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Positive attitude

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Steven E. Hudson
Steven E. Hudson

This document discusses the benefits of maintaining a positive attitude. It argues that a positive attitude can help one cope better with life's daily challenges, bring more optimism, and avoid negative thinking. Adopting a positive attitude can lead to constructive changes that make one happier and more successful in achieving goals. The document provides examples of how to demonstrate and develop a positive attitude through positive thinking, motivation, confidence, and associating with positive people. Maintaining a positive outlook can positively influence one's life and environment.

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POSITIVE ATTITUDE Improving the quality of one’s life one second, minute and day at a time through Positive Interactions.
What  Positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. Susan Sasson
Who, here in this room has not said this statement or something similar to students or colleagues? Attitude Determines Altitude
Why  If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter and more successful.With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life, become optimistic and expect the best to happen. Susan Sasson
How do you show ATTITUDE?
 How do you come to work everyday?  How do you see your job, your commute, your life in general?  If one asked someone about your attitude how would they describe you and your attitude?  How do you, personally, describe your attitude?
You can share if you wish, but this is mostly to reflect on personal ideals, values, attitude(s) … Take a moment to self-reflect …
Take “15”  How do you see yourself? Are you positive Are you negative  Do you see the best in … others yourself  Do you see yourself as a problem solver or a fault finder?
What  It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing and strengthening. Susan Sasson
Positive attitude manifests in the following ways:  Positive thinking. Constructive thinking. Creative thinking. Expecting success. Optimism.
 Motivation to accomplish your goals. Being inspired. Choosing happiness. Not giving up. Looking at failure and problems as blessings in disguise.
 Believing in yourself and in your abilities. Displaying self-esteem and confidence. Looking for solutions. Seeing opportunities.
A positive attitude leads to happiness and success and can change your whole life. If you look at the bright side of life, your whole life becomes filled with light.This light affects not only you and the way you look at the world, but also your whole environment and the people around you. If it is strong enough, it becomes contagious. Benefits
 Helps achieving goals and attaining success. Success achieved faster and more easily. More happiness. More energy. Greater inner power and strength.
 The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others. Fewer difficulties encountered along the way. The ability to surmount any difficulty. Life smiles at you. People respect you.
Positive versus Negative WHY
 Negative attitude says: You cannot achieve success.  Positive attitude says: You can achieve success.
You ….  Choose to be happy.  Look at the bright side of life.  Choose to be and stay optimistic.  Find reasons to smile more often.  Have faith in yourself and in the Power of the Universe.
You …  Contemplate upon the futility of negative thinking and worries.  Associate yourself with happy people.  Read inspiring stories.  Read inspiring quotes.  Repeat affirmations that inspire and motivate you.
 -Visualize only what you want to happen.  Learn to master your thoughts.  Learn concentration and meditation.
… The Answer …  Following even only one of the above suggestions, will bring more light into your life!
Returning to the personal “Self-Reflection”
Consider …  Over the next 90 days what do you want to change about your attitude?  How will you determine if the change is positive or negative?  How do you believe this change will affect your relationships with peers, students, parents, administration, family and others in general?
Is the glass  ½ full  ½ empty
 As for me and my attitude … I choose …. ½ Full!!!
References  http://www.successconsciousness.com/positi ve_attitude.htm  http://lesswrong.com/lw/4su/the_science_of_ happiness/?gclid=CP--hsainbECFQ- c7Qodj1en0A

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  • 1. POSITIVE ATTITUDE Improving the quality of one’s life one second, minute and day at a time through Positive Interactions.
  • 2. What  Positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. Susan Sasson
  • 3. Who, here in this room has not said this statement or something similar to students or colleagues? Attitude Determines Altitude
  • 4. Why  If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter and more successful.With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life, become optimistic and expect the best to happen. Susan Sasson
  • 5. How do you show ATTITUDE?
  • 6.  How do you come to work everyday?  How do you see your job, your commute, your life in general?  If one asked someone about your attitude how would they describe you and your attitude?  How do you, personally, describe your attitude?
  • 7. You can share if you wish, but this is mostly to reflect on personal ideals, values, attitude(s) … Take a moment to self-reflect …
  • 8. Take “15”  How do you see yourself? Are you positive Are you negative  Do you see the best in … others yourself  Do you see yourself as a problem solver or a fault finder?
  • 9. What  It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing and strengthening. Susan Sasson
  • 10. Positive attitude manifests in the following ways:  Positive thinking. Constructive thinking. Creative thinking. Expecting success. Optimism.
  • 11.  Motivation to accomplish your goals. Being inspired. Choosing happiness. Not giving up. Looking at failure and problems as blessings in disguise.
  • 12.  Believing in yourself and in your abilities. Displaying self-esteem and confidence. Looking for solutions. Seeing opportunities.
  • 13. A positive attitude leads to happiness and success and can change your whole life. If you look at the bright side of life, your whole life becomes filled with light.This light affects not only you and the way you look at the world, but also your whole environment and the people around you. If it is strong enough, it becomes contagious. Benefits
  • 14.  Helps achieving goals and attaining success. Success achieved faster and more easily. More happiness. More energy. Greater inner power and strength.
  • 15.  The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others. Fewer difficulties encountered along the way. The ability to surmount any difficulty. Life smiles at you. People respect you.
  • 17.  Negative attitude says: You cannot achieve success.  Positive attitude says: You can achieve success.
  • 18. You ….  Choose to be happy.  Look at the bright side of life.  Choose to be and stay optimistic.  Find reasons to smile more often.  Have faith in yourself and in the Power of the Universe.
  • 19. You …  Contemplate upon the futility of negative thinking and worries.  Associate yourself with happy people.  Read inspiring stories.  Read inspiring quotes.  Repeat affirmations that inspire and motivate you.
  • 20.  -Visualize only what you want to happen.  Learn to master your thoughts.  Learn concentration and meditation.
  • 21. … The Answer …  Following even only one of the above suggestions, will bring more light into your life!
  • 22. Returning to the personal “Self-Reflection”
  • 23. Consider …  Over the next 90 days what do you want to change about your attitude?  How will you determine if the change is positive or negative?  How do you believe this change will affect your relationships with peers, students, parents, administration, family and others in general?
  • 24. Is the glass  ½ full  ½ empty
  • 25.  As for me and my attitude … I choose …. ½ Full!!!