Human Relations : Part # 4

     To re - iterate the definition of the concept of an attitude, an attitude is the position of the body, or manner of carrying oneself, indicative of a mood, or condition...

When someone @ your workplace discourages your good(positive) attitude, there are three "sure - fire" strategies you could, and should use to recover it.

• Take an immediate good(positive) action - Quickly! Do something good(positive) to recover your good(positive) attitude e. g. give an apology, a compliment etc. to the hater to prevent further damage in the co - working relationship from occurring.
• Make the value of your good(positive) attitude "priceless" - Please do conclude that your good(positive) attitude is "priceless" for your future job career successes. Please do recover it immediately.
• Strengthen yourself, so that your good(positive) attitude will not get discouraged again - Strengthen yourself to defend yourself from the bad(negative) behaviors of the individual(s) who are insensitive / disrespectful to you. Try to keep yourself separate from the "bad" individual(s) until they are properly respectful, and sensitive to you.

Yes! Your good(positive) attitude is "priceless", especially @ your workplace! If you don't recover it quickly, you are allowing the "bad" individual(s) to take / steal your good(positive) attitude away from you.

When we recover our good(positive) attitude quickly after having it discouraged, very little, or no harm in the co - working relationship(s) occurs. Having your "good" attitude discouraged lessens your personal confidence, and also your "good" effectiveness at your workplace. Yes it does take a "good" effort to recover it quickly after having it discouraged.

The longer you do allow your good(positive) attitude discouraged, the longer it will take to recover it.

A quick good(positive) action to recover it is recommended in these types of situations.



Human Relations : Part #3

     As it is in the wonderful world of human relations, the three most known types of communications are :

1. The written type - letters, memos, faxes, and e - mails
2. The verbal type - "in - person" conversations, telephone conversations... and
3. The transmissions of attitudes - facial expressions, hand gestures...

According to the Canadian Students' Dictionary by Houghton Mifflin

at-ti-tude is a position of the body, or manner of carrying oneself, indicative of a mood, or condition : "Men... sprawled alone, or in heaps, in the careless attitudes of death" (John Reed).

To expand the definition of attitude to meet my own personal opinions, I would add that attitude is also a mental "set". Attitude is the way an employee views, and interprets their entire job - working environment.

Your attitude about your job may be because of the way you view, and interpret your entire job - working environment i. e. the people, the places, and the things.

Whatever your current view of your current job / workplace is currently, there are four very important reasons why you do need to keep a good(positive) attitude for your career successes! 

1. To keep yourself energized, and motivated - let your inner enthusiasms "spill - out"
2. For first impressions - give a good(positive) attitude when you are meeting another(s) for the first time!
3. To positively influence your employer for pay raises, upward promotions et cetera... and
4. To positively contribute to the positive productivity of the other(s) in your workplace.

"Well sir, how do I keep my attitude positive every day? I hate my job!". 

Well Rehanna, the opposite of hate is love. Please do try, try, try!

1. Please do try to talk about the good(positive) things, places, and people @ your workplace, with the others at your workplace. Try to be complimentary to them, even if you do "hate" them.
2. Please do try to view the good(positive) in the people(s) with whom you work with, and for.
3. Please do try to view the good(positive) in your job, employer, and, or business organization.

Also, please do remember that you are getting paid good monies to do a good job.
You are not getting paid to hate your co - worker "Bob".

Please do try, try, try!