Your attitude is a choice, so why not choose optimism?
When you wake up every day you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative — an optimist or a pessimist. It is all about perspective.
You can whine because you have so much work or be grateful that you are in control of your own destiny. You can complain about lack of an IT department, or be excited about learning the tech you need to know. You can grumble about unengaged employees or do everything in your power to make them succeed. You get the idea.
Pessimism does not aid your growth or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists make the job harder for everyone around them. They make difficulties out of opportunities. And worse, their surliness rubs off on others.
You need to be able to look on the bright side of tough situations in order to take risks, and survive both successes and failures. The sooner you accept the fact that you will have both successes and failures, the easier it will be to get your professional and personal life headed in the right direction.
An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again. It may not be your fault for being knocked down, but it is certainly your fault for not getting up.
Does success or failure have anything to do with mental attitude? The answer is resounding, ‘yes’.
A psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania proved that optimists are more successful than equally talented pessimists in business, education, sports and politics. Based on his research, Metropolitan Life, the insurance and financial services corporation, developed a test to distinguish between optimists and pessimists when hiring sales people. The results were phenomenal: The optimists outsold the pessimists by 20 per cent the first year. During the second year, the difference jumped to 50 per cent.
The right attitude coupled with the courage to reach for opportunity is the defining factor for success. It is never too late to start early. Do not get discouraged just because you have not practiced that approach until now. — Agencies
