Title: The Difference Maker Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset
1The Difference MakerMaking Your Attitude Your
Greatest Asset
2The sum of all your thoughts comprises your
overall attitude.
3Where Did You Get Your Attitude?
- Personality Who You Are
- Environment Whats Around You
- The Expression of Others What You Feel
- Self-Image How You See Yourself
4Where Did You Get Your Attitude?
- Exposure to Growth Opportunities What You
Experience - Association with Peers Who You Are With
- Beliefs What You Think
- Choices What You Do
5If you think you can do something, thats
confidence. If you can do it, thats competence.
Both are needed for success.
6Your Attitude Cannot
- Substitute for Competence
- Substitute for Experience
- Change the Facts
- Substitute for Personal Growth
- Stay Good Automatically
7The problem with experience is that you rarely
have it until after you need it.
8What Attitude Can Do For You
- Makes a Difference in Your Approach to Life
- Makes a Difference in Your Relationships with
People - Makes a Difference in How You Face Challenges
9The greatest difference my difference maker can
make is within me, not others.
10Attitudes People Principles
- The Lens Principle
- The Pain Principle
- The Elevator Principle
- The Learning Principle
11You cannot disconnect attitude from reality and
expect success.
12Attitude Your Greatest Asset
- Take Responsibility for Your Attitude
- Evaluate Your Present Attitude
- Develop the Desire to Change
- Change Your Thoughts
- Develop Good Habits
- Manage Your Attitude Daily
13Evaluate Your Present Attitude
- Identify Problem Feelings About Yourself
- Identify Problem Feelings Related to Others
- Identify Problem Thinking
14You are not what you think you are, but what you
thinkyou are.
15Five Attitude Obstacles
- Discouragement
- Change
- Problems
- Fear
- Failure
16Ninety percent of those who fail are not
actually defeated. They simply quit.Paul J.
Meyer
17Dealing with Discouragement
- Get the Right Perspective
- See the Right People
- Say the Right Words
- Have the Right Expectations
- Make the Right Decisions
18Getting the Right Perspective
- Take a Good Look at the Whole Picture
- Take a Short Look at the Problem
- Take a Close Look at Yourself
- Take a Long Look at Successful People
- Take a Wide Look at the Possibilities
19Saying the Right Words
- This too shall pass.
- Things could be worse.
- Keep your chin up.
- Do it anyway.
20People Resist Change Because
- Of Personal Loss
- Of the Fear of the Unknown
- The Timing Could Be Wrong
- It Feels Awkward
- Of Tradition
21Every beginning is a consequence. Every
beginning ends something.Paul Valery
22A Checklist for Change
- Will this benefit the followers?
- Is this change compatible with the purpose of the
organization? - Is this change specific and clear?
- Are the top 20 in favor of this change?
23A Checklist for Change
- Is it possible to test this change before making
a total commitment to it? - Are physical, financial, and human resources
available to make this change? - Is this change reversible?
- Is this change the next obvious step?
24A Checklist for Change
- Does this change have both short- and long-range
benefits? - Is the leadership capable of bringing about this
change? - Does everything indicate the timing is right?
25If change doesnt cost you anything, then it
isnt real change.
26Preparation for Successful Change
- Change Will Happen Whether You Like it or Not
- Without Change There Can Be No Improvement
- Make a Commitment to Pay the Price for Change
27Preparation for Successful Change
- Change Must Happen Within You Before It Can
Happen Around You - Decide What You Are Not Willing to Change
- Remember, Its Never Too Late to Change
28They always say that time changes things, but
you actually have to change them yourself.Andy
Worhol
29A Perspective on Problems
- Problems Are Everywhere, and Everybody Has Some
- Our Perspective on the Problem, Not the Problem
Itself, Usually Determines Our Success or Failure
30A Perspective on Problems
- There Is a Difference Between Problem Spotting
Problem Solving - The Size of the Person Is More Important Than the
Size of the Problem - Problems, Responded to Correctly, Can Actually
Advance us Forward
31A problem is something you can do something
about. If you cant do something about it, then
its not a problemits a predicament.
32Principles for Handling Problems
- Define What a Real Problem Is
- Anticipate Problems
- Face the Problem
- Evaluate the Problem
- Embrace the Problem as a Potential Opportunity
33Principles for Handling Problems
- Think of People Who Have Bigger Problems
- List ALL the Potential Ways to Solve the Problem
- Determine the Best Ways to Solve the Problem
- Refocus the Mission
34When Facing Problems, People
- Flee it they try to get away, but problems
always follow - Forget it they hope the problem will go away,
but problems left alone only get worse - Fight it they resist, but the problem still
persists - Face it they look at the problem realistically
35Positive thinking is how you think about a
problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a
problem. The two together determine what you do
about a problem.Norman Vincent Peale
36The Destructive Effects of Fear
- Fear Breeds More Fear
- Fear Causes Inaction
- Fear Weakens Us
- Fear Wastes Energy
- Fear Keeps Us From Reaching Our Potential
37How to Handle Fear
- Admit Your Fears
- Discover the Source of Your Fears
- Realize How Your Fears Can Limit You
- Accept Normal Fear as the Price of Progress
38How to Handle Fear
- Convert Fear Into Desire
- Focus On the Things You Can Control
- Give Today Your Attention Not Yesterday or
Tomorrow - Feed the Right Emotion and Starve the Wrong One
39Ive been through some terrible things in my
life, a few of which actually happened.Mark
Twain
40Self-Sabotaging Behaviors
- Expecting Failure
- Personalizing Failure
- Refusing to Take a Risk
- Letting Failure Defeat Them
41It may not be your fault for being down, but it
is your fault for not getting up.Steve Davis
42How to Profit From Failure
- Change Your Attitude
- Change Your Vocabulary
- Pay Little Attention to the Odds
- Let Failure Point You to Success
- Hold On to Your Sense of Humor
43How to Profit From Failure
- Learn From Your Mistakes
- Dont Lose Your Perspective
- Dont Become Too Familiar With Failure
- Make Failure a Gauge For Growth
- Never Give Up
44Failure doesnt mean youll never succeed. It
just means it will take longer.
45Your Attitude Failure
- Expectations
- Self-Image
- Risk
- Tenacity
46Helping You Helping Others
- Make the decision to allow the difference maker
to make a difference in your life. - Manage your decision every day of your life.
- Do not allow adversity to have an adverse effect
on your attitude. - Help others discover the difference maker in
their lives.
47Success each day should be judged by the seeds
sown, not the harvest reaped.