Quotes About Attitude

The best thing is to be respected, the next, is to be loved; it is bad to be hated, but still worse to be despised.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair

What is modesty but inverted pride?

When people have the opportunity to collect information from the world, they are more likely to select information that supports their preexisting attitudes, beliefs, and actions.

My father wanted us to try everything and feel free to push the envelope. His attitude taught me to define failure as not trying something I want to do instead of not achieving the right outcome.

It changed their attitude from reactive and critical to active and creative.

the pop-psychology literature is full of gurus urging you to visualize success. It turns out that a positive mental attitude isn't quite enough to get the job done. Maybe financial gurus shouldn't be telling us to imagine that we're filthy rich; instead, they should be telling us to replay the steps that led to our being poor.

growth mindset compliment praises effort rather than natural skill:

The growth mindset, then, is a buffer against defeatism. It reframes failure as a natural part of the change process.

once a small step has been taken, and people have begun to act in a new way, it will be increasingly difficult for them to dislike the way they're acting.

Lots of things are out of our control. But the goal is to be wise about the things that are under our control. And one thing we can control is how we define the ultimate victory and the small victories that lead up to it.

Let's replay that scene, where things were working for you. What was happening? How did you behave? Were you smiling? Did you make eye contact?

Also, cognitive dissonance works in your favor. People don't like to act in one way and think in another. So once a small step has been taken, and people have begun to act in a new way, it will be increasingly difficult for them to dislike the way they're acting. Similarly, as people begin to act differently, they'll start to think of themselves differently, and as their identity evolves, it will reinforce the new way of doing things.

Or you could focus on the Path, in which case you would disregard hearts and minds entirely. In fact, suppose you stipulated outright that your workers are hopeless, that they're irredeemable daredevils who are determined to waggle their fingers in the machine's danger zone for the sheer sport of it. Could you still keep them from dismembering themselves?

Help your customer lighten up, let go, kick back, and save perfection for a rare picture day.

A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself.

A situation in itself," he said, "is neither happy nor unhappy. It's only your response to it that causes your sorrow. But

A problem is a problem only if you believe it to be so.

situation in itself," he said, "is neither happy nor unhappy. It's only your response to it that causes your sorrow.

Masalah hanya menjadi masalah kalau kau percaya itu masalah. Dan sering orang melihatmu seperti kau melihat dirimu sendiri. -Krishna

Sometimes, people can also project "snobbish thoughts." They do not have to make offensive and belittling remarks but their actions project negative thoughts that you are stupid, uncultured, useless or that you cannot be trusted. People with deep-seated feelings of inferiority but having a limited degree of success may feel the need to psychologically chop others down. Some people belonging to the so-called "upper social class" also do this.

The Principle of Internal Conductivity states that the conductivity of the body and the subtle bodies depends on the psychological attitude of the person receiving the projected energy. Super internal conductivity is called faith.