The Power of

POSI+IVE Thinking
Muhammad Usman Kemal
General Manager (Pakistan)
Metropolitan School of Business and
Management UK
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How to Stay POSI IVE
in a
TOUGH Work Environment
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Negative
Negative Work
Work Ouch!
YOU
Past
Environment
Environment Experiences

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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
- Deadlines are unrealistic
- Job insecurity
 Other People’s
Behavior

Bulldozers Gossips
Complainers
Backstabbers Negatives

Controllers
Snipers
Exploders
 Changing
Environment
“The only person who always
likes change is a wet baby”

CHANGE . . .
 Challenges our paradigms
 Alters the way we think
 Makes life more difficult for
a while
 Causes Stress
 Is an ongoing fact of life
 Past
Ouch! Experiences

Ouch!
Ouch! Ouch!
Ouch!
Ouch!

Ouch!

Ouch! Ouch!
 Negative
World View

Media Frenzy
A recent Statistic:
Israel killed 400+ people in a hospital attack, but
International Media is reporting Hamas bomb the
hospital and killed their own people.
Look at what you are looking at !!!
 Determinism
Theory

 GENETIC: I took this from my Grandparents.

(Inherited traits)
 PSYCHIC: Why this always happen to me.
(Self Pity)
 ENVIRONMENTAL: My Spouse, my Boss,
the Company, the weather, the Economy,
etc.. is doing this to me. (Surroundings)
 Life’s Little Question

“Are some
“Are some people
people just
just born
born positive
positive

thinkers
thinkers
.. .. .. or
or is
is itit their
their CHOICE?”
CHOICE?”
Choose the Right Luggage

ul l e ts
odgeB
D Be Bulletproo
f
The Problem With Dodging Bullets
You’re going to get hit!
Choice #2
Wear Bulletproof Armor
Bulletproof
Bulletproof Armor
Armor
Comes
Comes from
from
SELF CHANGE
 Putting
Putting on
on the
the
Armor
Armor

n ge
Cha ngs!
Thi
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How to Change Your Attitude

ATTITUDE
Changes happen
personally
from the
INSIDE OUT!

ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE
So . . . Accept Responsibility

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

I T UUD
DEE
T
ATT
A T I T
 Step #2 Take Control

Negative
YOU
world view

ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!
How to Change Your Thinking

THINKING

Changes come
from observing
logically in
every situation

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 Observe Your Thinking
hi s
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Wh l et
def at ca e to
use n I u s e!
thi do t e f
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ho
This is all very Tomorrow it will look
interesting very different.
e …
th It is
a t him terrib
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t ob . le to b
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THINKING
THINKING
 Manage Your Self-Talk
If you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…
YOU’RE RIGHT! Henry Ford

This is going to be This is going to

a wonderful day! be a crappy day!

THINKING
THINKING
How to Change Your Behavior

BEHAVIOR

Changes take
true assessment,
determination &
discipline

BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR
 Choose Your Behavior
REACTIVE

Situation Response

RESPONSIBLE

My My
Situation Choice Response

BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR
Steps Toward Changing Behavior

The
TheNew
NewYOU!
YOU!

BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR

4. Unconscious Competence

3. Conscience Competence

2. Conscience Incompetence

1. Unconscious Incompetence
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
• Avoid “Positivity Drainers”
• Say “please” and “thank you”
• Practice EMPATHY
• Evaluate YOUR behavior
• Never miss an opportunity to compliment

BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR
 More POSI TIVE Contributions
• Before you say anything to anyone, ask
yourself three things
1. Is it true?
2. Is it useful?
3. Is it necessary?
• Keep promises
• Give benefit of doubt
• Keep an open mind with changes
• See criticism as opportunity to improve
• Cultivate your sense of humor
 The Choice is YOURS

With a Bad attitude

you can never have a positive day

It is OK to feel negative sometimes,

but it is not OK to stay NEGATIVE
 +IVE Living
Choose POSI
Thank You
Usman Kemal
@usmankemal
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usmankemal@gmail.com

Stay POSI+IVE
Metropolitan School of
Business and Management
UK