ATTITUDEGet That Pickle Out of Your

Mouth!

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Outline Characteristics of good &bad attitudesYouTube video on positive attitudes9 Steps to a more positive attitudeSelf Empowerment PledgeAttitude QuizSummary

AttitudePositive

-Be Grateful

-Live in the

Moment

-Laugh

-Relax

-Time and

Place for

Everything

Negative

-Complaining

-Whining

-Stressed

-Depressed

-Stubborn

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AttitudeWhen Life Gives You Lemons

Make Lemonade!

Negative People

Positive People

Attit

ude

9 Steps to a More Positive Attitude

YouTube - ?Succeed with a Positive Attitude??

Step

# 1

Don’t be a victim of your past.

Vict

im o

f you

r Pa

stDon’t dwell on the pastPast is what you choose to

rememberTruth is more important than

facts

Step

# 2

Give your complaints the Valley Forge test.

Valle

y Fo

rge

Remember the patriots during Valley Forge when you want to complain

If the patriots would laugh at the problem drop it or deal with it….DON’T WHINE!

If they cry out in sympathy your problem is legitimate

Step

# 3

Focus your dissatisfaction.

Diss

atisf

actio

n Can lead to motivation Can create ambition Don’t let dissatisfaction

spread like a wildfire

Step

# 4

Get rid of your emotional baggage.

Emot

iona

l Ba

ggag

e Complaining about

baggage comforts failures

Emotional baggage creates excuses for failing

Emotional baggage consists of: grudges, hurt feelings, or insults.

Step

# 5

Challenge your negative self talk.

Nega

tive

Self-

Talk

Replace negative with positive Repetition Visualize your inner critic

erasing the negative and creating positive

Step

# 6

Use direction deflection questions.

Dire

ctio

n De

flect

ion

Ques

tions Follow your intuition

To be your best you have to think and act your best

Ask questions: “Is what I’m about to say consistent with my best self?” “What would I say if I were being my best self?”

Step

# 7

Internalize the serenity prayer.

Sere

nity

Pra

yer

Courage to confront problems

Accept predicaments Wisdom to not complain

about problems or results

Step

# 8

Take the self Empowerment Pledge.

Self

Empo

werm

ent

Pled

ge Make promises to yourself

daily Morning, noon, afternoon,

bedtime Follow 7 simple promises to

equal 365 min. a year

Step

# 9

See one, do one, teach one.

See

one,

do

one,

te

ach

one First see it

Next, do the skill Before you master it you

have to teach it

The Self

Empowerment

PledgeSeven Simple Promises That

Will Change Your Life

Monday’s

Promise

RESPONSIBILITY

I will take responsibility for my

life.

Tuesday’s

Promise

ACCOUNTABILITY

I will not allow others negativity

to get in the way of my goals.

Wednesday’s

Promise

DETERMINATION

I will conquer some of my fears.

Thursday’s

PromiseCONTRIBUTION

I will help people because I

know I will need help someday.

Friday’s PromiseRESILIENCE

I will allow my rejections and

failures to become my success

later in life.

Saturday’s

Promise

PERSPECTIVE

I will learn to accept adversity.

Sunday’s

PromiseFAITH

Faith and gratitude will shine

through my everyday actions.

What’s Your

Attitude Positive

or Negative?

Attitude Self-Assessment Test — Ian's Messy Desk

Are you a Sweet

or Dill pickle? I look at

life’s good

and bad

experiences

with a positive

attitude and

learn from

them instead of

complain.

I complain

about everything in

life to everyone and

eventually

make my

surroundings

toxic.

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Beyond The Quote Videos. “Succeed with a Positive Attitude.”Aug.. 27,2007. Retrieved by:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtUByxnrGU

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