emotional intelligence lap 3 explain the importance of a positive attitude. demonstrate how to...

Emotional Intelligence LAP 3

Explain the importance of a positive attitude.

Explain the importance of a positive attitude.

Demonstrate how to maintain a positive

attitude.

Demonstrate how to maintain a positive

attitude.

(Positive Attitude)(Positive Attitude)Positive Attitude

Explain the importance of a positive attitude. Explain the importance of a positive attitude.

A person you enjoy spending time with A person you enjoy spending time with

• Why do you like him or her so much?

• How does s/he react to stressful situations?

• Why do you like him or her so much?


Learning to develop a positive attitude is a necessary and important skill.

Your attitude determines your actions.

Learning to develop a positive attitude is a necessary and important skill.

Your attitude determines your actions.

A person you don’t enjoy spending time with A person you don’t enjoy spending time with

• How is s/he different?


• How is s/he different?


What Is Attitude?What Is Attitude?

• Things that happen to you• Things you learn• Interactions with others

• Your basic outlook on life

• Based on thoughts and emotions

• Developed over time

• Influenced by:

• Optimists

• Look on the bright side

• Glass “half full”

• Optimists

• Look on the bright side

• Glass “half full”

•Focuses on what’s good

•Positive people:

•Focuses on what’s good

•Positive people:

• Pessimists

• Look on the dark side

• Glass “half empty”

• Pessimists

• Look on the dark side

• Glass “half empty”

•Focuses on what’s bad

•Negative people:

•Focuses on what’s bad

•Negative people:

Characteristics of Positive AttitudesCharacteristics of Positive Attitudes

• Pleasant and smiling• Pleasant and smiling

• Interested and enthusiastic• Interested and

enthusiastic• Understanding and accepting of others• Understanding and

accepting of others

• Respectful• Respectful

• Uncomplaining• Uncomplaining

• Helpful, cooperative, and generous• Helpful, cooperative,

and generous

• Flexible• Flexible

• Responsible• Responsible

Achieving your goals

• Positive people believe in them-selves and what they can do.

• They are motivated to act.

Learning new skills more easily

• Positive people are more open-minded and receptive to new ideas and new ways of doing things.

• This makes it easier for them to learn new skills and techniques.

Getting along well with coworkersGetting along well with coworkers

• Most of us spend more time with our coworkers than with anyone else.

• Having a positive attitude helps you get along with coworkers because it makes you more tolerant, cooperative, helpful, and considerate.

• Most of us spend more time with our coworkers than with anyone else.

• Having a positive attitude helps you get along with coworkers because it makes you more tolerant, cooperative, helpful, and considerate.

Getting more satisfaction from your jobGetting more satisfaction from your job

• Positive people give their best on the job, and this usually makes them more productive.

• They gain satisfaction from their own achievements and from the recognition of supervisors and others.

• Positive people give their best on the job, and this usually makes them more productive.

• They gain satisfaction from their own achievements and from the recognition of supervisors and others.

Coping with everyday life more effectivelyCoping with everyday life more effectively

• A positive attitude helps put problems into perspective and keeps them from becoming overwhelming.

• A positive attitude helps put problems into perspective and keeps them from becoming overwhelming.

• Optimism is great for battling stress.• Optimism is great for

battling stress.

Enjoying better personal relationshipsEnjoying better personal relationships

• People like to be around others who have positive attitudes because they are cheerful, kind, considerate, and interested in others.

• People like to be around others who have positive attitudes because they are cheerful, kind, considerate, and interested in others.

• Positive people usually have many friends who enrich their lives.

• Positive people usually have many friends who enrich their lives.

Demonstrate how to maintain a positive attitude. Demonstrate how to maintain a positive attitude.

Good News and Bad NewsGood News and Bad News

Good news: You have complete control overyour attitude.

Good news: You have complete control overyour attitude.

• Being positive takes a lot more effort than being negative.

• Achieving a positive attitude isn’t permanent.

• Maintaining a positive attitude requires work.

Bad news:Bad news:

How to Maintain a Positive AttitudeHow to Maintain a Positive Attitude

Realize that it won’t happen overnight.Realize that it won’t happen overnight.

• Attitudes can’t be changed that easily.

• The process is different for every individual.

• Attitudes can’t be changed that easily.

• The process is different for every individual.

Monitor your attitude on a regular basis. Monitor your attitude on a regular basis.

• Once a week or even once a day

• Don’t be discouraged by an occasional negative idea or feeling.

• Once a week or even once a day

• Don’t be discouraged by an occasional negative idea or feeling.


Think positively.Think positively.

• Positive self-talk• Thought stopping• Find good aspects of a bad situation.

• Positive self-talk• Thought stopping• Find good aspects of a bad situation.

Act positively. Act positively.

• Work to create solutions.• Try something new.

• Work to create solutions.• Try something new.


Surround yourself with positive people.Surround yourself with positive people.

• Energy is contagious—positive or negative.• Don’t make permanent pessimists your

closest friends.

• Energy is contagious—positive or negative.• Don’t make permanent pessimists your

closest friends.


Have a sense of humor. Have a sense of humor.

• Being able to laugh at yourself and at annoying things that happen is very good for your positive attitude.

• It keeps you from taking yourself too seriously and helps you to keep things in perspective.

• Being able to laugh at yourself and at annoying things that happen is very good for your positive attitude.

• It keeps you from taking yourself too seriously and helps you to keep things in perspective.


Look sharp.Look sharp.

• Give your appearance the attention that it deserves.

• The more you take care of yourself with good grooming and proper clothes, the better your self-image will be.

• Give your appearance the attention that it deserves.

• The more you take care of yourself with good grooming and proper clothes, the better your self-image will be.


Stay healthy.Stay healthy.

• Healthy diet

• Adequate rest

• Exercise

• “Me” time

• Healthy diet

• Adequate rest

• Exercise

• “Me” time

• Joanna’s problem

• What do you think

she should do?

Acknowledgments

Original Developers:

Sarah Bartlett Borich and Lelia Ventling, MarkED

Version 1.0

MarkED Resource CenterCopyright © 2007

Acknowledgments

Original Developers:

Sarah Bartlett Borich and Lelia Ventling, MarkED

Version 1.0

MarkED Resource CenterCopyright © 2007

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