Interpreting Events and ExperiencesInterpreting Events and Experiences

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Chapter OverviewChapter Overview

1.1. Interpreting Events and ExperiencesInterpreting Events and Experiences

2.2. Building a Positive AttitudeBuilding a Positive Attitude

3.3. Overcoming Challenging ExperiencesOvercoming Challenging Experiences

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Lesson OverviewLesson Overview

• What does it mean to interpret events and What does it mean to interpret events and experiences?experiences?

• What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

• Why is a positive outlook on life important?Why is a positive outlook on life important?

• How does perspective mold your How does perspective mold your understanding of life?understanding of life?

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Lesson OverviewLesson Overview

• How does perspective mold your purposes, How does perspective mold your purposes, passions, and practices?passions, and practices?

• What are ways of cultivating a healthy What are ways of cultivating a healthy perspective? perspective?

• How does personality shape your perspective How does personality shape your perspective and motivation?and motivation?

• How do your actions reveal your attitudes?How do your actions reveal your attitudes?

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Quick WriteQuick Write

As a young person, you face tough decisions every As a young person, you face tough decisions every day. School, grades, friends, family, money, day. School, grades, friends, family, money,

rules, work, having fun—all these things present rules, work, having fun—all these things present you with a range of choices. you with a range of choices.

Think about a hard decision you had to make Think about a hard decision you had to make recently—one that you couldn’t make quickly. recently—one that you couldn’t make quickly.

What was your thought process before you made What was your thought process before you made that decision? that decision?

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Quick WriteQuick Write

Write down five words that describe what you Write down five words that describe what you thought about. Now think about how you made thought about. Now think about how you made that tough decision. Write down five words to that tough decision. Write down five words to

describe what helped you decide. describe what helped you decide.

In a small group of classmates, share your lists In a small group of classmates, share your lists and discuss how they are different. Does and discuss how they are different. Does

decision making get easier with practice and decision making get easier with practice and experience? Why?experience? Why?

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Interpreting Events and ExperiencesInterpreting Events and Experiences

• It’s a big part of growing upIt’s a big part of growing up• PotentialPotential is your promise—what you are is your promise—what you are

capable of doing or becoming capable of doing or becoming • Attaining maturity means becoming more Attaining maturity means becoming more

aware of aware of – your abilities your abilities – your goals your goals – your place in the world your place in the world

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Interpreting Events and ExperiencesInterpreting Events and Experiences

• MaturityMaturity also means understanding how your also means understanding how your attitudes and behaviors influence othersattitudes and behaviors influence others

• This lesson will help you become more aware This lesson will help you become more aware of how your attitudes and behaviors make you of how your attitudes and behaviors make you who you are and who you are becoming as a who you are and who you are becoming as a result of your experience result of your experience

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Physical/Physiological Physical/Physiological NeedsNeeds

Food, water, shelterFood, water, shelter

Safety and Security Safety and Security NeedsNeeds

Personal and Personal and community securitycommunity security

Belonging NeedsBelonging Needs Family, community, Family, community, group acceptancegroup acceptance

Esteem NeedsEsteem Needs Friendship and loveFriendship and love

Self-actualization NeedsSelf-actualization Needs Attainment of potentialAttainment of potential

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Why is a Positive Outlook Why is a Positive Outlook on Life Important?on Life Important?

• Your Your attitudeattitude determines your outlook on determines your outlook on and approach to lifeand approach to life

– Made up of your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs Made up of your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs – Your attitude is a Your attitude is a compasscompass

• Attitude Attitude follows follows your behavior your behavior

• If you If you do do positive things, you’ll develop a positive things, you’ll develop a more positive attitude more positive attitude

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I’m OK, You’re OKI’m OK, You’re OK

• In 1969 psychologist Thomas Anthony Harris In 1969 psychologist Thomas Anthony Harris wrote a book called wrote a book called I'm OK, You're OKI'm OK, You're OK

• Harris summarized personality as one of four life Harris summarized personality as one of four life positions or attitudes:positions or attitudes:

– I’m not OK, you’re OKI’m not OK, you’re OK– I’m not OK, you’re not OKI’m not OK, you’re not OK– I’m OK, you’re not OKI’m OK, you’re not OK– I’m OK, you’re OKI’m OK, you’re OK

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Value of a Positive AttitudeValue of a Positive Attitude

• A positive attitude increases the chances that A positive attitude increases the chances that others will like you others will like you

• People tend to avoid individuals with ongoing People tend to avoid individuals with ongoing negative attitudes negative attitudes

• The termThe term toxic personalities toxic personalities refers to people refers to people who never have a nice thing to say who never have a nice thing to say

• A toxic attitude can rub off on others without A toxic attitude can rub off on others without their even being aware of it their even being aware of it

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Value of a Positive AttitudeValue of a Positive Attitude

• A good attitude is essential for leaders A good attitude is essential for leaders

• It’s essential to gaining respect and It’s essential to gaining respect and encouraging others to follow them encouraging others to follow them

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PerspectivePerspective

• PerspectivePerspective is your way of seeing the world is your way of seeing the world

• It’s your “take” on the world—your It’s your “take” on the world—your worldview worldview

• Your perspective drives the way you interpret Your perspective drives the way you interpret your life experiences. It:your life experiences. It:

– Helps form your attitudes and personality Helps form your attitudes and personality – Guides your behaviorsGuides your behaviors

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PerspectivePerspective

• A healthy, well-rounded, fair-minded A healthy, well-rounded, fair-minded perspective can guide you in your:perspective can guide you in your:

– studiesstudies– jobjob– friendshipsfriendships– family relationshipsfamily relationships– futurefuture

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Affiliation NeedAffiliation Need

• People want to belong to a group or an People want to belong to a group or an organization; they want to have friends organization; they want to have friends

• This is called an This is called an affiliation needaffiliation need—a desire to be —a desire to be and feel a part of a group and feel a part of a group

• Sometimes an affiliation need leads to peer pressure Sometimes an affiliation need leads to peer pressure to do the wrong, unwise, or inappropriate thingto do the wrong, unwise, or inappropriate thing

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Cultivating a Healthy Cultivating a Healthy PerspectivePerspective

• Developing a healthy perspective requires: Developing a healthy perspective requires: – Keeping an open mind Keeping an open mind – Seeing things for what they really are Seeing things for what they really are

• It also involves recognizing effects of It also involves recognizing effects of mistakes or poor choices mistakes or poor choices

• Everyone makes mistakes—the trick is to Everyone makes mistakes—the trick is to learn from them learn from them

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Your PersonalityYour Personality

• Your Your personalitypersonality has a big influence on your has a big influence on your perspective and motivation perspective and motivation

• Personality influences what you think is Personality influences what you think is important and unimportant important and unimportant

• It is not surprising that people are driven by It is not surprising that people are driven by different things different things

• These things are their purposes or goals These things are their purposes or goals

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Cycle of Goal-Directed ActivityCycle of Goal-Directed Activity

• Your motive helps you form a goalYour motive helps you form a goal

↓↓

• You then choose a behavior that is You then choose a behavior that is directed toward that goaldirected toward that goal

↓↓• If it all works, you meet your goalIf it all works, you meet your goal

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MotivationMotivation

• Intrinsic motivationIntrinsic motivation is a drive people feel is a drive people feel that is based on internal factors, such as that is based on internal factors, such as need for affiliation, achievement, power, need for affiliation, achievement, power, wisdom, and security wisdom, and security

• Extrinsic motivationExtrinsic motivation is a force that drives is a force that drives people to act that is based on factors people to act that is based on factors outside the individual outside the individual

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Actions Reveal AttitudesActions Reveal Attitudes

• If you’re like most people, you want your If you’re like most people, you want your actions to be in harmony with your attitudes actions to be in harmony with your attitudes

• You’d seem hypocritical or two-faced if you You’d seem hypocritical or two-faced if you expressed one attitude or belief and then did expressed one attitude or belief and then did something completely contrary something completely contrary

• Actions speak louder those words. In the end, Actions speak louder those words. In the end, it’s what you do, not what you say, that counts it’s what you do, not what you say, that counts

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Actions Reveal AttitudesActions Reveal Attitudes

– Chewing and snapping gum during a lectureChewing and snapping gum during a lecture

– Conversing above a whisper during a movieConversing above a whisper during a movie

– Failing to use “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “Ms.,” “Sir,” or “Ma’am” Failing to use “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “Ms.,” “Sir,” or “Ma’am” in talking with adultsin talking with adults

– Avoiding eye contact with othersAvoiding eye contact with others

– Putting your feet up on furniturePutting your feet up on furniture

– Losing something that you’ve borrowed from a friendLosing something that you’ve borrowed from a friend

See if you can tell what each of the following actions might See if you can tell what each of the following actions might say about the person’s attitude:say about the person’s attitude:

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Actions Reveal AttitudesActions Reveal Attitudes

• Fostering an achievement-focused attitude Fostering an achievement-focused attitude leads to better resultsleads to better results

• The more you achieve, the more you’re The more you achieve, the more you’re likely to achieve likely to achieve

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ReviewReview

• Your experience and how you interpret that Your experience and how you interpret that experience have an enormous influence on your daily experience have an enormous influence on your daily life and your futurelife and your future

• PotentialPotential is your promise—what you are capable of is your promise—what you are capable of doing or becomingdoing or becoming

• MotivationMotivation is the inner force that drives people to act is the inner force that drives people to act

• Psychologist Abraham Maslow came up with a Psychologist Abraham Maslow came up with a hierarchy of needs to describe people’s motivationshierarchy of needs to describe people’s motivations

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ReviewReview

• Your Your attitudeattitude is a compass is a compass

• If you do positive things, you’ll develop a more If you do positive things, you’ll develop a more positive attitudepositive attitude

• Bad habits, poor behaviors, and negative attitudes Bad habits, poor behaviors, and negative attitudes are contagious—so pick your friends wiselyare contagious—so pick your friends wisely

• PerspectivePerspective is your way of seeing the world. It’s is your way of seeing the world. It’s your “take” on the world or worldviewyour “take” on the world or worldview

• Perspective helps form your attitudes and your Perspective helps form your attitudes and your personality; it guides your behaviorspersonality; it guides your behaviors

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ReviewReview

• Perspective molds your purposes, passions, and Perspective molds your purposes, passions, and practicespractices

• Affiliation needAffiliation need is a desire to be and feel part of a is a desire to be and feel part of a groupgroup

• Developing a healthy perspective requires keeping an Developing a healthy perspective requires keeping an open mind and seeing things for what they really areopen mind and seeing things for what they really are

• Everyone makes mistakes—the trick is to learn from Everyone makes mistakes—the trick is to learn from themthem

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ReviewReview

• Your Your personalitypersonality shapes your perspective and shapes your perspective and motivationmotivation

• Your motive helps you form a goal. You then choose Your motive helps you form a goal. You then choose a behavior directed toward that goal and hope that a behavior directed toward that goal and hope that you’ll meet ityou’ll meet it

• There are two kinds of motivation: There are two kinds of motivation: intrinsicintrinsic and and extrinsicextrinsic

• Your actions—for better or worse—reveal your Your actions—for better or worse—reveal your attitudesattitudes

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SummarySummary

• What does it mean to interpret events and What does it mean to interpret events and experiences?experiences?

• What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

• Why is a positive outlook on life important?Why is a positive outlook on life important?

• How does perspective mold your How does perspective mold your understanding of life?understanding of life?

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SummarySummary

• How does perspective mold your purposes, How does perspective mold your purposes, passions, and practices?passions, and practices?

• What are ways of cultivating a healthy What are ways of cultivating a healthy perspective? perspective?

• How does personality shape your How does personality shape your perspective and motivation?perspective and motivation?

• How do your actions reveal your attitudes?How do your actions reveal your attitudes?

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• Done—interpreting events Done—interpreting events and experiencesand experiences

• Next—building a positive Next—building a positive attitude attitude

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