HAVING A POSITIVE MIND

HAVING A POSITIVE MIND

If you begin to notice that successful people will not associate with you that you have been overlooked for a promotion you think you deserve or that you always get home depressed and little upset, you can almost always be sure you need an attitude adjustment. Here is how to keep a positive mind.

Become an optimist

Optimistic thoughts give the good moods that tend to serve as a foundation for developing positive attitudes and effective human relationships. When you are optimist, your co-workers, managers, and clients feel your energy.

Think for yourself

Determine whether the attitudes that seem to get you in trouble are your own or the results of socialization. If you have been socialized into holding negative attitudes, you need to re-examine them.

Keep an open mind

We often make decisions and then refuse to consider any other point of view that might lead us to question our beliefs. Many times our attitudes persist even in the presence to the contrary. If you have been raised in a family or community that supports racist views, it may seem foreign to you when your colleagues at work openly accepted your own. Pay attention and experience beyond what you have socialized to believe.

Change the conditions

If you want people to change their attitudes, identify the behavior that represent the poor attitudes and alter the conditions that precedes the behavior.