Positive Attitude & Proactive Thinking

Positive Attitude & Being Proactive

Promoting Productive Organizational Culture and Work Environment

What we will be learning today?

• Module-1: Positive (Mental) Attitude – What is Attitude? How is it formed?

– Mental Attitude. Iceberg Phenomenon

– What factors determine Attitude?

– Paradigm Shift. Obstacles

• Module-2: Proactive Thinking – Reactive vs. Proactive

– Relational Model: Stimulus-Reaction

– Your Environment. Using your shield!

If it’s to be, it’s up to me!

Attitude

Preparation

Perseverance

Respect

Honesty

Integrity

Courage

Appreciation

Self-Control

Empathy

Gratitude

Tolerance

Duty

Loyalty

Responsibility

Compassion

Leadership

Character

“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success

or failure.” Peale

POSITIVE (MENTAL ATTITUDE) Module-1

Attitude

It is not positive or negative attitude one has matter but what matter is..

• Do you have attitude which care for others?

• Do you have attitude which gives space to grow?

What is an Attitude?

• Is the way we react or respond to people, objects and institutions on issues, facts or state.

• It is an outward expression (through body gestures) of our state of mind.

• It is a mirror of the mind.

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Mass Communication

Economic status

Neighbourhood

Family &

Peer Groups

Vicarious

Learning

Operant

Conditioning

Classical

conditioning

Experience with

The object

Formation of Attitude

Human (Mental) Attitude

• Attitude unlike behavior, skills & knowledge is invisible

• Thus human beings can be linked to the iceberg phenomena

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How Much Do You See Of An

Iceberg?

Any Guesses?

Only 10 % of the Iceberg is seen above

the surface

90% of an iceberg is below sea level

What is Behavior?

Behavior

Attitude

Value

Belief

How Much Do You See Of An Negative Attitude?

Only 10 % of your negativity is seen above the surface—Your attitude is this 10 %

90% of an negativity is below the surface.

But no one knows what is under the surface but you…All they see is your attitude

“Positive impressions are like seeds. You plant them, nurture them…And below the surface they grow and expand…Breaking through the surface often exponentially” Linda Kaplan and Robin Koval—The Power of Nice

Factors that determines how positive your attitude is? 3E’s & 1G

Environment!

Experience!

Education!

Genetics!

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR ATTITUDE 3 E’s & 1 G

• Environment

• Experience

• Education

• Genetics

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Steps to Developing a Positive Mental & Work Attitude

• Think Positive

• Develop Can Do attitude

• Do not Complain

• Keep Posit ive thinking friends

• Be Appreciat ive

• Control your frustration

• Live in the present

Obstacles to Maintaining a Positive Attitude

These obstacles are:

• Fear

• Worry

• Anger

• Doubt

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Shifting your Paradigm!

Behavior

Attitude

Value

Belief

PARADIGM SHIFT DETERMINE ALTITUDE

Principle and practices for Positive Attitude-I

• BE CONSCIOUS: of what we do and say

• OBSERVE: my reactions, feelings, what provokes them

• RECOVERY: Its OK to fail, Don't blame yourself if you do act negatively, use it to learn, allow yourself time to recover and meditate

• ACCEPTANCE: without this positive thinking is difficult

Principle and practices for Positive Attitude-II

• TIME : You are important -give yourself, time to restore your self-respect

• OTHERS EXPECTATIONS : If you allow others to define us, we lose our freedom, If we feel we have to meet others expectations. We absorb their disappointment and blame ourselves

• PERSONAL MASTERY : Allow myself to take control over my life again and rebuild self- Esteem

• MEDITATION : Give myself time everyday to restore energy to my being instead of always doing

WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% ?

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

A T T I T U D E 1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5

K N O W L E D G E

11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5

H A R D W O R K 8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11

S K I L L S 19 11 9 12 12 19 =

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96

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100

Arrange all the alphabets by given them numbers according to their position :

IT IS OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE &

WORK THAT MAKES OUR LIFE 100%

Importance of Attitude

End of Module-1

• Activity – I

• Activity – II

PROACTIVE THINKING Module-2

What’s on your mind?

• The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet.

• Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts.

• Think, act and talk negatively and your world will be negative.

• Think, act and talk with enthusiasm and you will attract positive results.

This is going to be a wonderful day!

This is going to be a crappy day!

Manage Your Self-Talk Manage Your Self-Talk If you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…

YOU’RE RIGHT! Henry Ford

THINKING THINKING

Be Proactive

Proactivity Defined • PROACTIVITY = Human beings are responsible

for their own behavior!

• Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.

• We have the initiative and responsibility to make things happen.

• RESPONSIBILITY: “Response – ability” Ability to choose your response.

In reality, most of us are

• Reactive Person

• Who are slaves of stimulus

• Stimulus is controlled by External environment

Relational Model: Stimulus and Reaction

STIMULUS REACTION

Comparison Thinks then Reacts

P r o a c t i v e Pe o p l e • Do not Blame anyone or

anything. • Behavior is a product of

their c o n s c i o u s c h o i c e , based on va l u e s .

• They c a r r y t h e i r w e a t h e r with them.

• They are still influenced by external stimulus – but their response is va l u e based choice or response.

Reacts then thinks Re a c t i v e Pe o p l e • Blame circumstances,

conditions & conditioning. • Behavior is a product of

their c o n d i t i o n s , based on fe e l i n g s .

• If weather is good, they feel good, if it is bad, they feel bad.

• Reactive people build their lives around others emotions.

Why Proactive Thinking?

• Proactive persons are masters

• They control themselves and also external environment

• They never run out options

Relational Model: Stimulus and Reaction

STIMULUS FREEDOM

TO CHOOSE

REACTION

• SELF-AWARENESS • IMAGINATION • CONSCIENCE • INDEPENDENT WILL

Be Proactive

• Change how you handle things. Make a choice to be positive and focus on those things that YOU can change.

• Make a positive difference in your family, your class, your school and the world!

Environment

YOU

Get your shield at work!

Thinking

Attitude

Behavior

Shielded Environment

YOU

Proactive also means you have a Can-do Attitude

Can-Do People No-Can-Do People

Take initiative to make it happen Wait for something to happen to them

Think about solutions and options Think about problems and barriers

Act Are acted upon

(Is there anything impossible?)

• If you use the Right Instruments and

• choose the Right Time, that is.

• Bel ieve you can, you will. It’s all in your mind. Winning comes from within.

• It is not your Aptitude, but your Att itude, that will determine your Alt itude in life.

• Happiness is simply a result of choosing attitudes.

Shifting your Paradigm!

Behavior

Attitude

Value

Belief

PARADIGM SHIFT DETERMINE ALTITUDE

Final Thoughts: Must DO!

• Accept whatever situation you find yourself

• Focus on the positive side of every problem

• Focus on solution

• Make a list of possible solution to the problem

• Focus on the future

• Squash all “ANTs” – Automatic Negative Thoughts

THANK YOU!