the knowledge to do the job, so immediately starts doing some research. He
asks for help. He does the best he can do and gets the job in on time.Scenario 1: When you arrive in the mornings, you feel grumpy. You catch
someone in the coffee room and pour out all the reasons you wish you were
elsewhere. You slink into your seat without greeting anybody. You spend an
hour on Facebook and then reply to your personal emails.Scenario 2: The guy next door bounds in every morning, smiles at people and
asks how they’re doing. He gets going on his important projects and leaves
Facebook for his lunch break.Who do you think will get the better increase and a promotion when it’s due?
Who do you think feels more motivated about life?
Ok, admittedly this example is grossly exaggerated to illustrate the point. But it’s
true that a good attitude gets you the promotion. If you were in the position to
choose one of the guys above to promote, who would that be? I’m not encouraging
you to suck up to your boss and be a “yes” man. What I’m suggesting it that you look
at how your attitude affects those around you – and take in the impact that this has
on your life.
Did you ever experiment with a tuning fork at school? If you hold a tuning fork in
each hand and rap one against a hard surface, what do you see? It starts vibrating
and ringing. Now if you move that fork towards the tuning fork in your other hand
(don’t let them touch) you will notice how the second tuning fork begins vibrating
and ringing too. This is called resonance.
Resonance works with people too!
You may be aware of how other people have an influence over your mental state.
Moaning, negative, complaining people may leave you feeling grumpy. When you
are in the company of an enthusiastic, upbeat person, the chances are that you’ll
leave their company feeling good. You are attracted to people who demonstrate a
healthy mental attitude. And you’ll notice that these people have more friends and
are healthier overall.
Your attitudes, actions and thoughts may be influenced by other people’s attitudes
and thoughts. Of course, the more aware you are of your own thoughts and feelings,
the more control you have over the influence of others on your own mental state.