You Can Win: A Step-by-Step Tool for Top Achievers

by Shiv Khera

IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE

Ability teaches us how we do, motivation determines why we do, and attitude decides how well we do.

is not the color of the balloon, it is what’s inside that makes it go up.”

It’s what’s inside that counts and what’s inside of us that makes us go up is our attitude.

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

YOUR ATTITUDE CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS

study attributed to Harvard University found that when a person gets a job or a promotion, eighty-five per cent of the time it is because of his attitude, and only fifteen per cent of the time because of intelligence and knowledge of specific facts and figures.

ACRES OF DIAMONDS

Opportunities are always under our feet.

All we need to do is to learn to recognize opportunities.

Lost opportunities are easier recognised when they are leaving rather than when they are coming.

decision. 6. The grass on the other side always looks greener.

Many times in life, while chasing an illusion, we lose out the opportunity right under our own feet.

Our attitude determines how we look at a setback.

Great thinkers and philosophers feel and believe that every problem comes with an equal or greater opportunity for success.

People can be your biggest asset or your biggest liability.

Attitude is the foundation to success. The greater the success, the stronger the foundation.

there are three factors that largely determine our attitude formation. These are the triple E’s of attitude: 1. Environment 2. Experience 3. Education.

All these environments create a culture.

Culture in any place always goes top down, never bottom up.

“In a positive environment, a marginal performer’s output goes up. In a negative environment, a good performer’s output goes

Events and experiences in life determine our attitude.

Gives fulfillment and makes life meaningful

Inspires oneself and others

Increases productivity & profits • Fosters teamwork & better relationships

Makes for a congenial atmosphere • Breeds loyalty & dependability • Reduces stress & increases happiness

People with negative attitudes become a liability to society.

If your attitude is negative, your life is restricted.

You will not enjoy life to its fullest.

The winner has a solution for every problem; the loser has a problem for every solution.

How do you build and maintain a positive attitude?

8 STEPS TO ATTITUDE CHANGE

Step 1: Change Focus, Look for the Positive

“Dealing with people is a lot like digging for gold: When you go digging for an ounce of gold you have to move tons of dirt before you get to an ounce of gold, but when you go digging, you don’t go looking for the dirt, you go looking for the gold.”

Even in paradise, fault finders will find faults.

Pessimists:

are moaners, groaners and permanent complainers

being a positive thinker does not mean one has to agree or accept everything. It only means that a person is solution-focused. Be an Optimist

“Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticise others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.”*

Make a Habit of Doing It Now

“Most people go to their graves, with music still in them.”

Procrastination leads to a negative attitude.

A completed task is fulfilling and energising; an incomplete task drains energy.

You cannot learn to swim by reading a book. You have to get into the water.

Never leave till tomorrow, which you can do today.

procrastination is an escapist attitude.

Step 3: Develop an Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude reflects humility. It keeps a person grounded.