Professional Development and Applied Ethics Module 5 - Attitude and Motivation PDF

Professional Development and Applied Ethics MODULE 5  Topic/Lesson: Attitude and Motivation 01. 02. 03. 04. Attitude -Concept & Factors affecting Positive attitude...

Professional Development and Applied Ethics MODULE 5  Topic/Lesson: Attitude and Motivation 01. 02. 03. 04. Attitude -Concept & Factors affecting Positive attitude – Negative attitude- Significance attitudes Advantages Disadvantages  Topic/Lesson: Attitude and Motivation 05. 06. 07. 08. Ways to develop positive Differences between Motivation - Concept Internal and external attitude personalities having positive & Significance motives and negative attitude.  Topic/Lesson: Attitude and Motivation 09. 10. Importance of self- Factors leading to de- motivation motivation  LEARNING OUTCOMES: o Define attitude o Identify the concept of attitude o Know the significance of attitude. o Know the factors affecting attitude. o Determine the ways of developing positive attitude. o Know the concept of motivation. o Identify the factors of motivation.  ATTITUDE It is a positive, negative, or mixed that is expressed at some level of intensity. It usually implies feelings that are either positive or negative. Attitudes are our established ways of responding to people and situations that we have learned based on the beliefs, values and assumptions we hold and our life experiences. Our attitude towards a person or event is displaced through our behaviour as a result of interaction with that person. A person’s attitude represents how he or she feels about something or their state of mind. examples: If one can have a good (or positive) attitude toward their work, it means they feel good about their work, their job, their organisation, etc. If one can have a bad (or negative) attitude, it means they dislike their environment no matter what is going around them. CONCEPT OF ATTITUDE: Attitudes are evaluative statements, either favourable or unfavourable, concerning objects, people or events. They reflect how one feels about something. Example: When you say “I like Mathematics”, you are expressing your attitude towards the subject of mathematics. 1. Affective 2. Behavioral 3. Cognitive Attitude: attitude: Attitude: It refers to an It is the intention to emotional or Our belief in behave in a something is the feeling segment certain way of attitude. cognitive toward someone attitude. or something.  SIGNIFICANCE OR IMPORTANCE OF ATTITUDE: Attitude plays a very important role for achieving the success. It is more important than education, money, knowledge, intelligence, talents or skills. It applies to every sphere of life, including one's personal and professional life. Can an executive be Can a student be a Can a parent, teacher, salesman, a good executive good student without employer, employee be good in without a good a good attitude? their roles without a good attitude? attitude? attitude!!!  Did you know???? Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. —Charles Swindoll It determines everything else in your life! It affects relationships. It affects careers; It affects your entire future. Your attitude is a habit. Changing your attitude can literally change your life. And here’s the great thing about attitude: It’s your choice!!! FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDE:  There are primarily three These are factors that determine our called the attitude. triple E's of They are: attitude. Let's 1. Environment evaluate each 2. Experience 3. Education of the factors individually.  1. Environment o Cultural Environment consists of the background following: Home: o Religious Parents, Siblings, relatives, Neighbors and friends. background School: o Traditions and Teachers, school staff, beliefs seniors, juniors. Work place: o Social Colleagues, superiors and environment subordinates. Media: o Political Television, newspapers, environment magazines, radio, movies Environment All of these environments create a culture. Every place, a home, organization or a country has a culture. In countries where the government and political environment is honest, generally you will find that the people are honest, law abiding and helpful. And the reverse is true too. In a corrupt environment, an honest person has a tough time whereas in an honest environment, the corrupt one has a tough time. In a positive environment, a marginal performer's output goes up. In a negative environment, a good performer's output goes down. Our behaviour changes according to our experiences with people and events in our life. If we have a positive experience with a person, our attitude toward him becomes positive and vice versa. It refers to both formal and informal education, not just academic qualifications. Knowledge strategically applied translates into wisdom, ensuring success. Education makes the role of the educator vital. A teacher affects eternity. The ripple effect is immeasurable. We are drowning in information but starving for knowledge and wisdom. Education ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live.  POSITIVE ATTITUDE A positive attitude helps you to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. It will bring constructive changes into your life and make you happier, brighter and more successful. People with positive attitudes have certain personality traits that are easy to recognize. They are caring, confident, patient, and humble. They have high expectations of themselves and others. They anticipate positive outcomes. A person with a positive attitude is like a fruit of all seasons. He is always welcome.  The Benefits of a Positive Attitude : 01. 02. 03. 04. increases fosters teamwork solves problems improves quality productivity  The Benefits of a Positive Attitude: 05. 06. 07. fosters better relationships makes for breeds loyalty with employers, employees, and customers congenial atmosphere  The Benefits of a Positive Attitude: 08. 09. 10. helps a person become a makes for a reduces stress contributing member of society pleasing personality and an asset to their country Steps to build a Positive Attitude:  Step 1: Changing the Focus and Looking for the Positive: We need to become good finders. We need to focus on the positive in life. Let's start looking for what is right in a person or situation instead of looking for what is wrong. Even in paradise, fault finders will find faults. Most people find what they are looking for. If they are looking for friendship, happiness and the positive, that is what they get. If they are looking for fights or indifference, then that is what they get. Looking for the positive does not mean overlooking faults.  Step 2: Making a Habit of Doing It Now: We have all procrastinated at some time in our lives. Procrastination leads to a negative attitude. The habit of procrastination fatigues you more than the effort it takes to do it. A completed task is fulfilling and energizing; an incomplete task drains energy like a leak from a tank. If you want to build and maintain a positive attitude, get into the habit of living in the present and doing it now.  Step 3: Developing an Attitude of Gratitude: Count your blessings, not your troubles. Take time to smell the roses. It is not uncommon to hear that someone, because of an accident or illness, became blind or paralyzed but won a million dollars in settlement. How many of us would like to trade places with that person? Not many. We are so focused on complaining about things we don't have that we lose sight of the things we have. There is a lot to be thankful for.  Step 4: Getting into a Continuous Education Program: Let's get some myths out of the way. It is a general belief that we get educated in schools and colleges. "Do we really get educated in schools and colleges?" Generally, there is a consensus that some do but most don't. We receive a lot of information in schools and colleges and that alone is not needed in achieving our goals. We do need information to be educated. But we need to know the true meaning of education.  Step 5: Building a Positive Self-Esteem: Self-esteem is the way we feel about ourselves. When we feel good within, our performance goes up, our relationships improve both at home and at work. The world looks nicer. What is the reason? There is a direct correlation between feeling and behaviour.  Step 6: Staying away from Negative Influences: Today's teenagers learn from adult behaviour and the media. They face peer pressure. Peer pressure is not just limited to teenagers; it is also prevalent in adults. It shows a lack of self-esteem when people do not have the courage to say "No, thank you," and stay away from negative influences: What are the negative influences? NEGATIVE ATTITUDE People with negative attitudes will blame the whole world, their parents, teachers, spouse, the economy and the government for their failures. Some people criticize no matter what. It does not matter which side you are on, they are always on the other side. They have made a career out of criticizing. They are "career critics." They criticize as if they will win a prize at a contest. They will find fault with every person and every situation. You will find people like this in every home, family, office. They go around finding fault and telling everybody how bad things are and blaming the whole world for their problems. All that they are doing is causing more tension for themselves and for others around them. They spread negative messages like a plague and create an environment conducive to negative results. Some people always look at the negative side.  Who are pessimists?  pessimists are unhappy when they have no troubles to are always looking speak, for cracks in the mirror of life feel bad when they feel good, for fear they will feel worse when always turn out the they feel better lights to see how dark it is spend most of their stop sleeping in bed when life at complaint they hear that more people counters die in bed than anywhere else  pessimists cannot enjoy their health because they think they may be believe that the sun sick tomorrow shines only to cast shadows not only expect the worst but make the worst of whatever forget their blessings happens and count their troubles don't see the doughnut, only the hole DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDES  Negative attitude personality Positive attitude personality 1 They are always part of the problem They are always part of the answer 2 They always has an excuse They always has a program 3 Sees a problem for every answers Sees an answer for every problem 4 Says “It may be possible but it is too difficult” Says “It may be difficult but it is possible” 5 Says “It was not my fault Says “I was wrong” 6 Always apart from the team Always a part of the team. 7 Sees only problems Sees all possibilities 8 Says “Life is hard” Says “Life is filled with experiences” 9 Thinks “People are worst” Thinks “Good people are there” 10 Always hates the work place Always work with lovely people 11 They are mostly losers They are mostly winners 12 Always looks on the negative side Always looks on the positive side 13 They are always angry, frustrated and They are always happier, polite and lovable stressed. 14 Always says “Impossible” Always says “Possible” 15 Says “I can’t do” Says “I can do” to be continued next meeting..... next topic.. MOTIVATION MOTIVATION Concept of Motivation: Motivation is something that encourages action or feeling. To motivate means to encourage and inspire. Motivation can also mean to turn on or ignite the feeling or action. Motivation is powerful. It can persuade, convince and propel you into action. In other words, motivation can be defined as motive for action. It is a force that can literally change your life. Motivation is the driving force in our lives. It comes from a desire to succeed. Without success there is little pride in life; no enjoyment or excitement at work and at home. Often life becomes like a lopsided wheel giving a bumpy ride. The greatest enemy of motivation is complacence. Complacence leads to frustration, and when people are frustrated they give up because they cannot identify what is important.  Significance of Motivation: ü Your internal motivation is your drive and attitude. ü It is contagious. ü Attitude is the key to getting the response you want from others. ü One important tool that has been used by athletes for a long time is called auto- suggestion. Auto suggestions are positive statements made in the present tense and repeated regularly. In other words it is positive self-talk. Motivation is classified into two types: 1. External/ eXTRINSIC motivation 2. Internal/ iNTRINSIC motivation EXTERNAL MOTIVATION Fear Motivation Incentive Motivation INTERNAL/iNTRINSIC MOTIVATION External VS Internal Motivation  THE FOUR STAGES FROM MOTIVATION TO DEMOTIVATION DEMOTIVATING FACTORS: Lack of measurable objectives Low self-esteem Some of the demotivating factors are: Lack of priorities Unfair criticism Negative self-talk Negative criticism Office politics Public humiliation Unfair treatment Rewarding the non performer which can be demotivating Hypocrisy for the performer Poor standards Failure or fear of failure Frequent change Success which leads to complacence Responsibility without authority Lack of direction MOTIVATING FACTORS: What we really want to accomplish is self- motivation, when people do things for their own reasons and not yours. That is lasting motivation. Remember, the greatest motivator is belief. We have to inculcate in ourselves the belief that we are responsible for our actions and behaviour. When people accept responsibility, everything improves: quality, productivity, relationships and teamwork. A few steps to motivate others: Give recognition Give respect Make work interesting Be a good listener Throw a challenge Help but don't do for others what they should do for themselves  Becoming more positive is always a good thing. You can identify where and how much you tend to think negatively. The more aware you are of your thoughts, the better you'll be able to change them to emphasize the positive. Positive thinking usually attracts positive people, events, and outcomes. You may not be aware of all of your negative thoughts and the effect they have on your life, however, by taking some time to understand your own thought patterns, you can challenge those irrational, negative thoughts – and replace them with more positive, optimistic and empowering messages. Irritating, most negative, charmless, disgusting or...  Recommended Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vRdPoFvUfo  THE END ThANK yOU..