BUILDING YOUR WINNING ATTITUDE
As you take the first step up your Stairway to the Top, ATTITUDE, you will learn the importance of having the right attitude, exactly what
attitude is and how you can develop an even better attitude! You will read stories and participate in activities that will excite you and allow
you to enjoy developing the proper outlook on life. You will learn some of the secrets of motivation and how to turn negative days into
positive days. Your life is made up of a series of choices. The primary purpose of "Building Your Winning Attitude" is to help you
understand how to make the choices that will allow you to accomplish great things all through your life!
Table Of Contents
FOUNDATIONS FOR YOUR SUCCESS…………………………………………………………………………………. ……….. 5
BUILDING YOUR WINNING ATTITUDE...............................................................................................................................................…49
* The Winner's Attitude Inventory ........................................................................................................... 50
* 50,000 Schools For Mediocrity .......................................................................................................... 52
Garbage In Your Mind ........................................................................................................................ 53
It's Just A Pile Of Wood ..................................................................................................................... 54
Communicating Attitude ................................................................................................................... 55
* Your Mind Works This Way ................................................................................................................ 56
Attitude and Motivation ...................................................................................................................... 58
Analyzing Motivation .......................................................................................................................... 60
*"Almost" Is No Fun .......................................................................................................................... 61
*Mr.B, ................................................................................................................................................ 62
Perfectly Negative Days ...................................................................................................................... 65
Perfectly Positive Days ........................................................................................................................ 66
"Super Good, But I'll Get Better! ................................. ………………………………………………………………67
I Am Super Good! ................................................. ………………………………………………………………68
* The "Strike" Is On .............................................................................................................................. 69
Get That Music Out ............................................................................................................................. 70
Five Steps To Successful Learning ...................................................................................................... 71
The World's Most Deadly Disease ........................................................................................................ 72
Your Attitude Insurance Policy Activity .................................................................................................. 73
Choosing To Be An "1 Can" Person ..................................................................................................... 74
Learning To Respond ........................................................................................................................ 77
The Choice Is Yours ........................................................................................................................... 78
Who Can Respond ... Who Can React?-, ............................................................................................... 79
*Check-Up From The Neck Up…………………………………………………………………………………………….80
*The Mad Butcher…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….81
*Sgment Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………………………82
*Your Attitude Insurance Policy Certificate…………………………………………………………………………….83
YOUR SELF-IMAGE IS MPORTANT…………………………………………………………………………………….85
BUILDING SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS…………………………………………………………………………129
SETTING AND REACHING YOUR GOALS……………………………………………………………………………163
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED..................................................................................................203
"Your Attitude, Not Your Aptitude,
Will Determine Your Altitude In Life!"
Jesse Jackson
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ANALYZING MOTIVATION BASICS with...
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ANALYZING MOTIVATION
Special Note: To gain maximum benefit from this activity, it should be preceded by the `ATTITUDE AND
MOTIVATION" idea on pages 58 and 59.
Objectives: • To be able to identify the different kinds of motivation
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To develop ways to motivate more effectively
Time Required: Part I - 5-20 minutes
Part II - 10 minutes
Reports - Allow 3 minutes per report (2 minutes to speak, 1 minute to write "I Likes")
Additional Materials Required: "I Like ... Because" slips
Procedure:
1. To begin this activity lead a class discussion on Part I. Make certain the students understand the three types of
motivation.
2. Divide the class into teams of four to six people. Appoint a leader for each team. (See "Attitude" tab)
3. Read the instructions for Part II aloud. Allow the teams ten minutes for this part. After they have been working for
five minutes, announce:
"You have five minutes to finish-Five Minutes."
Then, at eight minutes, announce:
"You have two minutes to finish-Two , Minutes."
4. Have several leaders share their answers with the class for Part II_ Following each report, ask the class to write an
"I Like" for the leader.
5. End this activity by reading or paraphrasing the following:
"We need to be constantly aware of the ways we can be more effective in getting along with people.
The way we motivate others will determine our effectiveness in working with those people. Whether
working with our teachers, our peers, or our family, we are constantly having an influence on their
actions. By working through this activity, you have started designing more effective and longer lasting
methods of motivating those individuals, as well as understanding what will help you to maintain y o u r
motivation."
My Special Notes:
ANALYZING MOTIVATION
Part 1. As a class, discuss the different types of motivation. Give a specific example of each.
A. FEAR
B. INCENTIVE
C . INTERNAL OR GROWTH
Part II. Working as a team and using the examples you mentioned above, discuss the f our questions below.
A How can INTERNAL o r GROWTH motivation be used instead of FEAR motivation?
B. How can INCENTIVE motivation be used instead of FEAR motivation?
C. What does the statement: "Today's fringe benefits are tomorrow's expectations" mean to you?
D. Based upon your discussion, which of the three types of motivation is most effective for you and your areas of responsibility
(school, family, etc.)? Specifically identify one example in each of your areas of responsibility where you will begin ®
to use this type of motivation.
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