Do you think you have a positive attitude? It’s a great way to make a good impression! Find out how you can show your positive attitude to others.
Having a positive attitude is one of the three pillars to self belief (motivation and resilience are the other two) but how do you show you’ve got a positive attitude without having to jump up and down with a smile on your face the whole time?
It can be easy to keep a team positive when they are on a winning streak but the real test is keeping a positive attitude when things aren’t going your way!
Three ways you can show you’ve got a positive attitude
Language:
A simple change in language can help you show off your positive attitude skills, we don’t just mean telling everyone they are brilliant. When you are putting yourself forward for a new role think about the language you use, instead of saying you don’t mind helping out a project team, tell them you are passionate about the project or about developing a new skill. Take ‘I am interested in more training’ to ‘I am excited to develop my skills and responsibilities through training’. Whether you are putting yourself forward to try a new position on the football team or putting your CV in front of a new employer these changes in language can be helpful.
Small changes in the words you use make a big difference to the impression you leave.
Be there:
Having a positive attitude is about being keen to take on work and being there when the team needs you. When things aren’t going well for the team it is really important that you step up. Arriving for football practise or for work right on time and leaving just as the clock hits time doesn’t show you as a good team player or a positive person. Arrive early and get your work done, help set up for the day or use the extra time to do some research on new tactics or ways forward. Language and body language are still important here, being there for extra hours to talk about how difficult things are, to huff and puff or hang your head looking defeated really isn’t the answer. Keep your energy high, suggest extra practise meet ups for the football team or talks or training for the team you are in at work that are finding it difficult to move forward.
Thrive on the challenge
This last tip is all about changing how you views things, see challenge as an opportunity to learn something new, try new things and add to your skill tool kit. It can be hard to think this way just as a problem hits but you really will learn a lot when things go wrong. Keep the end goal in mind and work back from it, keeping the goal in sight should keep you focused on the positive and achieving things rather than getting caught up in things not going well.
The Challenge:
We want you to think about your weekend and write a short paragraph about what you did (yes, we know this isn’t primary school). Read you summary back and think about your language are there better positive words you could use? Did you overcome any challenges and how did you deal with them?
