Positive Attitude and Motivation

positive attitude and motivation session for college students .This will helps to develop various soft skill for undergraduate students

1. Positive attitude & Motivation Tony Jacob Assistant Professor IMG, Trivandrum

2. Formula for Success ?

3. Know yourself Identify something you are good at. Describe someone who depends on you. Others compliment me on my ability to… Describe something you did for someone else. I am proud of my ability to. I am thankful for…

4. Attitude… ….. a matter of Choice

5. STOP THINK ACT REACT

6. THE ICEBERG 10% is above the Sea Level – 90% is below the Sea Similarly 10% is our Knowledge & Skills 90% is Attitude

7. STOP THINK ACT Lets start by pressing the PAUSE Button & RESPOND

8. REACT First we take ACTION then we STOP then we THINK.. and feel guilty about our behaviour That is why others say.. “Attitude Problem”

9. Benefits of such Practicing Attitude Increase Productivity Enhances Teamwork Problem Solving Approach Improves Productivity Builds Relationship Reduces Stress & Conflicts Enhances your Personality & Growth

10. Common barriers to positive attitude Negative self-talk Fear of failure Lack of purpose Stress and overwhelm Lack of support Pessimism

11. Work Place with No Goal Orientation

12. The 7 Steps Approach Make a DECISION today to CHANGE Shift your FOCUS Be more CURIOUS instead of Judgmental Develop an Attitude of GRATITUDE Decide Not to be Perfect all the time Believe in Yourself Take Action … Now

13. A positive and productive work climate Describe the problem . Gather factual information . Give positive feedback Learn to be an active listener. Create a bond with others . Treat everyone with respect and courtesy.

14. Circles of Life

15. Circles of Life :- Area of Control Area of Influence Area of no control or no influences

16. POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE (PMA) Learn to be grateful for what you have Enjoy your achievements Plan good things for your future Acceptance Positive Self Talk Conflict Resolution/Letting go Anger management

17. The Serenity Prayer Oh God, Grant me, The Serenity to Accept the things that I cannot Change, The Courage to Change the things that I can, and The Wisdom to Understand the difference between the two.

18. Negative about PMA PMA without ACTION is futile Just by thinking only you do not become rich Positive thinking does not change the facts and reality outside Sometimes Negative thinking helps in having a contingency plan Positive thinking for the Negative purposes can be hazardous

19. MOTIVATION- ? The general desire (or) willingness of someone to do something Primary means of realizing our Goals

20. MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS People tend to satisfy their needs in a particular order. Maslow called this order, “THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS”

21. REASON WE LOSE MOTIVATION What distinguishes the truly successful person from the average person is the ability to moving forward There are three main reasons that people tend to lose motivation from time to time. You can refer to these as ‘motivation killers.’ These are Lack of confidence Lack of focus Lack of direction

22. LACK OF CONFIDENCE Why would you continue to try to do something if you don’t believe that you can do it? You would only be setting yourself up for failure. This makes sense – it’s actually a form of self-protection when you think about it. You will need to boost your confidence level if you are going to regenerate your motivation and get back on track

23. LACK OF FOCUS You don’t know exactly what it is that you want, so why should you take action until you do? Or you might find yourself scattered across so many different goals that you are finding it difficult to complete any of them You may need to concentrate your efforts so that you can begin making achievements – even if they are small – which will encourage you to move on to the next goal and the next and so on

24. LACK OF DIRECTION If you know what you want and you believe that you can do it, but you just don’t know how to get started, you can get stopped instead of motivated But sometimes just staying in action can be important – even if you aren’t exactly sure which actions to take . The good news is that if you can educate yourself on the necessary steps, you should be able to restore your motivation

25. WHY SELF MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT? Self-motivation is extremely important when it comes to accepting changes and opportunities in life The force of self motivation helps in planning our life and easing the difficulties

26. STEPS FOR SELF MOTIVATION "The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started." - Dawson Trotman

27. STEPS FOR SELF MOTIVATION 1. Don’t worry if you make a mistake Making mistakes is one way we can learn and improve in our life. There is no one that has never made any mistake 2. Feel happy about your life Happiness generates more positive energy with in you. This energy is important to keep you more optimistic and enthusiastic about your life.

28. Victim Vs Victorious

29. STEPS FOR SELF MOTIVATION 3. Get out of your comfort zone. You need to learn to get into unfamiliar surroundings to explore better opportunities. Do not just stick around with the same people, same known places, skills or work. Explore ……

30. Levels of change management

31. How it can be done

32. 4. Think the unthinkable Nothing will stop you from thinking of goals we want to achieve. You have to dream high in order to set high goals. Dream high ….. 5 . Read and listen to inspirational materials You have to start spending time reading motivational books and listening to inspirational tapes, also implement what we learn from inspirational materials

33. can we more positive automatically? Look at your roles as in the eyes of citizen Don’t caught up in every day to day activities Get the bigger picture Don’t gave up hope and optimism Make a habit of reward yourself Constantly look at brighter side Quickly bounce back from defeats Do the extra mile for extraordinary happiness, creates ownership Focus on your zone of Influence: Starfish story

34. What can be changed Learn a foreign language Each Month, Read A Book Start a blog Cook More Visit A Place Without Sharing It On Social Media Leave The Past In The Past Turn on music instead of the TV Wake up early Get fit Tell a loved one how you feel about them Start a budget Become a good public speaker Be passionate Spend less time on the computer Engage In Random Acts Of Kindness Do Volunteer Work Use Less Plastic Every Night, Go To Bed With Joy Give Away Clothes That You Don't Use Anymore Take a 24-hour break from social media every month Delete irrelevant apps on your phone Send thank-you cards De clutter your life Create a vision board Phone a friend Travel Eat healthy food Save 10- 20% of your income Write out your short, medium, and long term goals Give a gift Smile More Review your day each night before going to sleep Find your life purpose Be green Don’t just be good, be great Write a personal mission statement Instead Of Texting A Friend, Call Them Avoid Gossiping Try Something Thrilling Create Something On Your Own Listen More And Speak Less Write Letters And Send Them Ditch one bad habit Use to-do lists Use The Stairs Be more involved with local government Practice the “Do-It-Now” rule Every Day, Give One Compliment

35. STEPS FOR SELF MOTIVATION 6. Resolve problems instead of running away The journey to our goal will not be smooth all the time. We have to face difficulties. We should work towards solving the problems, one at a time and over coming each obstacle to reach our goal. If we run away from obstacles, you can never achieve your goal 7. Appreciate every moment of life Think of what your really is as of now. Appreciate every moment you have currently. Thinking about the past/day dream of future will not bring you anywhere. So live and enjoy every moment of life

36. STEPS FOR SELF MOTIVATION 8. Finish what you start Once you have started something, finish it. Never leave what you do halfway regardless of the end result Face challenges one at a time Challenges come to us almost all the time. Take up one challenge at a time. Do not try to accumulate and face them at go

37. Care less about what people say You may hear a lot of negative things people say about you. Sometimes those comments may come from somebody close to you. As long as you fully know what you are doing to achieve your goals, don’t bother about such comments

38. SUMMARIES OF MOTIVATION Decide, You must decide to be motivated “Acting as if” is a powerful effort. Be confident and sure about your direction Plan, Visualize, Action… Combined with faith Do it now Break up the task into small steps Don’t wait for mood or inspiration, Create it Start action Solutions will follow if you try

39. G enerate enthusiasm O perate to your potential D estroy negative attitude CHANGE CAN START WITH OURSELF AND CAN BEGIN ONLY FROM WITHIN.