Attitude.

Written By Sivuyile Tshalana.

Attitude is how a person feels or reacts towards something or someone. It is an important tool that a person needs to get somewhere in life, goal-wise. It can determine whether you make it or not in this life since it is a part of the driving force to success. Everyone’s dream is to be successful and attitude is the building block of it. It all begins there, that is why I feel the need to change people's attitude.

Attitude is divided into two types which is negative and positive. We live in a world that has a lot of negativity. For some reason people are always attracted to a negative attitude, for example when you tell people that you have both good and bad news which ones you must start with they will say bad because they love and are attracted to negativity. It is easy to fall in the trap of negativity and be comfortable. Negative attitude is the biggest killer in life. It is a stumbling block between being successful and unsuccessful. It is said that a negative attitude is contagious. We all come across these people that hardly see good in any situation and they try to instill the same mentality in other people. They are very persuasive in a way that they will make you feel wrong about something you felt was right. They are able to manipulate you with their excuses and incompetence in life to support their statements. As soon as a person says ‘no or you cannot do it’ automatically other people’s brains shutdown and except the outcome, especially when it is something that will contribute to their future. When someone says something negative to another person, their goal is achieved which is to disturb your thinking process by adding negativity in it. People with negative attitudes generally do not feel good about themselves so they take it out on who they associate themselves with in life, because they play a big role on your attitude and how you carry yourself in life. That is why it is important to distance yourself away from the crowds and do self introspection. As the famous saying goes ‘show me your friends and I will show you your future’. You are the company you keep in life. Whether you like it or not people you spend most of your time with will have an impact on your success.

Positive attitude is the opposite of negative attitude which I feel should be practiced on a daily basis and should be part of our lives. The key thing is turning negative attitude to positive attitude – turning trials and tribulations into achievements and success. This is the strategy that the Americas former president used when he introduced the ‘yes we can campaign’. Despite of whatever situation you find yourself in and you say to yourself ‘this does not define me or I can make it’, to me, half your battle is won. Once again, whether you believe you can or you cannot do it, you are right. You choose what you want to hear or see in life as long as you can have a positive attitude, it will drive you to success in things you want to achieve in life. Positive attitude is also a matter of choice, you choose to see things differently than how the world portrays it and be different in a good way to benefit yourself and the world. A person needs to dig deeper to find that inner positive attitude or be taught how to go about having a positive attitude, because we all have it within us. For some it is visible and others it is not. The situation you are going through today is not final as long as the sun is shinning, there is still another chance to wake up and do better than yesterday. Blossom in every season. Change the word ‘impossible to I’m possible’. This can be achieved through watching/listening/reading motivational talks, having role models/mentors, and setting short and long term goals in life. Surrounding yourself with people who have positive attitude will help you stay positive as well as having a mantra and quotes from visionaries that life had to offer and people who have done it all. People should talk, eat, dream, think and have a positive attitude to make sure that it is maintained and not lost. When lost the person should remember the reasons or benefits of having a positive attitude, and get back that hope and love for positive attitude.

In this world there is no place for negative attitude, just as the way people learn to have negative attitudes similarly they can learn to have positive attitude and see the good things they have to offer to the world. No-one is born with a negative attitude, hence it should not be something that people embrace as it provides no good to the world. Attitude is one thing that I would love to change the most so that we can all be productive in life, and better our lives daily and it is not too late to start now.