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Attitude is Everything!
• Take responsibility• Like a magnet• Shows in the job search process• We have control over it
Positive Attitude Potential
• You’re more employable with a positive attitude
• You can be a positive role-model for your children and others
• Your self-esteem will increase along with productivity
• You will have more energy to pursue your goals and dreams
• You will have a better lifestyle for the future
Imagine the Possibilities
• Find meaningful work that fits your skills• Start or return to school to learn new
skills• Start your own business• Follow a dream you have always had• Reevaluate your goals and spend time
with family• Meet new people and learn new things
Two Things that will have the Biggest Impact on Your Future:
• 1 – Your Own Belief System• Self-esteem• Attitude• Experiences• Your Beliefs are Reflected in Your Actions
• 2 – Your Personal Commitment to Achieving Success
Building Self-Esteem
• Be assertive• Keep a sense of humor• Project self-confidence• Be optimistic and enthusiastic• Use positive self-talk (affirmations)• Visualize success• Like yourself• Have a positive self-image
More Tips for Building Self-Esteem
• Observe role models• Initiate action• Be persistent• Be disciplined• Demonstrate emotional intelligence
– Common sense, wisdom, maturity, humor, street smarts
• Identify goals
Building Self-Esteem Continued
• Demonstrate self-reliance and resilience• Be flexible• Act with purpose• Express passion about life• Be responsible• Have vision• Be an innovator
Positive Self-Statements/Affirmations
• Are clear and brief• Need to be strong and positive• Take place in the here and now• Grow more effective in repetition
Positive Self-Statements:
• “I Maintain a Positive Outlook• “I am Assertive”• “I have a Sense of Humor”• “I am Self-Confident”• “I am Enthusiastic”• “I use Positive Self-Talk”• “I Visualize Success”• “I have Multiple Intelligences”
Positive Self-Statements:
• “I Learn from Role Models”• “I initiate Action”• “I am Persistent”• “I am Disciplined”• “I Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence”• “I Identify My Goals”• “I am Self-Reliant and Career Resilient”• “I am Flexible”
What Makes Workers Succeed….
Executives say these personality traits are most important in successful workers:
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Enthusiasm
"Can Do" Attitude
High Energy
Assertiveness
Pop Quiz!! 1. What is the difference between
enthusiasm and high energy?2. What or who has control over our
attitudes?3. List three techniques to prevent
procrastination.4. List three ways you can increase your
self-esteem. 5.Tell me your best affirmation
Chevreul’s Pendulum• Can you visualize being successful?• Try to focus your attention well
enough to visualize something you want to happen in your life.
• Try the pendulum exercise.• Now try again to visualize something
you want to happen in your life. • Can you see it??
Do you…
• …find that others coerce you into thinking their way?
• …sometimes lose control and become angry at others who don’t warrant it?
• Is it difficult for you to express your positive or negative feelings openly and honestly?
Assertiveness• Definition
– Ability to express yourself and your rights without violating the rights of others
– Appropriately direct, open, and honest communication which is self-enhancing and expressive
– Clearly states your needs and keeps the lines of communication open with the other
Assertiveness Techniques
1. Be specific and clear about what you want, think and feel
2. “Own” your message3. Ask for feedback4. Broken record5. Fogging6. Negative inquiry7. Negative assertion8. I statements
Benefits of Assertiveness
• Have fewer conflicts in their dealings with others– Less stress
• Their needs are met– Less stress– Also help others get needs met
• Have stronger, more supportive relationships– Have people they can count on– Stress management– Healthier body
Communication
• ____ % is nonverbal!
• If you think nobody cares you are alive, try missing a car payment.– Bennett Cerf