HOW TO

POSI IVE +
IN A

TOUGH Work Environment

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LPU THM 238

MAHENDRA SINGH NEGI

 The Environment

Negative Work Ouch!

YOU
Environment

Beware the Bullets!

 Negative Work
Environment
- Dog eat dog . . . everyone fighting to get ahead
- No one appreciates your contributions
- Too much work . . . not enough help
- Unrealistic Deadlines
- Longer hours . . . additional work
- Low salary
- Unhealthy Competition
- Poor management / direction
Job insecurity
Monotonous Job Routine
Negative Self esteem beliefs like : I am not important
I am not deserving……..and more……
 Other People’s
Behavior

Complainers Gossips
Grudges
Not a Team Shrewdness
Negatives Attitudes
player
 Changing
Environment
“The only person who always
likes change is a wet baby”

CHANGE . . .
u Challenges our
paradigms
u Alters the way we think
u Makes life more difficult
for a while
u Causes Stress
u Is an ongoing fact of life
 Life’s Little Question

“Are some people just born positive

thinkers
. . . or is it their CHOICE?”
Choose the Right Luggage
 The Problem With Dodging
Bullets
You’re going to get hit!
Wear Bulletproof Armor
Bulletproof Armor
Comes from
SELF CHANGE
Putting on the
Armor
HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF ONLY 10% OF ANY ICEBERG IS
AN ICEBERG? VISIBLE. THE REMAINING 90% IS
BELOW SEA LEVEL.

VISIBLE 10 %
ABOVE SEA LEVEL

INVISIBLE
BELOW SEA
LEVEL
90 %

The Iceberg phenomena is also applicable on human

beings …
 KNOWN TO
BEHAVIOR OTHERS 10 %
KNOWLEDGE &
SKILLS
SEA LEVEL

VALUES – STANDARDS – JUDGMENTS UNKNOWN TO

ATTITUDE OTHERS 90 %
MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS
 IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE
WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% ?
Arrange all the alphabets by given them numbers
according to their position :

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
S K I L L S
19 11 9 12 12 19 = 82
K N O W L E D G E
11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5 = 96 IT IS OUR
ATTITUDE
H A R D W O R K TOWARDS LIFE &
8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11 = 98 WORK THAT
MAKES OUR LIFE
A T T I T U D E 100%
1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100
 IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE
WHY RICH COUNTRIES ARE RICH?
WHY POOR COUNTRIES ARE POOR?
The difference is not the age of the country.
India & Egypt, that are more than 2000 years old and
are poor.
On the other hand, Canada, Australia & New Zealand,
that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are
developed countries and are rich.
This is not because of availibility of natural resources
i.e. Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous,
inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is
the second world economy.
Race or skin color are also not important:

The difference is the attitude of the people,

What is the difference then? framed along the years by the
education & the culture.
 On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich &
developed countries, It is found that the great majority
follow the following principles in their lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic principle.

2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. Respect to the laws & rules.
SIGN OF
5. Respect to the rights of other citizens +VE ATTITUDE
6. Work loving.
7. Strive for saving & investment
8. Will of super action.
9. Time management.

In poor countries, We are not poor because we lack

only a minority natural resources or because nature
follow these basic was cruel to us.
principles in their daily life. We are poor because we lack attitude.
 How to Change Your
Attitude

ATTITUDE
Changes happen
personally
from the
INSIDE OUT!

ATTITUDE
So . . . Accept
Responsibility

I am responsible . . .
. . . for who I am
. . . for what I have
. . . for what I do
 Take Control

YOU
Negative
world view

ATTITUDE FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!

How to Change Your
Thinking

THINKING

Changes come
from observing
logically in
every situation
 Observe Your Thinking

This is all very Tomorrow it will look very

interesting different.

THINKING
 Manage Your Self-Talk
Do you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…

This is going to be This is going to

a wonderful day! be a crappy day!

THINKING
 How to Change Your
Behavior
BEHAVIOR

Changes take
true assessment,
determination &
discipline

BEHAVIOR
 Choose Your Behavior
REACTIVE

Stimulus Response

RESPONSIBLE
Think
Response
Stimulus

BEHAVIOR
 REMEMBER

So,Never argue with the

person you work for-
you will lose more than
just an arguement
 INFLUENCE YOUR ENVIRONMENT!
Add POSI IVE Behavior +
Replace the BAD HABITS!
• Spread a SMILE around
• Sprinkle some “positive” on the negatives
• Focus on the good of each day
• Stay out of the “negative influences”
•Stay away from criticism
• Say “please” and “thank you”
• Practice EMPATHY
• Evaluate YOUR behavior
•Empty your cup. Full cup can’t have anything.
• Never miss an opportunity to complement

BEHAVIOR
 More POSI IVE +
Contributions
• Before you say anything to anyone, ask
yourself three things

1. Is it true?
2. Is it harmful?
3. Is it necessary?
• Keep promises
• Have a forgiving view of people
• Keep an open mind with changes
• Count to 1000 if necessary
• See criticism as opportunity to improve
• Cultivate your sense of humor
 Winner vs Loser
Winner
The Winner is always part of the
answer;
The Winner always has a
program;
The Winner says, "Let me do it
for you";
The Winner sees an answer for
every problem;
When a Winner makes a
mistake, he says, "I was wrong";
A Winner makes commitments;
Winners say, "I must do
something";
Loser
The Loser is always part of the
problem.
The Loser always has an
excuse.
The Loser says, "That is not my
job."
The Loser sees a problem for
every answer.
When a Loser makes a mistake,
he says, "It wasn't my fault."
A Loser makes promises.
Losers say, "Something must be
done."
Every Success Story is A Story
OF Great Failure

 One day a partially deaf four year old kid came

home with a note in his pocket from his
teacher, "Your Tommy is too stupid to learn,
get him out of the school." His mother read the
note and answered, "My Tommy is not stupid to
learn, I will teach him myself." And that Tommy
grew up to be the great Thomas Edison.
Thomas Edison had only three months of
formal schooling and he was partially deaf.
 Every Success Story is A Story
OF Great Failure
In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67,
lost his factory, which was worth a
few million dollars, to fire. It had very
little insurance. No longer a young man,
Edison watched his lifetime effort go up in
Smoke and said, "There is great value in disaster.
All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can
start A new." In spite of disaster, three weeks
later, he invented the phonograph.
What an attitude!
Remember to . . .
Watch your definitions -
they become thoughts
Watch your thoughts -
they become words
Watch your words -
they become actions
Watch your actions -
they become your destiny
 Good Create
Guide leaders
leaders

Create
Bad Leaders Misguide Followers
The Choice is YOURS

With a Bad attitude

you can never have a positive day

With a Positive attitude

you can never have a bad day
 POSITIVE ATTITUDE IS EVERY
THING
SO CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE….
AND YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!

MAHENDRA SINGH NEGI