ATTITUDE
A "positive attitude" is definitely one of the keys to success.
Positive attitude is defined as:
Looking for the good in all circumstances.
Applying it to everyday life is not as simple as it seems. Some situations in life challenge us to see the good. For example, the death of someone close to us, a health problem, the loss of a job, a relationship that doesn't work out. It is difficult to maintain a positive attitude in these situations.
If you accept what has happened and search for the positive, you will be able to move forward in your life. By embracing this attitude, you eliminate the "poor me syndrome". Attitudes play a very important role in our lives.
How do you react when faced with:
- change
- challenges
- failures
- stress
Change
In today's society, change is constant. Although change has always occurred in every society, today it is much more rapid due to technological advancements and a global market.
If you resist change, you will face challenges on a daily basis. If you consciously refocus your attitude to see the benefits of change, your outlook becomes positive and life becomes easier.
Challenges
We all face challenges. How we react to them is what really makes a big difference. Some people overreact and make mountains out of the proverbial molehill. Facing our challenges head-on and setting goals to take us through and beyond the challenge helps us cope with the hurdles we all confront.
There is nothing worse than being unable to see light at the end of the tunnel. One should learn to focus one's energies on solutions, not on the challenge itself. So often, it has been observed that people waste energy by moaning and groaning about a problem. Yet, if they just realigned their attitude and focused on the solution or on the opportunity, the challenge would not seem as big as they think it is.
Failure
How do you see failure?
If you accept failure as an opportunity to learn, it will change your whole perspective. Some people allow failures to stop them from ever attempting anything new. Rather than learn and move on, these people get stuck forever.
Stress
Today, we hear over and over again that people are stressed. Stress, however, is created by our attitude. How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try to see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.
We create our own "stressors". We actually create our own stress by our perception of events. Yes, there are external events that cause us concern, but how we perceive the event determines the stress we feel.
When one feels overwhelmed and his stress levels rise, he should stop and step back from the situation and put the event in perspective.
One must always ask oneself - what difference will this make in five years' time? Most of the time, it will not make any significant difference in one's life. Just answering that question helps reduce his stress level. For those events that will make a difference in five years, one must reduce stress by focusing his energy on finding solutions.
Cheers
Deepali
A "positive attitude" is definitely one of the keys to success.
Positive attitude is defined as:
Looking for the good in all circumstances.
Applying it to everyday life is not as simple as it seems. Some situations in life challenge us to see the good. For example, the death of someone close to us, a health problem, the loss of a job, a relationship that doesn't work out. It is difficult to maintain a positive attitude in these situations.
If you accept what has happened and search for the positive, you will be able to move forward in your life. By embracing this attitude, you eliminate the "poor me syndrome". Attitudes play a very important role in our lives.
How do you react when faced with:
- change
- challenges
- failures
- stress
Change
In today's society, change is constant. Although change has always occurred in every society, today it is much more rapid due to technological advancements and a global market.
If you resist change, you will face challenges on a daily basis. If you consciously refocus your attitude to see the benefits of change, your outlook becomes positive and life becomes easier.
Challenges
We all face challenges. How we react to them is what really makes a big difference. Some people overreact and make mountains out of the proverbial molehill. Facing our challenges head-on and setting goals to take us through and beyond the challenge helps us cope with the hurdles we all confront.
There is nothing worse than being unable to see light at the end of the tunnel. One should learn to focus one's energies on solutions, not on the challenge itself. So often, it has been observed that people waste energy by moaning and groaning about a problem. Yet, if they just realigned their attitude and focused on the solution or on the opportunity, the challenge would not seem as big as they think it is.
Failure
How do you see failure?
If you accept failure as an opportunity to learn, it will change your whole perspective. Some people allow failures to stop them from ever attempting anything new. Rather than learn and move on, these people get stuck forever.
Stress
Today, we hear over and over again that people are stressed. Stress, however, is created by our attitude. How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try to see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.
We create our own "stressors". We actually create our own stress by our perception of events. Yes, there are external events that cause us concern, but how we perceive the event determines the stress we feel.
When one feels overwhelmed and his stress levels rise, he should stop and step back from the situation and put the event in perspective.
One must always ask oneself - what difference will this make in five years' time? Most of the time, it will not make any significant difference in one's life. Just answering that question helps reduce his stress level. For those events that will make a difference in five years, one must reduce stress by focusing his energy on finding solutions.
Cheers
Deepali