DEFINITION OF ATTITUDE at·ti·tude)n.1. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude. See Synonyms at posture. 2.a. A state of mind or a feeling; disposition: had a positive attitude about work.b. An arrogant or hostile state of mind or disposition. 3. The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon. 4. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion. 5. A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.
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attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" mental attitudecognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Definition A predisposition or a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain idea, object, person, or situation. Attitude influences an individual'schoice of action, and responses to challenges, incentives, and rewards (together called stimuli). Four major components of attitude are (1) Affective: emotions or feelings. (2) Cognitive: belief or opinionsheld consciously. (3) Conative: inclination for action. (4) Evaluative: positive or negative response to stimuli. Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/attitude.html#ixzz2BDXDPJEA www.businessdictionary.com/definition/attitude.html Attitude and motivation What have attitude and motivation got to do with goal setting?Well, I always remember the quote from Zig Ziglar, “It’s your attitude, not your aptitude that determines your altitude.” And it’s true! Shear guts and determination, particularly in the face of adversity, is what has made so many of our business leaders so successful – check out the “Successful People” tab on the NavBar for some examples. We can only achieve our goals if we have the motivation – the burning desire – to do so. And this is why it is so important for your goals to be personal – let personally desired outcomes or goals be your motivation to achieve success. And apply that “go get’em” attitude to power your way! You too can be successful at what ever you set your mind to. All you need to do is:
Empower yourself– have confidence in yourself and believe that you can achieve!
Get the right attitude and motivation– a positive mindset and daily dose of goal visualisation will keep you speeding down that highway to success.
Try some alternative methods for motivation– if you dare!
Check out law-of-attraction-guide.com - The Complete Guide to The Law of Attraction. Exploring the History, Background, Definition and the ways to utilise the Laws of Attraction. Containing book reviews, film reviews, free ebooks and practical lessons in visualization and affirmaton techniques. And one of the best self-help books I’ve read is Stephen Covey’s ”7 habits of highly effective people” – here’s a summary. He also developed the Urgent/ Important matrix used for setting priorities. Use the power of positive thinking and the fuel of personal motivation to achieve your personal success – it’s all about attitude! What life skills do YOU think are critical for success? Write a page on it and teach others. Read these articles on whether affirmations work, how to create your own luck and how to get what you want for more information.
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Ability, Motivation, and Attitude
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz There are three primary aspects of your life that will determine whether or not you are successful in your endeavors. You will not be successful if you have only one or two. You must have all three working together. Consider them like the three legs of a "stool of success." Ability - the level at which you are able to actually do things. Your skill level. If you have a high level of skill, that's good. And the better you get, the better it will be for you. To the degree that you can perform your actions at higher and higher skill levels, the more and more success you will find in your chosen field. Motivation - the level at which you are able to find "a reason to act." This is the internal drive that you find that enables you to exercise your abilities. To the degree that you can find a way, or ways, to keep yourself motivated, you will see yourself right in the thick of things, carrying out your actions to the best of your abilities and succeeding accordingly. Attitude - this is the mental state that you have while carrying out your actions to the best of your ability. It is the way you view the world around you and choose to see it, either positively or negatively. To the degree that you can maintain a positive attitude about yourself, others, and the circumstances you find yourself in, you will see yourself achieving greater and greater things. "But Chris, can't I get away with just two?" No. What if you have high skills and motivation but a rotten attitude? People will stay away and hinder your success. What if you have a good attitude and motivation but poor skills? People will like you, maybe even root for you, but go to someone else with the skills they need. What if you have great skills and attitude but no motivation? Well, you'll be sitting on the couch like a lazy slug while the go-getters are out there making your money and achieving your dreams! No, it takes all three. So let's ask some questions: Ability: How highly skilled are you? Is your skill level holding you back? How so? What could you achieve if you just took your skills to the next level beyond where they are right now? How would improving your skills improve the bottom line of your success? Motivation: How motivated are you? Why do you answer that way? What would your spouse or close friends say? Would they say you are as motivated as you say you are? Why or why not? Why do you have the level of motivation that you have? What could you do to find a higher level of motivation? What would happen if you became super motivated for the next period of your life. What great things would happen? Attitude: Do you have a good attitude or a poor one? How would you rate yourself? What about when things go wrong? Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? What would happen if you took your attitude to the next level for the next 60 days? What if you just chose to have an incredible attitude? What would be the ramifications? "The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts." Booker T. WashingtonThis is so true. People will judge you on what you accomplish, not what you know or what you talk about. In fact, if you know a lot or talk a lot but do not accomplish anything, people will wonder what happened. So the question is whether or not you will take the actions necessary to deliver on your potential. To do so, you will need to focus in on the three legs of the stool of success: Your ability, your motivation, and your attitude.Take some time this week to give some serious thought to these three areas. Your success depends on it! And when you have done some reflection - put the conclusions you come to into action! About The Author: Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. To see Chris "live" at the upcoming Jim Rohn Weekend Event as he speaks on the subject of Secrets of Influence go to http://Chris-Widener.InspiresYOU.com/ or call 800-929-0434. MORE RESOURCES:Warning: fopen(http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:en&q=Motivation&output=rss) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 503 Service Unavailable in /home/boxing/public_html/motivation/inc/rss.inc on line 81 could not open XML input
at·ti·tude) n.1. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: stood in a graceful attitude. See Synonyms at posture. 2. a. A state of mind or a feeling; disposition: had a positive attitude about work. b. An arrogant or hostile state of mind or disposition. 3. The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon. 4. The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion. 5. A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.
attitude
Definition A predisposition or a tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain idea, object, person, or situation. Attitude influences an individual'schoice of action, and responses to challenges, incentives, and rewards (together called stimuli). Four major components of attitude are (1) Affective: emotions or feelings. (2) Cognitive: belief or opinions held consciously. (3) Conative: inclination for action. (4) Evaluative: positive or negative response to stimuli. Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/attitude.html#ixzz2BDXDPJEAwww.businessdictionary.com/definition/attitude.html
Attitude and motivation What have attitude and motivation got to do with goal setting?Well, I always remember the quote from Zig Ziglar, “It’s your attitude, not your aptitude that determines your altitude.” And it’s true! Shear guts and determination, particularly in the face of adversity, is what has made so many of our business leaders so successful – check out the “Successful People” tab on the NavBar for some examples. We can only achieve our goals if we have the motivation – the burning desire – to do so. And this is why it is so important for your goals to be personal – let personally desired outcomes or goals be your motivation to achieve success. And apply that “go get’em” attitude to power your way! You too can be successful at what ever you set your mind to. All you need to do is:
- Empower yourself– have confidence in yourself and believe that you can achieve!
- Get the right attitude and motivation– a positive mindset and daily dose of goal visualisation will keep you speeding down that highway to success.
- Try some alternative methods for motivation– if you dare!
- And don’t just visualise success - IMITATE success!
- Make the law of attraction work for YOU.
Check out law-of-attraction-guide.com - The Complete Guide to The Law of Attraction. Exploring the History, Background, Definition and the ways to utilise the Laws of Attraction. Containing book reviews, film reviews, free ebooks and practical lessons in visualization and affirmaton techniques. And one of the best self-help books I’ve read is Stephen Covey’s ”7 habits of highly effective people” – here’s a summary. He also developed the Urgent/ Important matrix used for setting priorities. Use the power of positive thinking and the fuel of personal motivation to achieve your personal success – it’s all about attitude! What life skills do YOU think are critical for success? Write a page on it and teach others. Read these articles on whether affirmations work, how to create your own luck and how to get what you want for more information.Ability, Motivation, and Attitude
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz There are three primary aspects of your life that will determine whether or not you are successful in your endeavors. You will not be successful if you have only one or two. You must have all three working together. Consider them like the three legs of a "stool of success." Ability - the level at which you are able to actually do things. Your skill level. If you have a high level of skill, that's good. And the better you get, the better it will be for you. To the degree that you can perform your actions at higher and higher skill levels, the more and more success you will find in your chosen field. Motivation - the level at which you are able to find "a reason to act." This is the internal drive that you find that enables you to exercise your abilities. To the degree that you can find a way, or ways, to keep yourself motivated, you will see yourself right in the thick of things, carrying out your actions to the best of your abilities and succeeding accordingly. Attitude - this is the mental state that you have while carrying out your actions to the best of your ability. It is the way you view the world around you and choose to see it, either positively or negatively. To the degree that you can maintain a positive attitude about yourself, others, and the circumstances you find yourself in, you will see yourself achieving greater and greater things. "But Chris, can't I get away with just two?" No. What if you have high skills and motivation but a rotten attitude? People will stay away and hinder your success. What if you have a good attitude and motivation but poor skills? People will like you, maybe even root for you, but go to someone else with the skills they need. What if you have great skills and attitude but no motivation? Well, you'll be sitting on the couch like a lazy slug while the go-getters are out there making your money and achieving your dreams! No, it takes all three. So let's ask some questions: Ability: How highly skilled are you? Is your skill level holding you back? How so? What could you achieve if you just took your skills to the next level beyond where they are right now? How would improving your skills improve the bottom line of your success? Motivation: How motivated are you? Why do you answer that way? What would your spouse or close friends say? Would they say you are as motivated as you say you are? Why or why not? Why do you have the level of motivation that you have? What could you do to find a higher level of motivation? What would happen if you became super motivated for the next period of your life. What great things would happen? Attitude: Do you have a good attitude or a poor one? How would you rate yourself? What about when things go wrong? Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? What would happen if you took your attitude to the next level for the next 60 days? What if you just chose to have an incredible attitude? What would be the ramifications? "The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts." Booker T. WashingtonThis is so true. People will judge you on what you accomplish, not what you know or what you talk about. In fact, if you know a lot or talk a lot but do not accomplish anything, people will wonder what happened. So the question is whether or not you will take the actions necessary to deliver on your potential. To do so, you will need to focus in on the three legs of the stool of success: Your ability, your motivation, and your attitude.Take some time this week to give some serious thought to these three areas. Your success depends on it! And when you have done some reflection - put the conclusions you come to into action! About The Author: Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. To see Chris "live" at the upcoming Jim Rohn Weekend Event as he speaks on the subject of Secrets of Influence go to http://Chris-Widener.InspiresYOU.com/ or call 800-929-0434.MORE RESOURCES: Warning: fopen(http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:en&q=Motivation&output=rss) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 503 Service Unavailable in /home/boxing/public_html/motivation/inc/rss.inc on line 81 could not open XML input