HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE?

Just as the absence of ill health does not equal good health, in t to same way the absence of negativity does not make person positive. People with positive attitudes have certain personality traits that re easy to recognize. They are caring, confident, patient, and humble. They have high expectations of themselves and others. They anticipate positive outcomes.

A person with a positive attitude is like a fruit of all seasons. He is always welcome.

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE YOUR ATTITUDE:

                                                                     Let me ask you: Are we born with attitudes or do we develop them as we mature? What are the factors that form our attitudes? If you have a negative outlook on life because of your environment, can you change your attitude?

Most of our attitudes were shaped during our formative years.

While we were born with tendencies toward temperaments, there are three factors that largely determine our attitude formation. These are the triple E's of attitude:

THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE TO ORGANIZATIONS

                

                  
                 Have you ever wondered why some individuals, organizations, or countries are more successful than others? It is not a secret! They are successful because they think and act more effectively. They do so by investing in their most valuable asset—people.
                  

                I have spoken to executives in major corporations all over the world and asked them a question: "If you had a magic wand and there was one thing you could change that would give you a cutting edge in the marketplace, increase productivity and profits, what would that be?" Their answers were unanimous. They said they would like to change their people's attitudes. With better attitudes people would be better team players; cutback on waste and become more loyal. In general, their company would be a great place to work in.

Importance of Attitude

Building a positive attitude:

                  There was a man who made his living selling balloons at a fair. He had balloons of many different colors, including red, yellow, blue, and green. Whenever business was slow, he would release a helium-filled balloon into the air. When the children saw the balloon go up, they all wanted one. They would come up to him, buy a balloon and his sales would go up. All day, he continued to release a balloon whenever the sales slowed down. One day, the balloon man felt someone tugging at his jacket. He turned around and a little boy asked, "If you release a Hack balloon, would that also fly?" Moved by the boy's concern, the man replied gently, "Son, it is not the color of the balloon, it is what's inside that makes it go up."