ATTITUDE

                                               A DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE

                    THINK OF YOUR ATTITUDE AS THE MENTAL FILTER THROUGH WHICH YOU EXPERIENCE THE WORLD. SOME PEOPLE SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THE FILTER OF OPTIMISM (THE GLASS BEING HALF FULL) WHILE OTHERS SEE LIFE THROUGH A FILTER OF OPTIMISM  (THE GLASS BEING HALF EMPTY). LET ME GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE.

* THE PERSON WITH THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE THINKS " I CAN'T".

* THE PERSON WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE THINK "I CAN".

* THE PERSON WITH THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE DWELLS ON PROBLEM.

* THE PERSON WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE CONCENTRATES ON SOLUTIONS.

* THE PERSON WITH THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE FINDS FAULT WITH OTHERS.

* THE PERSON WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE LOOKS FOR THE GOOD IN OTHERS.

* THE PERSON WITH THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE FOCUSES ON WHAT'S MISSING.

* THE PERSON WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE COUNTS HIS OF HER BLESSINGS.

* THE PERSON WITH THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE SEES LIMITATIONS.

* THE PERSON WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE SEES POSSIBILITIES.

               

                         I COULD GO ON AND ON WITH EXAMPLES, BUT I'M SURE YOU GET THE IDEA. WHEN I TALK TO AUDIENCE ABOUT ATTITUDE, I OFTEN LIKE TO USE WORD PICTURES. THEY HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER WHAT I SAID. LET ME POINT THIS PICTURE FOR YOU: YOUR ATTITUDE IS YOUR WINDOW TO THE WORLD.