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1. Career Skill #2 Attitude

2. Why It’s Important • Employers value workers who are upbeat, enthusiastic, and confident in their abilities and ideas.

3. Definition • Attitude is a person’s basic outlook on life. • Your attitude affects how you react to situations and how you are perceived by others.

4. Positive Thinking • Thinking positively can bring you success—in your life and on the job. • Positive Thinking… • helps you get along better with others. • makes others feel more comfortable around you. • helps you handle problems more effectively. • helps you reach your goals by motivating you to act. • improves your health.

5. Self-Esteem • Self-esteem is recognition and regard for oneself and one’s abilities. • Self-esteem is essential for a positive attitude. • Self-esteem builds confidence. • Confidence generates success. • Success builds self-esteem.

6. How To Build Self-Esteem • Make a list of your abilities and successes. • Set reachable goals and work to achieve them. • Think about how you have had a positive impact on someone else’s life, and strive to continue to help other people. • Work on improving your abilities.

7. Enthusiasm • Enthusiasm is lively interest or eagerness. • Sometimes you may have to push yourself to act with enthusiasm. • An upbeat attitude in difficult situations will help you develop a reputation as a hard and willing worker who can handle a challenge. • Act with enthusiasm, and you will find yourself becoming enthusiastic.

8. Dealing With Mistakes • Instead of letting mistakes bring you down, use them as opportunities to learn and grow. • When you think you have made a mistake, try the following steps: • Make sure it’s really a mistake. • Don’t try to hide the mistake. Accept responsibility. • Offer a way to solve the problem. • Find a lesson you can learn from your mistake. • Forgive yourself. Learn from your mistake and move on.

9. Assertiveness • Assertiveness is the confident presentation of yourself and your abilities. • The first step in practicing assertiveness is to be friendly and outgoing. • Make an effort to get to know your coworkers and supervisor. • Offer your opinions or suggestions from time to time. • Ask for advice.

10. Arrogance • Arrogance is an excessive display of self-regard. • The difference between assertiveness and arrogance has to do with respecting other people and their abilities.