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Maintaining or Sharing Maintaining or Sharing a Great Attitude! a Great Attitude!

Welcome to…

Joseph M. Tabers, CSP

How Do We See It? Real newspaper headlines:

“Legislator wants tougher death penalty”from Jay Leno’s book “Headlines”:

“High Court to Hear Marijuana Case”

“Police Can’t Stop Gambling”

“Bar to Help Alcoholic Lawyers”

“Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant”

If it only was that easy…


Humility

Good Will

Diligence

Self Control

Chastity

Generosity

Patience

Habits + Time =

Vices or … Virtues


Being Professional

Job SkillsJob Skills People SkillsPeople Skills

•Technical skills•Conceptual skills•Knowledge/Experience

•Attitude/Self-Mgt.•Communication Skills•Team/Leadership Skill

Ask yourself… out of 10 people,how many do I find easy to get

along with???


How Your Attitude Effects Your Outcomes and Your Organization


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HOW TO MAKE HOW TO MAKE CHANGECHANGE HAPPENHAPPENHOW TO MAKE HOW TO MAKE CHANGECHANGE HAPPENHAPPEN

DissatisfactionDissatisfaction

Vision OfVision OfSomething BetterSomething Better

First StepsFirst Steps

DD ++ VV ++ FF >> RRMUSTMUST

BE BE GREATERGREATER

THANTHAN

Gratitude +Gratitude +

Are we living up to our calling?

Write one vision/dream for improving yourself, your work or your

work environment that will benefit others when you do it?

Serving? Volunteering? Writing? Learning? Teaching?

Setting up? Creating? Sharing?


Events

Thoughts

Actions

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ValuesValues

& Beliefs

& Beliefs

How Our Thinking Affects Results & Attitudes


How Job Fulfillment Comes Through Values

Pride of work Job satisfaction

Confidence Trust of others Referrals

What We Get is:If We Value:

Selfless Service

Contribution(Making a Difference)

Caring Communication

The #1 success The #1 success ingredient for ingredient for Leadership, Leadership, teamwork and teamwork and Personal Personal FulfillmentFulfillment

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Selflessness

Selfishness

Contribution =Contribution =

What’s Happiness got to do with it?A Peek at

Inspired LeadershipInspired Leadership

Level 3Level 3

Level 4Level 4

Level 1Level 1

Level 2Level 2

Characteristics of the Four Levels

Good Beyond Self

Objective: Do good beyond self

Characteristics: Principles include justice, love, and communityIntrinsic goodness is an end in itselfDecisions are focused on the greater goodMethods are righteousPersonal harmony

Gratification: Long-term

3

Personal Achievement/Ego

Objective: Ego centeredness, better than, gain advantage

Characteristics: Promotion of self is primaryPersonal power and control are keyJealousy, fear of failure, contempt, isolation, loneliness, and cynicism

Gratification: Short-term

Immediate Gratification

Objective: Maximize pleasure and minimize pain

2

Characteristics: Obligation is to self aloneNo desire for common, intrinsic, or ultimate goodLack of self-worth, fear of tangible loss/harm, boredom

Gratification: Immediate

1

Ultimate Good

Objective: Participate in giving and receiving ultimate meaning, goodness,ideals and love

Characteristics: Good is ultimatizedPrinciples include ultimate good, justice, love, and beautyMethods are righteous

Gratification: Eternal

4

Level One – “Good and Plenty”

Immediate Gratification“Laetus”

Good And Plenty!


Level Two – “Good For Me”


Level Three – “Good For Others”


Level Four – “Good for God”


Practice Application

Determine what level of happiness

Each of the following people have operated at most often…

Sadaam Hussein

Pamela Anderson


Barbara Bush


Dennis Rodman


Jimmy Carter


Mahatma Gandhi


Winston Churchill


Justin Timberlake


Martha Stewart


Larry Bird


Howard Stern


Ted Turner


Britney Spears


Is that all there is…..?


Joe Tabers and Colleagues

Reflective-Perspective helps.Reflective-Perspective helps.


The Self-Improvement CycleThe Self-Improvement Cycle

1.Evaluate

4.Provide2.Set

3.Monitor

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” -Oliver Wendel Holmes, Sr.

Go

Present PerformancePresent Performance

GOALS GOALS

Behavior/ActionsBehavior/Actions

FeedbackFeedback


Personal Inventory

• List people I most admire

• Decisions they have made and I can make for levels 3 and 4

• My strongest virtues supporting me


1. Encourage, remind others of gifts2. Express appreciation/ gratitude3. Read inspirational or spiritual

writings daily4. Continue to serve with your gifts

How do we How do we addadd meaning to every day? meaning to every day?

“One of the most beautiful compensations in this life is that one cannot sincerely help another…without helping themselves.” Emerson


Thank You for participating!

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