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Lach of us ls forLunaLe Lo experlence a varleLy of LhoughLs every momenL some happy a few sad
someLlmes poslLlve occaslonally negaLlve buL whaL really maLLers ls how Lhose LhoughLs lnfluence your
acLlons and ln Lurn your llfe Cur response Lo our LhoughLs and Lhe consequences LhereafLer lmpacL how
we shape our llfe and our fuLure Cur A11l1uuL largely mlrrors Lhe response we are prone Lo Lake and ls
Lherefore seen as A 1houghL 1haL ImmedlaLely 1urns Useful ln DlrecLlng LfforL When ones LhoughLs are
predomlnanLly abouL fallure Lhe chances of fallure are very hlgh slmply because Lhe LhoughL Lrlggers a
response largely deslgned Lo fall Cn Lhe oLher hand lf success and poslLlvlLy Lake cenLer sLage ln our
LhoughLs Lhen our acLlons and responses are focused on succeedlng and we Lhen en[oy Lhe frulLs of
success

1here |s emphas|s on hav|ng a os|t|ve Att|tude because our LhoughLs are Lhen dlrecLed Lowards all
posslblllLles LhaL wlll ensure we overcome any obsLacle LhaL lmpedes chances of success or happlness ln
sporLs many an upseL vlcLory by Lhe underdog reflecLs Lhe pracLlcal aspecLs of a poslLlve aLLlLude 1here
ls also much LruLh abouL Lhe effecLs of a oslLlve ALLlLude ln Lhe llnes of nw Lonqfe//ow ln hls
poem 1he Lodder of 5oint 4uqustine when he wrlLes

1he heiqhts by qreot men reoched ond kept
were not ottoined by sudden f/iqht
8ut they whi/e their componions s/ept
were toi/inq upword in the niqht
unless Lhose who Lolled had a poslLlve aLLlLude Lhey would noL have expended Lhelr energles ln Lhe
fond hope of achlevlng success

It |s |mperat|ve that one tra|n the m|nd to have the r|ght att|tude 1hls ls made posslble by assoclaLlng
wlLh Lhose who dlsplay Lhe rlghL aLLlLude preferably Lhose who are always happy confldenL exuberanL
exLroverL and noL Loo emoLlonal Cbvlously Lhls means LhaL we need Lo be cauLlous when lnLeracLlng
wlLh Lhose who are compulslve crlLlcs Lhose who are ofLen sarcasLlc Lhose who avold responslblllLy and
Lhose who keep whlnlng abouL llfe ln general Lqua||y |mportant |s our se|f percept|on about ourse|ves
AppreclaLe Lhe sLrengLhs one ls blessed wlLh work on overcomlng our shorLcomlngs begln Lo be more
proacLlve and declslve exerclse more self conLrol and resLraln be lL on our own Lemper or bad hablLs
and be graLeful for all Lhe blesslngs LhaL one has been showered wlLh

Does th|s mean a Negat|ve Att|tude |s comp|ete|y undes|rab|e? AL Llmes a negaLlve aLLlLude ls a
reflecLlon of Lhe harsh reallLy as ls evldenL Lo Lhe person experlenclng lL lL Lhen acLs as a self
preservaLlon mechanlsm and our acLlons are Lhen dlrecLed wlLh such an end ln mlnd 8eLreaLlng ln war
when Lhe odds are compleLely sLacked agalnsL us can be vlewed as a negaLlve aLLlLude buL Lhen
LacLlcally and sLraLeglcally lL may make beLLer sense Lo preserve numbers for a beLLer offenslve laLLer ln
boxlng 'Lhrowlng ln Lhe Lowel' ls an honorable way Lo allow Lhe loser Lo escape unnecessary
punlshmenL and hurL because of false bravado or foolhardlness 4 neqotive ottitude must be the
exception rother thon the norm for it to hove vo/ue ond oppreciotion

1o |mprove one's att|tude |t |s essent|a| that we |ncu|cate the fo||ow|ng

O eek ouL poslLlves ln anyLhlng and everyLhlng LhaL happens
O earn Lo be pragmaLlc /senslble wlLhouL Lurnlng Lo be a defeaLlsL/negaLlve
O onLrol on emoLlons so LhaL declslons are noL blased lmpulslve or made ouL of compulslon
O e creaLlve lnnovaLlve and unconvenLlonal ln order Lo harness your LhoughLs Lo see posslblllLles
ln apparenLly hopeless and lrreconcllable maLLers
O 8emember LhaL A11l1uuL ls noL abouL uarlng buL lvlng noL abouL Avoldlng buL ALLempLlng
and deflnlLely noL abouL Wlnnlng or oslng buL 1rylng whole hearLedly
O lnally never forgeL LhaL A11l1uuL ls all abouL uLlllzlng A 1houghL 1haL ImmedlaLely 1urns Useful
ln DlrecLlng LfforL
Act|on o|nts

ow wlll you reacL ln Lhe followlng slLuaLlons?

O ou have noL sLudled LhroughouL Lhe year uddenly one monLh before Lhe exam you aLLempL
Lo cram and burn Lhe mldnlghL oll Lo sLudy y Lhe Llme Lhe exam day arrlves you are noL aL all
confldenL abouL appearlng for Lhe exam ou Lhen ________________________
O ou are Lravellng ln a long dlsLance Lraln AL around mldnlghL you hear a commoLlon and wake
up Lo see a couple of rufflans harasslng a lady commuLer who ls screamlng for help ou would
Lhen____________________
O ou go Lo a frlend's newly opened resLauranL for a meal e ls dellghLed Lo see you and warmly
welcomes you and lnsLrucLs hls sLaff Lo glve you Lhe besL LreaLmenL unforLunaLely ln Lhelr
enLhuslasm Lo serve you Lhe walLer spllls some hoL soup over you 1o compound Lhe mlsery Lhe
speclalLy of Lhe day Lurns ouL Lo be a very poor dlsh Cn Lhe way ouL your frlend eagerly lnqulres
wlLh you abouL Lhe food and servlce ow wlll you respond Lo hlm?
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|nd someth|ng os|t|ve |n the fo||ow|ng s|tuat|on

uesplLe sLudylng hard and dolng well ln Lhe exam when Lhe resulLs come you are declared
falled
ou have won Lhe loLLery for a mllllon rupees buL you have mlsplaced Lhe LlckeL and cannoL flnd
lL before Lhe deadllne for submlsslon
our overseas vacaLlon wlLh Lhe famlly ls all well planned buL unforLunaLely Lhe day before
leavlng a famlly member who ls also parL of Lhe Lrlp Lakes serlously lll and ls admlLLed Lo lu and
you are forced Lo cancel Lhe Lrlp lncurrlng heavy losses on Lhe LlckeLs and hoLel booklng LhaL are
noL refunded
ou have won a conLesL ln whlch you are Lo have a dlnner wlLh your favorlLe acLor/
sporLsperson ou eagerly go for Lhe venL all exclLed and upbeaL buL are rudely shocked Lo know
LhaL Lhe personallLy has had an emergency and cannoL aLLend Lhe evenL
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