Attitude

Life Lesson: Attitude

Description

Attitude determines ones every thing. Attitudes become positive or negative based on how we respond to situation.  Each situation presents itself before us to check what attitude we are going to have. We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.                   

Intent

To be positive under all circumstances and its consequences

To understand what is negative attitudes and its consequences

To understand how to replace them with positive attitude

     Question

     Can you narrate the role of attitude in family?

     Can you narrate the role of attitude in academics and school?

     What are consequences of negative attitude? Whom it affects more?

      Is it possible to covert negative into positive attitude?

     Does perspective play a role in attitude?

   

     

Life Lesson:

1. When we face the problems boldly – Positive

Leave the scene – Negative

2. Accepting ones mistakes – Positive

Shirking the responsibility of our mistakes – Negative

3. Committing mistakes and realizing it – Positive

Justifying the mistakes and not ready to realize it – Negative

4. Visually challenged person works hard and gets a decent job – Positive

       Visually challenged person takes to begging – Negative

Discussion Quote:

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

                                                                              - Martha Washington

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.                                 - William James

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win, but think you can't

It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost,

For out in the world we find

Success being with a fellow's will;

It's all in the state of mind.

      Activity: Demo:

        

  

                      Half full half empty glass - Role of perspective

      Role play ideas:

         Scene 1: A person with negative attitude in academics or sports

         Scene 2: Happens to see a physically challenged person takes life with confidence –  

                          Realization happens

         Scene 3: Turning Negative into Positive attitude