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Positive attitude is one of the most important keys to personality development. What is positive attitude? Well, it is all about facing difficulties with a firm attitude, seeing the positive side of everything. When you don’t get the promotion you deserved in office and yet you don’t let that hamper your performance is positive attitude. When the doctor tells you that you have been diagnosed with cancer and you still don’t lose your will to fight in life, that’s positive attitude. It exists in many forms and it doesn’t only have a healthy impact in your life only; it also has a positive impact on the lives of people connected to you. According to a research by Duke University Medical Center, positive attitude or outlook contributes to better heart health.

Where does positive attitude come from? It comes from optimism. It can be encapsulated through the fact that it helps in keeping you motivated even in worse case scenarios. It is all in the mind. When you are attacked by hordes of problems and challenging situations, there are two paths to choose from. You can choose to surround your life with negativity, lose focus of your goals, be depressed and unhappy, feel bitter, and blame others. The other path is to stand strong and take on the challenges one by one saying to yourself, “It can be done – I can do it”. That’s the essence of positive attitude!

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 37 million people in the US live below the National poverty line. This means that 1 in every 8 people are living in poverty. Poverty is another breeder of negative attitude. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rate in March 2012 in the U.S, was 8.2 percent. Unemployment is one of the largest breeders of negative attitude.

Positive Attitude Can Help in Personality Development

Positive attitude has a healthy affect on the various traits of personality development. Let’s look at the various attributes in co-relation with positive attitude:

Ethics: One of the most important traits of personality development is ethics. There can be good ethics and bad ethics. Ethics come into play in our personal and professional sphere. There are situations that can put us in a state of conflict and stressors can be quite overwhelming. At this point there will be a lack of balance or stability in life. Are you ready to make a false statement to save your job or stand with truth? The only way you can stand with truth is by maintaining a positive attitude and it will show as an integral part of your personality.

Confidence: You might come face to face with situations that can shake your very confidence. Confidence can enhance your personality and lack of it can stagnate personality development. Confidence is all about faith or belief. How much faith do you have in your capabilities to handle a situation or do use your strengths or to manage a relationship? The faith you have in your ability can dwindle when a storm hits you but positive attitude will ensure faith remains in place.

Warm regards,

FreelanceCoach Team

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