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Hi and welcome to today's issue of KIT. A big, warm 'hi there'
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Today's issue focuses on Attitude. Your 'attitude' is such
a determining factor in your success. There is a strong
indication that many do not fully understand the importance of
attitude.
Attitude is not just an 'outfit' to put on for the day. It's
who you are. Your achievement - the fulfillment of your
desires relies heavily on YOUR attitude. Our first Feature
Article is by Craig Lock and is the first in a two part series.
How To Get a Great Attitude To Life takes you from where
attitudes come from through to developing the right attitude.
Our second Feature is Turning NMA to PMA and was written by
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~~~Feature Articles~~~
HOW TO GET A GREAT ATTITUDE TO LIFE (PART ONE)?
by Craig Lock
WHERE DO YOUR ATTITUDES COME FROM?
I believe that heredity (the genes that you inherit)
have some part in forming attitudes. However, most
important in shaping them, is the family environment,
especially in your early childhood: the impressionable
years up to the age of seven. Also critical are your
lifetime experiences and events (whether happy or
traumatic) in later years. What is happening in your
life today, yesterday and all those past years. There
are three areas of life in which your attitudes are formed.
1. A sense of BELONGING which is picked up before
birth. The "vibes" in the womb of the mother (hard
to be a father in this process) will determine whether
we are really wanted by the mother, and this can
determine our degree of security (or insecurity) in
later life. You sound just like a psychologist now, Craig.
2. Your sense of WORTH will be determined by your
immediate family in your early childhood. They instil in
you an inner sense of well-being and of being loved.
The role of mothers and fathers is critical in the
socialization process for the development of your
attitudes. Their expectations of you play a big part
in your life script.
3. Your sense of COMPETENCE will also originate in the
family environment. That is why it is very important to
praise and encourage children. If they are continually
reprimanded, children will feel that they can't ever
do things right. This then develops into the child
thinking, "I am a person of no worth who is no good
at anything." This attitude grows over time and can
be re-inforced in the working environment. Even
extremely competent business executives can feel
insecure on a personal level and have difficulty
in personal relationships.
DEVELOPING SUCCESS ATTITUDES
Golda Meier, an earlier Prime Minister of Israel,
was once asked what made Israel such a success
against the might of the united Arab armies. Israel,
as you most probably know, is a small country set
in the middle of a desert, with virtually no natural
resources and no wealth. Meier replied, "All that
my country has is the spirit of it's people. If the
people lost their spirit, not even the might of the
United States of America could save us." A right
attitude throughout the country overcame all the
odds and insurmountable difficulties throughout it's
turbulent history.
The top salesman for Bell telephones in America is
a quadriplegic. Although he can only blink his eyes
and open his mouth, his attitude and perseverance
have made him num-ber one. (Stanford University
after doing extensive research, said that all success
is 87.5% as a result of your attitudes. Your skills,
abilities and knowledge make up the other 12.5%).
HOW DO I GET THE RIGHT ATTITUDE?
1. Enlist the co-operation of a positive close friend
that you can confide in. Share your personal goals
and dreams. Ignore the "knockers" who will try to put
you down out of jealousy (the "tall poppy syndrome"
so prevalent here in New Zealand; but especially
Australia).
2. Seek out the right people (successful and
enthusiastic ones who have the right attitude). DON'T
NEGLECT YOUR OLD FRIENDS TO GET IDEAS; but
remember, your potential has nothing to do with
your ultimate performance.
3. Select a model to emulate or follow...who you
would like to be like? (Only if you are not happy
with the way you are.)
4. Learn from your mistakes. Daley Thompson, the
former great British athlete in the decathlon said...
"I will learn morethan any other experience from my
failures than my successes ."In his goal setting,
Thompson was content to grow slowly, because
slow growth is more solid, and he did it in small steps.
Look beyond your mistakes and savour successful
experiences. Don't feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
about your achievements. Make daily affirmations
to yourself that you are doing well and are on the right
track. Reward yourself for minor achievements, or
steps on the road to your bigger goals. Give yourself
credit, no matter how small your achievements,
because mental rewards will boost your motivation.
All rewards must come from within. This conditioning
will cultivate a positive attitude in you. (Just like
Pavlov's dogs were conditioned to salivate through
association of ideas.) I remember that from my studies
in psychology "many many moons" ago.
EXPECT SUCCESS:
Look forward to positive outcomes and rehearse
them in your mind, rather than anticipating failure.
Don't repeat bad experiences-our attitude ties us
down and limits us, so that mediocrity becomes our
destiny.
5. Make the most of any situation you find yourself in.
Try not to be anxious. Things will work out in the end.
6. Avoid self-pity. Resilient people don't feel sorry
for themselves too long. The person who wallows in
self-pity or bitterness, spends too much time on
introspection and not enough time plotting a
comeback.
7. Be persistent. Winning often means getting up
one more time than you have been knocked down.
Persevere and never give up.
8. Adapt to change and see it as a challenge
rather than as uncertain and frightening.
9. Always keep things in perspective. Because
our job is such a big part of our self image, a career
set-back can make us lose perspective. If you
become unemployed, don't see yourself as a failure,
but rather as having options and an opportunity to
pursue a new direction in your life.
and finally,
10. Believe in yourself, but trust in God.
YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR DESTINY
and
YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE
Craig Lock
END OF PART ONE
Authors Note:
This extract is from his first published book HANDBOOK
TO SURVIVE - a collection of writings on various subjects
to help every man or woman survive in a rapidly changing,
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"If you forget the things you give
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Quite soon you'll make a host of friends
Who'll gladly aid you to achieve."
-Alonzo Newton Benn
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Turning NMA to PMA
Copyright (c) Lisa van den Berg
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I recently re-read the amazing book by Napoleon Hill
and W. Clement Stone entitled 'Success through a Positive
Mental Attitude'. WOW, what an eye-opener.
Napoleon Hill's books are legendary in their message and
this one is no exception and W. Clement Stone was one of
the most successful salesmen in the entire Insurance industry.
Together they weave a rich tapestry of ideas, formulas and
principles by which to achieve exactly what it is you want
out of Life.
The main thread running through the book is one of changing
your mind from a predominantly negative attitude to a
positive one. They say that we all have an invisible talisman
that hangs around our necks, with a side for PMA and a side
for NMA (positive and negative mental attitude). It is our
choice, throughout our lives, to use either side of the
talisman.
I sat and really thought about this. In my ruminations,
I discovered that this is a principle which we basically
all know about, but we don't have an idea how far
reaching this premise really is.
When you start to really 'listen' to what you are saying
to yourself all through a given day, you realize how
innately negative your thinking is, even when you are a
naturally positive person. Little things that that 'voice
inside your head' says, that undermine you. Things like
'That'll never really work, so don't even try' or 'here
he comes, he's going to say something nasty again and I'll
have to say something nasty back,'cos I've got to defend
myself' or' I'm tired, I think I'll take a nap and finish
this work tomorrow'.
In the book they identify NMA as feelings of frustration,
depression, defensiveness, self-pity, anger etc. I have
come across so many people who consciously try to steer
their thoughts in a positive direction, but don't seem to
'see' the underlying little voice as a strong product of
NMA.
I used to get frustrated and seem to be hitting my head
against a brick wall, no matter how hard I tried. I got
depressed when things went wrong and nothing seemed to be
going where I thought it should. Now, I can 'see' that this
is the NMA side of my talisman sneaking in while I'm not
concentrating on the PMA side.
There is a strong quote in the book that says, "Direct
your thoughts, Control your emotions and Ordain your
destiny".
I used to be resistant to 'giving up control' of my life.
Turning it over to God and the Universe. I now know that
taking control, by giving it over to God and the Universe
is the ultimate form of control you can have over your
passage through Life.
I urge you to
Direct your thoughts
Control your emotions and
Ordain your destiny.
Today!
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