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A Winning Attitude

Shaffali Gupta
MBA 2008
She can be reached at
shaffali123@gmail.com


Athletes have used positive visualization for years. If it works for athletes, it will work for us, too. You see, we always move toward what we focus on. For instance, while skiing and driving a car, if we are focused on an object down the hill or the road, we are sure to hit it. Success is a state of mind that anyone can use to climb his or her own personal mountains.

To feel good is not a selfish emotion. Instead, it is a necessary emotion if you wish to be highly productive. A personal sense of well-being and contentment is worthwhile, but often an overlooked goal. To learn to think positively, we need to become aware of all our thoughts. Many times, we are unaware of having negative thoughts. Once aware, write them down and do a reality check. Frequently, these thoughts have no validity.

We can now go on to replace these non-truths with positive affirmations, like “I am a capable person.” “I can learn from my mistakes.” “People like me for who I am.” With positive affirmations, we can avoid taking insults, rudeness, sarcasm or criticism personally. Positive attitude helps us avoid stress and others enjoy our company.

“Our dreams have to be bigger; our ambitions higher; our commitment deeper and our efforts greater.”

– Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani