In simple
words we know that Attitude is a simple thing that can make a big difference. Most
of people say that Attitude is everything because you can improve your
performance by improving your attitude, and also if you change your attitude,
you can change your life. On the other hand, Psychologists define attitudes as
a learned tendency to evaluate things in a certain way. This can include evaluations
of people, issues, objects or events. Such evaluations are often positive or
negative, but they can also be uncertain at times. In my opinion, Attitudes are the established
ways of responding to people and situations that we have learned, based on the
beliefs, values and assumptions we hold. Attitudes become manifest through your
behavior.
Researchers also suggest that there are
several different components that make up attitudes: An Emotional Component
that is how the object, person, issue or event makes you feel, a
Cognitive Component which includes your thoughts and beliefs about the
subject, and a Behavioral Component that is the most important because attitudes
influence your behavior. Attitudes can also be explicit and implicit. Explicit
attitudes are those that we are consciously aware of and that clearly influence
our behaviors and beliefs while Implicit attitudes are unconscious, but still
have an effect on our beliefs and behaviors.
However, the
question is How do attitudes form?
Attitudes form directly as a result of experience. They may emerge due
to direct personal experience, or they may result from observation. Social
roles and social norms can have a strong influence on attitudes. Social roles
relate to how people are expected to behave in a particular role or context.
Social norms involve society's rules for what behaviors are considered
appropriate. Attitudes can be learned in a variety of ways, but the most common
way is by observing people around you. When someone you admire greatly espouses
a particular attitude, you are more likely to develop the same beliefs. For
example, children spend a great deal of time observing the attitudes of their
parents and usually begin to demonstrate similar outlooks.
We
have talked about attitudes in general, but what does a positive attitude
include? Since many years, people have been looking for a way to be happier for,
and It is considered that the key to be happy is to have a good attitude
towards every bad or good moment. There are some pieces of advice that can help
you to have a good attitude: Wait to worry, did you know that the 8% of what we
worry about never come true?, and also you should keep an attitude on
gratitude; remember, you should count your blessings. To sum up, Attitude is
something that only depends on you, you have the power to decide in your life
if you want to be happy or not. To have a positive attitude is everything… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6OodTSBG9Y
