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Positive Attitude Towards Life

This document discusses the benefits of maintaining a positive attitude. It outlines that a positive attitude can lead to career success, less stress, better health, improved relationships and decision making. It provides 10 specific benefits of positivity, such as improved teamwork and motivation. The document also provides strategies for cultivating a positive mindset, such as surrounding yourself with positive people and changing negative thoughts. Famous historical figures with exemplary positive attitudes are also highlighted.

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Positive Attitude Towards Life

This document discusses the benefits of maintaining a positive attitude. It outlines that a positive attitude can lead to career success, less stress, better health, improved relationships and decision making. It provides 10 specific benefits of positivity, such as improved teamwork and motivation. The document also provides strategies for cultivating a positive mindset, such as surrounding yourself with positive people and changing negative thoughts. Famous historical figures with exemplary positive attitudes are also highlighted.

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Positive Attitude Towards Life

At the end of this module the students are


expected to:
• KNOW the benefits, strategies, overcome
challenges, and having self confidence in
various notion of positivity;
• VALUE the significance of positive thinking;
• PUT INTO PRACTICE in everyday life, whatever
learning one gets.
The Power of a Positive Attitude
• Thousands of candles can be lighted from a
single candle, and the life of the candle will
not be shortened. Happiness never decreases
by being shared. ~ Buddha
10 Things a Positive Attitude
Will Give You
• 1. Career Success.
• Your boss will notice if you have a positive
outlook. Since you’ll be more apt to solve
problems and be creative in a positive mood,
you’ll do a better job. Trust me, he’ll notice.
2. Less Stress
• Instead of seing things as
problems, look at them as
challenges.
• « In times of great stress or
adversity, it’s always best to keep
busy, to plow your anger and your
enegery into something
POSITIVE. » -Lee Lacocca
3. Better Health
• Less stress equals better
health!
• Being healthy means
less sick days.
• Less sick days means
productivity!
4.Improved Customer Relations

• Your customers will more likely


believe you if you show a positive
attitude.
• People who believe in what they
are doing and their products are
more convincing than others who
do not.
5. Become a Better Leader
• Lead by example. Your
subordinates are always
watching you.
• By having a positive outlook,
your enthusiasm will spread
and affect the rest of your
team.
• You’ll help them be able to
achieve their goals and in turn,
your organization’s goals.
6. Happier Work Environment
• Happiness is infectious; but so is negativity!
• People will be drawn to your company since
you are positive; they won’t be able to help
it. Then, they will be positive too, and so on.
• At the very least, the negative people will
stop bothering you too!
7. Improved Teamwork

By being positive, you are helping your team to be united


in overcoming challenges, instead of being divided over
issues and problems.
8. Motivation
• If you are positive, you will more likely take
chances. You will have the inspiration to
spread your wings!
9. Better Decision Making
• When you see things as challenges as opposed
to problems, you will be more proactive and
creative in your solutions and decisions

• “Choices are the hinges of destiny.”


10. Improved Relationships
• People love positive people.
• 1. Five Pillars of Attraction – F.R.E.S.H
• F: Finances
• R: Relationship
• E: Environment
• S: Spiritual
• H: Health
2. STOP listening to that little
negative voice.
• Counter-punch the negative self talk
with a substantial dose of positiveness.
• In many cases there could be hundreds of
them, unfortunately when you are frustrated
you are unable to see the forest for the trees -
sometimes referred to as Frustration Tunnel
Vision.
4. MOODS are contagious, both
positive and negative.
• Do something that will place you in a
positive mood, such as a daily delicious
habit or speaking with anyone that is
known for having a positive attitude or
mood.
• Speak slowly, breath deeply into your heart,
choose to remain calm or excuse yourself from
the discussion take a time out. Stop drinking
caffeine.
6. STOP looking out the rear view mirror
when that big broad windshield is staring
you in the face.

• Your vision of each event or situation is


totally up to you. You can either choose to be
negative or positive your choice. Or, you can
either focus on your negative past or look
forward into a positive future.
• "Past failures don't equal current successes."
• Jim Rohn: “YOU become the average sum of
the five people with whom you associate
with.“
• Who am I around?
• What are they doing to me?
• What have they got me saying?
• Where do they have me going?
• What do they have me thinking?
• What do they have me becoming?
• Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?
• Positive mind-set help individuals overcome
life’s challenges
• Help you grow and develop skills and
techniques to work towards goals
• It will help you focus on putting your life
externally and risking it for success while
maintaining a positive mind.
• You are an individual, and have your own
special purpose. You control who is in your
life and who is not. It is time to take charge of
your life and get rid of those who are bad
influences or are negative around you. You
are better off in the end and more likely to
succeed if you surround yourself with
supportive people. Time to work on that self-
esteem of yours.
• Self Esteem works two ways:
• The Positive Cycle
and
• The Negative Cycle
The positive cycle equals:

• High Self-Esteem
• Positive thoughts such as:
• “I can do this!”
• “I did wonderful job today”

• Gives you desirable behavior


The negative cycle means:

• Low Self-Esteem
• Catch your self saying:
• “I can’t do this”
• “Great! I failed again”
• Challenge yourself to stay positive, even if
you don’t see a light at the end of the
tunnel, or if you find yourself seeing that
your dreams are far from reach.
• Whatever bump you have hit on your path
to success, remember that it is the bump
that will get you there. Not stop you.
(Positive mind-set)
• Michelle Uy, even though as a yoga
teacher, finds it easy to fall prey to
negative thinking. Having negative
thoughts play out like a movie can only
bring you pain, something that she has
experienced many times throughout her
life. That’s what one small negative
thought can turn into: a huge, speeding
ball of ugliness.
On the contrary, a small positive thought can
have the same effect blossoming into a
beautiful Outcome.
• My boyfriend of two years who I have had a long
distance relationship with will soon be moving here and
we will be living together. Lately, I’ve had negative
thoughts of moving in with him knowing that my living
routine will have to change and we will have to create a
new routine together.
• Unfortunately, I’ve already jumped into the future and
have had thoughts that we will not be able to come up
with a living arrangement that will make us both happy.
In my mind, I have seen myself already getting angry
about our cooking and cleaning situation.
• He came for a surprise visit this past weekend and boy,
was it a surprise for him. We had a miserable weekend
together. I did not enjoy his company because I was
already angry with him and he was confused and
equally frustrated with me. What could have been a
really fabulous weekend ended up being a painful and
heavy weekend.
• When we start to have negative thoughts, it’s hard to
stop them. And it’s much easier said than done to shift
your focus to positive thoughts. But, it’s the only way—
especially if you want to avoid going down a path that is
painful and unnecessary.
• Meditate or do Yoga
• Smile
• Surround yourself with positive people
• Change tone of thoughts from negative to
positive
• Don’t play the victim. Create your life.
• Help someone
• Remember, no one is perfect, and move
forward
• Sing
• List five things that you are grateful for
right now
• Read positive quotes
• Watch your thoughts, they become words.
• Watch your words, they become actions.
• Watch your actions, they become habits.
• Watch your habits, they become your
character.
• Watch your character, it becomes your
destiny.
Famous Positive People
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
• British Prime Minister in 1940 to 1945 leading
the allied forces to victory over Germany in
world war 2 and again in 1951 to 1955. A true
inspirational leader noted for his speeches
uniting the people of England, an officer in the
British army, a historian and a writer earning
the noble prize for literature.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
• Born in Germany Einstein is best known for his
work in relativity gaining the Nobel Prize in
physics for his services to theoretical physics.
Credited with over 300 scientific papers
Einstein will forever be synonymous with the
word ‘Genius’
Helen Keller (1880-1968)
• She was an author and a political activist
becoming the first deaf blind person to earn a
Bachelor of Arts degree. A terrific author with
many titles to her name, she became well
travelled and was outspoken in her campaigns
for Women’s Suffrage, Workers Rights and
Socialism as well as many other causes.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
• Gandhi was the political and spiritual leader of
India during the Indian Independence
Movement, with his inspired actions of
peaceful protests for the civil rights and
independence of his people from Britain. His
autobiography entitled ‘the story of my
experiments with truth’ is an inspirational
read and a must in your life time.
Abraham Lincoln born (1809-1865)
• probably the most well known presidents of
the United States, successfully leading his
country through the crisis of the American
Civil War abolishing slavery by 1863. Lincoln
was a great leader and inspirational thinker
insistent on doing things his way leading from
the top. Lincoln was also the first President of
the United States to be assassinated.

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