“She has such a great attitude!” “The reason she never gets anywhere is her attitude.”
Or maybe my parents – “you will never get anywhere with that attitude!”
These statements/comments/excalmations have a ring of truth behind them. Why then do some people appear to have a “good” attitude and some not? We can all leap to our amateur psychology and find a list of convincing reasons. Chances are it’s the way they have either programmed their own brain or the way they have had it programmed by outside influencers/influences.
Attitude on the other hand is not everything. It’s great when you have a good attitude in abundance providing you have something to use it with! Attitude that is not “channelled” soon evaporates leaving a vacuum for apathy and boredom to seep in.
If you know someone with a really positive attitude but no skills or knowledge you will know exactly what I mean! Fortunately, if they manage to keep positive then they normally seek out the necessary skills and knowledge. Similarly , I have worked with people whose glass is overflowing with knowledge and skills but they really cannot be bothered.Their attitude glass isn’t half empty- they have put the glass down somewhere and cannot remember where they have left it……working with these people is a real challenge but so rewarding when they find the glass again. I was with someone last week when they re-discovered their glass- amazing performance now because they have plenty of knowledge and the necessary skills!
For adult learners they have to want to do it- if they are unable to see the benefit of learning something new then their mindset or attitude is not switched on. Is yours?
Philko
APR
About the Author
Phil has over thirty years working in key management roles with particular expertise in Finance, Sales, Service, Teamworking, Culture Change and Performance Management. For more than twenty years he was involved in the very demanding Corporate Banking world. He has hosted and facilitated conferences for large organisations on a Europe wide basis. He is a qualified psychometric assessor for staff recruitment and MBTi qualified. He is an NLP Practitioner. In addition Phil is an accredited deliverer of “Celemi” Business Simulations. He has a real skill in taking complex concepts and models and bringing these to life. He has designed and implemented Learning and Development programmes into major organisations and now works in design and delivery of “Attitudinal Based Learning” and “Accelerated Learning”. Loves: Time with family and friends, Real Beer, Music, Walking - particularly along the coast.