Attitudes are positive, negative, or mixed feelings, based on our beliefs that predispose our reactions to people, objects, and events. For example, if we believe someone is mean, we may feel dislike for the person and act in an unfriendly manner. War-Mongering Propaganda Works Our attitudes predict our behavior, althoughContinue Reading
Research indicates that attitudes matter in the workplace. Not just because negativity is generally harmful, but because it costs the organization money. Researchers Donald O. Clifton Ph.D. and Tom Rath, in their work “How Full is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies For Work and Life” (2007), studied the effects of positivityContinue Reading
We all engage in negative self-talk once in a while. Learning to recognize it for what it is and replacing it with more positive and rational thinking will lead you to a more positive life. Listening to and acting on negative self-talk may have become a problem for you inContinue Reading
In order to succeed in your quest to change your life, you must first change your attitude. But which attitude? Understanding the following eight Positive Attitudes will help you throughout your entire life: Honesty Honesty simply means – free of deception, having integrity, being truthful and honorable, upright and sincere.Continue Reading
Tolerance is the body’s capacity to become less responsive over time to a drug or substance that is used repeatedly. It is when more and more of a drug or alcohol is needed to achieve the same feeling you got when you first started using. You have become physically tolerant.Continue Reading
If you want to feel positive and energetic, concentrate on your good qualities, your abilities, your strengths and your talents rather than your faults and failures. It is one thing to want to learn and improve but beating yourself up over your faults is negative and leads to depression. AndContinue Reading
Resentment is yesterday’s cold, hard anger that nags at us. Over time it eats away at us. Maybe we are still fuming over a long forgotten comment someone made, or you feel cheated that someone else got some award you felt should have been yours. Did someone receive credit forContinue Reading