Warm Up: Attitude is Everything *Answer in complete sentences. Have you ever told yourself that you couldn’t complete a task or goal? When and why. What was the result of your negative thinking? Have you ever told yourself that you COULD do something even though everything was going against you? When and why?

Attitude is Everything Objective: Students will understand that positive thinking and attitude will lead to success in their future.

Attitude “Whether we find pleasure in our work or whether we find it a bore depends entirely upon our mental attitude towards it, not up on the task itself.” B.C. Forbes If you are called to be a street sweeper, you should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Attitudes of Success Self-confidence: “I can do it!” Perseverance: “It can be done!” Desire: “I’m going to do it!”

Attitude is Everything! Muhammad Ali told the world long before he was a boxing champion that he, “Was the greatest!” Result: He is the greatest heavyweight boxer ever to go in the ring! During the worst days of the Great Depression one of the most popular songs was, “Happy Days are Here Again.” Result: The depression ended shortly after the song came out.

Positive Thinking Works! Telling yourself that you are the person you want to become and acting as though you are that person now helps you achieve your goals! Pretending is a way of practicing. Without practice, how do we ever get any better at something? Example: If you want to become a more confident person, pretending that you already are will probably lead to some kind of reward (getting a date, job, or good grade on a speech.) As your successes continue to pile up, you will no longer be pretending! You will be a more confident person!

Affirmations Promote Action Define, “Affirmation.” Answer: A message you get from other important people in your life, but they come from you – the most important person of all.

Affirmations Promote Action (Text Page: 231) In order to be most effective, affirmations should also: Be said aloud and repeated throughout the day, or written down. It is even more effective to record them and listen to them while you are running or lying down. Include your name. “I _______, am a good student.” Be in the present tense. Say that the condition you hope to bring about is true NOW! Be short, positive, and clear. “I, Billy, am a graceful dancer” is better than “I, Billy, am going to stop stepping on people’s feet, tripping on my shoelaces, and running into the concession stand.” Be meaningful and believable to you!

Affirmations Promote Action: Activity 231 What affirmations can you make for your future? To reverse any negative messages from the exercise Activity 52, for example, if your message from your mother is, “You can’t do anything right,” you might include an affirmation that states, “I, Billy, can do anything I set my mind to.” There are a few examples on Activity 231. Fill in the affirmations that mean the MOST TO YOU on Activity 231.

Final Notes on Attitude “Others can stop you temporarily – you are the only one who can do it permanently.” Zig Ziglar “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right!” Henry Ford

Work is an Aggressive Act (Text Page 236) In a polite society, aggression is not acceptable behavior. At a party, getting someone in a headlock or half-nelson are not an appropriate form of greeting. Nor is attacking the refreshment table and devouring everything on it acceptable behavior.

Work is an Aggressive Act: Activity 236 Although surprising, aggression is exactly what it takes to succeed at work. Aggression fuels competition as well as many other ways of behaving. Without some sort of aggressive energy, we would probably never grow up. Answer the scenario’s on Activity 236. Would you be aggressive in the situations described?

You’re the Boss (Text Page 238) You are the employer of your restaurant, “Chris’s Creative Cuisine.” The restaurant has been your world since you started it 16 years ago. For the first 3 years, you worked 12 plus hours per day, taking charge of everything from setting tables to testing recipes. The only time you saw your spouse and children were when they stopped by the restaurant. The personal costs were high-perhaps too high. Now the restaurant is one of the most popular places in town, and you have finally started making a profit.

You’re the Boss: Activity 238-240 It’s time for the annual performance review of your employees. What advise would you give to the following people if they worked for you? Text pages 238-240 are scenarios to complete Activities 238-240 in your workbook.

Traits of Those Who Get Ahead: Activity 241 (Text Page 241) You have now considered some less-than-perfect employees. Fill in the desired behaviors. Complete the questions. (No need to interview anyone) 