1. Building a Positive Attitude Objectives (pg 114-125)
Explain attitude and demonstrate how actions relate to an individual’s attitude
Identify 3 defense mechanisms
Why are integrity and credibility important elements of a positive attitude?
Chapter 3, Lesson 2

2. Problems occur…..how will you handle them?

3. Quick Write
List the two problems you’ve faced in the past two years. For each problem, note whether it was a result of your own decision making and behavior or of something that was beyond your control.
How did you handle each kind of problem?
Did you tackle the issue head-on or try to avoid it?
What problem-solving strategy worked best for you?

4. Attitudes Affect Actions
Attitude : thought, feeling, or belief
Attitudes are internal
Behavior: action that others can see you doing
Behaviors are external
The attitudes & behaviors of a healthy, reasonable person are usually in harmony

5. Why Do You Need a Positive Attitude?
It will make you a more successful family member, student, employee, and citizen
People are attracted to positive thinkers
Positive thinkers make things happen

6. Defense Mechanisms behaviors people use to deal w/anxiety, stress, or pressure* *

7. Chapter 3, Lesson 2

8. Integrity and Credibility
Integrity:commitment to a code of values or beliefs=positive attitude & approach to life

9. Credibility
Credibility : quality of character that inspires confidence & trust

10. Mentor Role Model a life coach who guides,
advises, & advocates for
you. Provides feedback
that helps you grow
Role Model
positive person whom others base their own attitudes & actions
parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles big brothers or sisters neighbors, teachers, coaches, counselors, club advisers community leaders, religious leaders

11. mental states that block ability to learn
Fear emotion when faced w/something new or unknown
Pride exaggerated feeling of self-worth
Indifference no desire to get better at anything

12. Humility

13. Patience
ability to bear difficulty, delay frustration, or pain w/o complaint
if you don’t understand something, give it time to sink in
Humility & Patience
keys to defeating
fear, pride, and indifference

14. Respect
Respect esteem, regard, & consideration that you pay others & you earn from them

15. How to Show Respect for Others
Don’t spread gossip, rumors, or loose talk
Be on time
Don’t interrupt
Listen
Give people the benefit of the doubt
“abundance theory”—there’s enough of everything to go around—credit, glory, admiration, friendship, smiles, laughter, compliments
Don’t take yourself too seriously
Be flexible
Stick with what’s important: people, their feelings, and their needs

16. Appreciation
admiration, approval, or gratitude that you express & receive

17. Task Completion
Task completion: process of doing things expected of you in a timely, orderly, accurate, and honest manner
Greatest asset: time
A black hole is a period of time that eats into your productivity
Procrastination
Distraction

18. Building a Positive Attitude Objectives (pg 114-125)
Explain attitude and demonstrate how actions relate to an individual’s attitude
attitude : thought, feeling, or belief
Identify 3 defense mechanisms
Displacement, Repression, Rationalization, Projection, Acting Out, Denial
Why are integrity and credibility important elements of a positive attitude?
Integrity:commitment to a code of values or beliefs=positive attitude & approach to life
Credibility : quality of character that inspires confidence & trust