who |
| Attitude is a choice and most people select | | | | loses? Think learn, lessons, experience and |
| from the negative column. Reason? It is more | | | | solutions before you make a statement. |
| natural to blame and defend than it is to | | | | |
| admit and take responsibility. | | | | 12. Think about your mood and your mood |
| | | | swings. How long do you stay in a bad mood? |
| 3. If you think it is OK, it is; if you think | | | | If it is more than five minutes, something is |
| it is not OK, than it is not. Your thoughts | | | | wrong. And your attitude (and relationships, |
| direct your attitude to a path. If you think: | | | | results and success) will suffer. |
| this is crappy, why does this always happen | | | | |
| to me, then you have chosen a path. If you | | | | 13. Are you the head of the complaint |
| think, wow, this may not be the greatest, but | | | | department and the chief complainer? Many |
| look what I am learning, than you learn what | | | | people slip into cynicism day by day. They |
| not to do again. | | | | become bitter because of jealousy or envy of |
| | | | other people or their own misfortune. Big |
| 4. Invest time, do not spend it. Ignore the | | | | mistake. |
| local junk news. Find a project, or make a | | | | |
| plan to sell something or meet with someone | | | | List the lessons you can learn from those you |
| who buys or teaches instead. You will become | | | | have bitterness for and the results will turn |
| a world-class expert in five years. The only | | | | your thinking toward your own success and |
| question is: at what? Spend (invest) an hour | | | | away from theirs. |
| a day in anything and in five years you will | | | | |
| be a world-class expert. | | | | 1. Celebrate victory and defeat. Winning and |
| | | | losing are part of life and apart from |
| 5. Study the thoughts and writings of | | | | attitude. Visit a childrens hospital. Get |
| positive people. Read Napoleon Hills Think | | | | comfortable with the plight of others and |
| & Grow Rich. | | | | feel good about the minuteness your problems |
| | | | compared to theirs. |
| 6. Listen to tapes and CDs by positive | | | | |
| thinkers of the world: Zig Ziglar, Denis | | | | 2. Count your blessings every day. Start with |
| Waitley, Wayne Dyer and as many others as you | | | | health if you are fortunate enough to have |
| can find. | | | | it. Add the love of children and family. From |
| | | | there it is easy to build the list. Want an |
| 7. Attend seminars and take courses. Enroll | | | | instant lesson? Go out and buy a copy of The |
| in a Dale Carnegie program. | | | | Little Engine That Could. It is a philosophy |
| | | | for a lifetime! |
| 8. Check your language gauge. Do you say half | | | | |