Harvard and Stanford Universities have reported that 85% the reason a person gets a job and gets ahead in that job is due to Attitude; and only 15% is because of technical or specific skills.
Interesting, isn't it? You spent how much money on your education? And you spent how much money on building your positive attitude? Ouch! that hurts. Now, here's an interesting thought. With the "right" attitude, you can and will develop the necessary skills.
So where's your emphasis? Skill building? Attitude building? Unfortunately, "Neither" is the real answer for many people. Perhaps if more people knew how simple it is to develop and maintain a positive attitude they would invest more time doing so. So here we go.
Five steps to staying positive in a negative world:
1. Understand that failure is an event, it is not a person. Yesterday ended last night; today is a brand new day, and it's yours. You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and then you can expect to win.
2. Become a lifetime student. Learn just one new word every day and in five years you will be able to talk with just about anybody about anything. When your vocabulary improves, your I.Q. goes up 100% of the time, according to Georgetown Medical School.
3. Read something informational or inspirational every day. Reading for 20 minutes at just 240 words per minute will enable you to read twenty 200 page books each year. That's 18 more than the average person reads! What an enormous competitive advantage . . . if you'll just read for twenty minutes a day.
4. The University of Southern California reveals that you can acquire the equivalent of two years of a college education in three years just by listening to motivational and educational cassettes on the way to your job and again on the way home. What could be easier?
5. Start the day and end the day with positive input into your mind. Inspirational messages cause the brain to flood with dopamine and norepinephrine, the energizing neurotransmitters; with endorphins, the endurance neurotransmitters; and with serotonin, the feel-good-about-yourself neurotransmitter. Begin and end the day by reading or doing something positive!
Remember: Success is a process, not an event.
Invest the time in your attitude and it will pay off in your skills as well as your career. Think about it .......
So how's your Attitude? Below is mine. Do the quiz to find out yours.
| Your Attitude is Better than 80% of the Population |
 You've got a winner attitude. You're always optimistic and cheery. Your personality will get you far in life. |
My personality is HUG HUG :-)
ReplyDeleteWhoops...here is where you and I differ.
ReplyDeleteMy attitude is better than 45% of the population:
"You have a positive attitude... somtimes. You prefer to see the world through clear glasses, not rose colored ones."
Mr. O once described me as a realist who wants to see the world as it is rather than an idealist who wants to make it better. Actually, I would like the world to be better, but I'd rather not pretend it's something different until it really does become better!
Is that wrong?
It has been argued that EQ is more important than IQ.
ReplyDeleteScholars have also identified certain mindsets among entrepreneurs which make them successful. Read here...
http://2point8.blogspot.com/2006/12/management-lite-ezy-19-entrepreneur.html
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One more thing...
ReplyDeleteSome scholars believe that entrepreneurs are born, not made. If you are not born with the "right" mind-set, listening to motivation cassettes may not help.
Warren Buffet bought his first share when he was 11, and bought a small farm when he was 14.
LB, I can see that. ;P
ReplyDeleteMM, it takes all kinds. I think majority of the people would be like you, more realistic? Idealists are often unhappy because they demand too much. No?
KS, I tend to agree that EQ is more important than IQ. Thanks for sharing the article.
ReplyDeleteInteresting theory there. Thanks for sharing about Warren Buffett.