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Attitude 101

Attitude 101. Dr. John C. Maxwell. How Does Attitude Impact Leadership?. Attitude is always a “player” on your team. Talent is Not Enough. Attitudes have the power to lift up or tear down a team. An attitude compounds when exposed to others Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones

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Attitude 101

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  1. Attitude 101 Dr. John C. Maxwell

  2. How Does Attitude Impact Leadership? Attitude is always a “player” on your team.

  3. Talent is Not Enough • Attitudes have the power to lift up or tear down a team. • An attitude compounds when exposed to others • Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones • Attitudes are subjective, so identifying a wrong one can be difficult. • Rotten attitudes, left alone, ruin everything.

  4. Attitude is really about how a person is. That overflows into how he acts.

  5. Common Rotten Attitudes • An inability to admit wrongdoing. • Failing to forgive. • Petty jealousy. • The disease of me. • A critical spirit. • A desire to hog all the credit.

  6. How Does Attitude Impact an Individual? Your attitude and your potential go hand in hand.

  7. Attitude Determines Success or Failure • Our attitude determines our approach to life. • Our attitude determines our relationships with people. • Often our attitude is the only difference between success and failure. • Our attitude at the beginning of a task will affect its outcome more than anything else.

  8. Attitude Determines Success or Failure 5. Our attitude can turn our problems into blessings. 6. Our attitude can give us an uncommonly positive perspective. 7. Your attitude is not automatically good because you are a religious person.

  9. When confronted with a difficult situation, a person with an outstanding attitude makes the best of it while he gets the worst of it.

  10. What Shapes a Person’s Attitude? A lot goes into an attitude – but a lot more comes out of it!

  11. Factors Impacting Attitude • Personality – Who I Am • Environment – What’s Around Me • Word Expression – What I Hear • Acceptance/Affirmation – What I Feel • Self-Image – How I See Myself

  12. Factors Impacting Attitude • Exposure to New Experiences – Opportunities for Growth • Association with Peers – Who Influences Me • Physical Appearance – How We Look to Others • Marriage, Family & Job – Our Security and Status

  13. Can an Attitude Be Changed? The key to having a good attitude is the willingness to change.

  14. Choices for a Great Attitude • Evaluate your present attitude. • Realize that faith is stronger than fear. • Write a statement of purpose. • Have the desire to change.

  15. Choices for a Great Attitude • Live one day at a time. • Change your thought patterns. • Develop good habits. • Continually choose to have a right attitude.

  16. Can Obstacles Actually Enhance an Attitude? The greatest battle you wage against failure occurs on the inside, not the outside.

  17. The Benefits of Adversity • Adversity creates resilience. • Adversity develops maturity. • Adversity pushes the envelope of accepted performance. • Adversity provides greater opportunities.

  18. The Benefits of Adversity • Adversity prompts innovation. • Adversity brings unexpected benefits. • Adversity motivates.

  19. What is Failure? Every successful person is someone who failed, yet never regarded himself as a failure.

  20. To Encourage & Lead People… • Value people. • Praise effort. • Reward performance.

  21. Abilities Needed to Fail Forward • Reject rejection. • See failure as temporary. • See failures as isolated incidences. • Keep expectations realistic.

  22. Abilities Needed to Fail Forward • Focus on strengths. • Vary approaches to achievement. • Bounce back.

  23. What is Success? Attitude determines how far you can go on the success journey.

  24. Misconceptions About Success • Wealth • A special feeling • Specific and worthwhile possessions • Power • Achievement

  25. Identify Your Purpose • For what am I searching? • Why was I created? • Do I believe in my potential? • When do I start?

  26. Growing Your Potential • Concentrate on one main goal. • Concentrate on continual improvement. • Forget the past. • Focus on the future.

  27. We make a living by what we get; but we make a life by what we give.

  28. How Can a Leader Keep Climbing? Leaders have to give up to go up.

  29. The higher the level of leadership you want to reach, the greater the sacrifices you will have to make.

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