Presented by Deidre Dutcher. Developing a Perpetually Positive Attitude

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1 Presented by Deidre Dutcher Developing a Perpetually Positive Attitude

2 Be positive.

3 Creating and Maintaining a PMA Reduce your stress. Solve your problems. Create your success. Drive out the difficult people.

4 PMA: Positive Mental Attitude

5 Most Prevalent and Obstructive Emotion Fear

6 We think before we take action that could harm us.

7 How could I? Steps for Getting Fear Out of the Way 1.Face the fear. 2.Identify the positives.

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9 Ways to Turn Your Thinking Around Instead of saying: I ve never done that before. Say: Here s an opportunity to learn something new that I might end up enjoying.

10 Ways to Turn Your Thinking Around Instead of saying: It s too complicated. Say: I ll break it up into little sections and learn them one at a time.

11 Ways to Turn Your Thinking Around Instead of saying: This will never work. Say: I ll never know until I give it a try.

12 Ways to Turn Your Thinking Around Instead of saying: No one will go for this. Say: How could I show them the benefits of this change?

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15 Myth Positive people aren t realistic.

16 Successful men and women become successful only because they acquire the habit of thinking in terms of success. Napoleon Hill

17 Myth Positive people think they can change reality through their thinking.

18 Worry Takes control of your thoughts Reduces your productivity Drags you into unproductive behaviors

19 Worrying is a form of fear.

20 Goal Setting Define short-term goals to replace worrying. Identify small positive goals to accomplish daily.

21 Present-moment thinkers are problem solvers.

22 Worrying Interest rates are: Stress Depression Headaches Difficult relationships

23 Set weekly and daily goals.

24 Staying Calm, Cool, and Collected 1. Be proactive. Proactive Reactive

25 Proactive Strategies 1. Confront your fears, rather than letting them run your decisions. 2. Focus on solutions rather than problems. 3. Ask the question, How could I? 4. Set goals.

26 The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Don t take anything personally.

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29 Responsibility Response-ability Dr. Stephen Covey

30 Ask Yourself What emotions did I have to overcome to be able to respond? Can I see all those emotions were in some way connected to taking that personally? What do I know that shows me it wasn t personal? What don t I know about that person that would allow me to write the story in a nonpersonal way? What could I do differently in the future, and what can I add to my response collection?

31 Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response, lies our growth and freedom. Viktor Frankl

32 Loss of Control

33 Habits to Help Create and Maintain Balance Identify your values and set your goals. Have a personal mission statement.

34 Changing Our Lifestyle

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36 15 30 Minutes

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40 Spend time with the ones you love.

41 Keep some friendships going.

42 Reconnect with nature.

43 Learn to meditate.

44 Take a vacation.

45 Soak in a hot tub.

46 Get a massage.

47 Find balance.

48 Tips Remember that when you have a bad day, or you bring your personal problems to work, you give everyone else in your workplace permission to do the same. Use the Law of the Harvest. What gets our attention grows and flourishes.

49 Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) High Self-Esteem

50 Building Your Self-Esteem 1. Say at least 5 positive affirmations daily. 2. Volunteer. 3. Don t compare yourself to others. 4. Start an accomplishment journal. 5. Find the greater good in all you do. 6. Turn off the news. 7. Read and be inspired. 8. Treat yourself kindly. 9. Create a self-improvement plan to elevate self-esteem.

51 Positive Mental Outlook

52 PMA Positive Negative

53 List of the Top 10 Characteristics 1. Coworker 2. Boss 3. Best friend 4. Perfect mate

54 Living Passionately

55 PMA Creates a Mind-Set of: Abundance Enthusiasm Solutions

56 PMA Can change reality by allowing a person to act in an entirely different way, and harvest entirely different results.