ATTITUDE

Presented by:• Mahdi Meherally• Zulkifl Meherally

Table of Contents• ATTITUDE OVERVIEW

• WHY ATTITUDE???

• 90-10 SECRET RULE

• WHAT IS ATTITUDE???

• ABC OF ATTITUDE

• RESPONSE VS.REACTION

• TYPES OF ATTITUDE

We have attitudes about…….

• “What we see depends

mainly on what we look

for.”John Lubbock

LIFE’S LITTLE QUESTION

What

get

s you

HERE??

?

Agricultural Laborer to CEO of USA companies (Ms. Jyothi Reddy)

1986- Warangal2005- USA

Physically Challenged

Its all about Attitude

What comes to your mind? :

First & Most Likely Responses…!! :

• First & Most Likely Responses…!!Donkey…..!!!!!

• Good for Nothing

• Useless

• Less Glamorous

• Taken for Granted animal

• …. Seldom we get response that donkey is one of the “hard working” animals and loyal

Poor Donkey

Hardworking & Helpful

Principles of Psychology (1890)

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

FATHER OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY

1842-1910

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.

• “There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is that whether it is positive or negative.”

-Robert Collier

DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE?

• Attitude is defined as the persistent tendency to feel and behave in a particular way towards some objects, persons or events.

WHAT IS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE WORD FOR SUCCESS!!!

• ATTITUDE

ABC of AttitudeAttitude Component Consistency

Affective Component(feelings)

Cognitive Component(Beliefs)

Behavioral Component(response tendencies)

Overall Attitude

HOW ATTITUDE WORKS

• It is a cognitive and affective evaluation that predisposes a person to act in a certain way.

Cognitive Cognitive

Affective

BEHAVIOUR

ABC of Attitude

• Attitudes consists of cognitive, behavioral, and affective components.

• The cognitive component is made up of the beliefs of an individual about the object of an attitude, for e.g., the belief that all old people are senile.

• The behavioral components consists of a predisposition to respond in a certain way to the object of the attitude, for e.g., talking to an old man as if talking to a child.

• The affective component refers to emotions aroused by the object of the attitude, for e.g., always feeling sorry for an older person.

ATTITUDE FORMATION

• EXPERIENCE

• ASSOCIATION

• FAMILY

• PEER GROUP

• SOCIETY

• ENVIRONMENT

• EDUCATION

90-10 Principle

The Secret

10% of life is made up of what happens to you.

90% of life is decided by how you respond.

HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?

ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90%

IS BELOW SEA LEVEL.

VISIBLE ABOVE SEA LEVEL

10%

INVISIBLE BELOW SEA LEVEL 90%

The Iceberg phenomena is also applicable on human beings……

Response

vs.

Reaction

Choose Your Behavior

Behavior

REACTIVE

RESPONSIBLE

Behavior

Stimulus Response

uncontrolled

Stimulus

Pause and select Your

choice

Your Response

controlled

90-10 Principle• 90/10 rule for all your happiness, prosperity and

longevity.

• Discover the 90/10 secret: It will change your life.

• 90/10 secret is incredible! Very few know and apply this secret.

• The result? Millions of people are suffering undeserved stress, trails, problems, and heartache. They never seem to be a success in life. Bad days follow bad days. Terrible things seem to be constantly happening.

TYPES OF ATTITUDE

NEGATIVEATTITUDE

POSITIVEATTITUDE

The Causes of Negative Attitude

• Wrong beliefs• Negative family/friends

• Negative environment• Unsatisfying life

The Consequences of Negative Attitude

• Negative attitude Shortens your life

• Such attitude Creates unpleasant future• It harms others• Such attitude produces negative effects

How To Change Negative Attitude

• The best way to change your mental state

• spot a negative aspect

• understand the cause

• Positive thinking is not enough

• Sometimes causes are internal rather than external

Avoid negative thoughts

• Avoid anything which triggers negative thoughts in you. It would be the newspaper or the electronic media who magnifies and are always looking for sensationalizing things.

This too shall pass• Remember the phrase….this too shall pass is applicable

for past, present and future. Nothing will continue whether the good or the bad time. The environment is dynamic and ever changing.

Take a step back

• Sometimes the cause of our depression or frustration are due to very small things, we feel lost or listless or irritated just because of the bad weather, traffic jam or a flat tyre.

• We then take out this frustration on important elements of our life example your job, colleagues, customer, family, etc.

HOW OUR ATTITUDES CHANGE

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEORY (LEON FISTENGER)

Story about a fox that tried in vain to reach a cluster of grapes that dangled from a vine above his head. The fox leapt high to grasp the grapes, but the delicious-looking

fruit remained just out of reach of his snapping jaws. After a few attempts the fox gave up and said to himself, ‘‘These grapes are sour, and if I had some I would not eat them."

 The fox changed his attitude to fit his behavior.

 People do not like to have attitudes and behavior in conflict,

this causes dissonance

Positive Attitude Development

• Is Attitude Development Important???

• How does Sleep Impact Attitude???

• How can I Improve My Day???

• Techniques to Develop a Positive Attitude• Mind over Matter• Live Life NOW• Associate more with positive people

• Learn to give compliment to others

• SMILE and say THANK YOU more• Don't Expect Anything in Return

• Take responsibility of your actions, your life

• Play Around

• Positive Language

• Get a hobby

• Do Not Walk Away From a Challenge• Become a Helper

• Pretend.

• A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

• Patricia Neal (1926-2010)

Obstacles to Maintaining a Positive Attitude

These obstacles are:

• Fear (False Enemy Appearing Real)

• Worry

• Anger

• Doubt

Positive Attitude is a path to Success

Yuvraj Singh

• “Positive Attitude can not get you anything but it can get you everything better than negative attitude can.”

-Zig Ziglar

• “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

Every Problem has a solution,only if we perhaps

change our attitude.

To go to the top,to that 100%

what we really need isto go further.. a bit more…YES. Just a little bit more…

ATTITUDE

A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100%

It is OUR ATTITUDEtowards life and work

that makes OUR life 100%!!!meaningful and purposeful

ATTITUDEIS

EVERYTHINGChange Your Attitude…

And You Change

Your Life!!!

CHANGE

YOUR ATTITUDE

FOR THE BETTERBECOME MORE POSITIVE

BECOME MORE DISCIPLINED

BECOME MORE MEANINGFUL

BECOME MORE PURPOSEFUL

WHEN DO YOU WANT TO BEGIN?

Bibliography

• http://www.abundance4me.net/

• http://ezinearticles.com/?Five-Tips-on-How-to-Develop-Positive-Attitude---Attitude-is-Everything&id=1719674

• http://www.afirstlook.com/docs/cogdiss.pdf

• http://www.personal-development-coach.net

• Develop a Positive Attitude to Lead a Great Life - By Tamara Baruhovich

• http://www.irastimes.org/The_90-10_Principle.htm

• http://www.simplypsychology.org/attitudes.html

Feeling good about yourself is not a luxury; it is an absolute necessity!!!