Good Attitudes Contribute to Success
Acquiring good attitudes can alter lives. Good attitudes contribute to success. An executive can’t excel without good attitude. It is a critical factor in success. A person always proved to be team player with good attitude.
For Example, in a country with an honest government, you will always find people with right attitude – honest, trustworthy and helpful.
People with good attitudes have following features.
They are pleasing character since they believe in themselves.
They are naturally very energetic.
They enjoy life with full extent.
They never take back seat motivating other.
They are always good team player.
Bad attitudes attribute ill health, high stress, low productivity, purposeless life, fewer friends etc.
You can acquire positive attitude by becoming aware of the traits that build positive attitudes. Like the way you feed body with good food, you should also feed your mind with good thoughts.
Attitude can be considered as an individual’s outlook towards something. Something could be another person, behavior or some event. Certainly an attitude should always be positive. It keeps negative thinking at bay and gets a feeling of confidence. A positive attitude should not be to an extent that it hurts sentiments of masses.
Points to Remember:
The key to a positive attitude is to accept failures.
One should not give up very easily and strive for success.
Looking for alternatives (solutions).
Believing in yourself and always be open to criticism
Having a negative attitude can be stressful, affect self esteem
Attitude has got nothing to do with arrogance. It is mere a perspective.
Being “fake” is a sign of not being yourself. This will not work for having a positive attitude.
Why attitude?
- Positive attitude keeps a person healthier both physically and mentally.
- Helps achieve goals and success.
- Gives a sense of superiority and happiness
- A positive attitude helps to deal with stress.
- A positive attitude at work can help achieve goals faster.
Types of Attitude
Positive attitude : People who always think positively have a positive attitude. People with a positive attitude are usually confident, respect others and are always in search of new arenas. A positive attitude at work is very essential.
Negative attitude : People who think negatively have a negative attitude. Categories of people who flaunt for no reason also fall in this category. People who always underestimate others and have a superiority complex can also have a negative attitude.
Approach to a positive attitude
Be aware of the surroundings
Accept the way you are
Do things that relax you more frequently
Always think positive
Seeking opportunities always
Looking for alternative solutions
Believing in yourself
Reason of Developing Negative Attitude
Negative thinking
Worrying about small issues
At times, people have a negative attitude by will.
Loosing faith in your self.
Commonsense – Sixth sense
We have five senses naturally gifted. Applying these senses, we can acquire sixth sense, i.e. commonsense. You can be highly educated, but if you lacks commonsense, you won’t be able to excel high in career or business. Commonsense can’t be taught, you have to acquire it with constant effort. An education without commonsense is worthless.
Commonsense means a very natural, comprehensive or radical thinking. It is an approach to take decisions as fast as possible in tight situations. It means that we must pay attention to something that is likely to happen or obvious.
Points to remember:
Common sense is not an “art “or “practice” that comes by experience.
Common sense differs from person to person
Common sense has got nothing to do with intelligence.
How well can a person use his knowledge is also a part of common sense.
Why Commonsense?
Helps to take faster decisions to avoid chaos
Helps to achieve confidence and success
Helps to become alert
A person with commonsense is supposed to be reasonable
Helps to develop skills.
Common Sense Reasoning
Our ability to use common sense depends on how well can we reason common sense.
This includes:
Ability to reason quickly
Spontaneity
Ability to tolerate inconsistency and faults
Ability to handle situations that change with respect to events
Ability to pay attention to the obvious
Self Esteem
Self-esteem is very important in order to enjoy in whatever you are doing. It gives good feeling and drives you to achieve more and more. Lack of it means lack of self-respect. In that case, ego takes the driver’s seat and leads to rust you. You will find yourself prompt in giving excuses, you will become lazy and enjoy being idle.
- There is correlation between feelings and behavior. If feeling are good, you behavior will bound to be good. Self-esteem gives you good feeling, enthusiasm and energy.
- There are two kinds of people, givers and takers. Givers sleep well and always have high self-esteem while takers eat well and lack self-esteem.
- Low-esteemed people lacks vision, thus can’t acquire excellence.
Self esteem is a way by which a person can realize his own worth. Worth and emotions include confidence, alertness, pride etc. it is a feeling that is developed by itself and grows naturally. Self esteem is how well you can accept yourself.
Points to remember:
1. Self esteem may differ from person to person.
2. Self esteem can be increased by:-
- Pampering your self.
- Not feeling guilty or conscience
- Not being judgmental about others.
- Accepting yourself the way you are and changing for good.
- Always being optimistic and being prepared for the worst
Why self esteem?
Increases confidence
Gives a proud feeling thereby increasing productivity
Helps managing work and being not being partial.
Strengths can be determined.
Makes an individual feel important and increased self worth.
