ATTITUDE 4 WORK — SUCCESS TIPS	
Attitude 4 Work — Success Tips (page 1 of 2)	
Supervisors give workers with good, happy attitudes promotions, raises, 
and leadership opportunities.  
Successful workers learn the skills needed for the job, and show good, h
appy attitudes towards others.  
Attitude is defined as — way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, that is shown by a 
person's words and actions.  
The bad news is that world problems, life situations, and social media m
ay give you an unhappy, angry, 
or bad attitude.  The good news is that every worker who wants a good, happy attitude at w
ork can do the  exercises needed to learn and keep a good, happy attitude at work. 
 
TIPS — FOR — GOOD, HAPPY ATTITUDE AT WORK
Emotions (feelings) can spread from person to person.  For example, if
 
you report to work in a  down mood (unhappy, sad, angry feelings) — your 
down mood may cause coworkers to feel down and then  work output 
(amount of work done) goes down.  If you report to work in an  up mood 
(happy, looking forward to work, happy to see you 
feelings) your positive attitude will cause coworkers to feel good as p
art of the 
team, and then  work output goes up.  How can you join the successful workers 
who have good, happy attitudes?  
TIP #1 -- Keep Mentally and Physically Together 
If you think about home problems while at work, your body is at work but
 your 
mind is at home.   Practice being mentally and physically at work  by just 
thinking of work while you are at work.   Practice being mentally and physically 
at home by just thinking of home while you are at home.
TIP #2 -- Practice End-of-Work Deep Think   Before you leave work, take time to think of 3 things that went well 
at work today, or things you like about your job.  Even if the day was 
tough with problems, End-of-Work Deep Think will train your brain 
in:  a) Habit of seeing the good.  b) Habit of happiness.  c) Habit o
f 
seeing opportunity.  Do not cheat by thinking of 2 things only 
because 3 things will best train your brain in habits of good, 
happiness, and opportunity.
TIP #3 -- Do Not Dwell
Do not dwell — that is —  think of what is wrong over and over again.  When you think of a bad event, 
you re-create negative stress chemicals (that you felt during the bad e
vent) in your body again.  Then your 
body and brain feels tired and depressed because you are thinking about 
the stress again.  
If you find yourself thinking about a bad event over and over again:  
1)   Allow yourself 10 minutes to replay the event in your brain.  
2)   Think of what good you can learn from the event.  
3)   Then close the flashback movie in your brain   — quickly move on to positive, peaceful, fun thoughts.

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QUICK CHECK:
1. a) What 3 things do supervisors give workers 
with good, happy attitudes?  b) What do 
  successful workers learn and show?
2.  Define "attitude."
3.  What is the bad news?  
4.  What is the good news?
5.  Can emotions spread from person to person?
6.  Write down 4 words to describe a down mood
7.  a) Define "work output."  b) What happens to 
work output when you have a down mood?
8.  a) Write down 10 words to describe an up mood.
  b) What happens to work output when you have 
an up mood?
9.  a) How do you practice being mentally and 
  physically at work?  b) How do you practice 
  being mentally and physically at home?
10. End-of-Work Deep Think:  a)What do you do  before leaving work?  b) In what 3 habits will 
End-of-Work Deep Think train you brain?  
11.  What does it mean to "dwell"?
12. a) When you think of a bad event, what do you  re-create?  b) Why does your body and brain 
feel tired and depressed?
13. List 3 things you need to do if you find yourself  going over bad event again and again. 
14. What does it mean to Pay It Forward? 
15. a) What does it make you feel when you do  something nice for another person?  b) List 4 
things that happen when you help a coworker. 
16. a) How do you increase your influence and how  you are liked at work?  b) Why do employers 
need listening skills in workers? 
17.  To what do teamwork and leadership skills lead? 
18. a) Why is listening a lost skill today?  b) Today,  what 2 things may people do rather than listen 
when someone is talking?  
19. When you give your full attention, what does it  show?  d) What does it prove?  
20. Why are dogs loved?
21. Write down three tips in this lesson that you  think are the most important for you to follow to 
keep a happy work attitude.
TIP #4 -- Pay It Forward  
Do at least one good deed each work shift.  When you do something nice for another person, it will make 
you feel happy.  In addition, Wall Street Journal study found that happy workers also help their cowork
ers 
be better workers.  When you do a simple task to help a coworker:  
1) You feel good.  2) The coworker is thankful and happy.  
3) The coworker will remember to help you in the future.  
4) The supervisor will notice that you are a Pay It Forward worker who 
can be counted on to lend a helping hand to workers.
TIP #5 -- Give Your Full Attention 
You can increase your influence (importance) and how you are liked at 
work by listening to others.  Employers need listening skills in workers because listening skills are required 
for teamwork and leadership skills.  Teamwork and leadership skills lead to raises and promotions.  
But, listening is a lost skill today because of things like smart phones and 
social media.  Today, people may text and look at social media sites rather 
than listen when someone is talking.  When you give people your FULL 
attention, it shows that you care about the person's thoughts and opinio
ns.  
When you give people your FULL attention, it proves that you have a 
positive attitude about the person!  Notice how dogs are loved because d
ogs 
give owners their full attention and use listening skills.