Attitude is everything.
Is attitude the "be all end all" in life? Is attitude the most important thing to be considered during recruitment, career development, etc.? Is this what is of utmost importance even in a sales job where "numbers" mean everything?
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Bala
From India, Madras
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21Is attitude the "be all end all" in life? Is attitude the most important thing to be considered during recruitment, career development, etc.? Is this what is of utmost importance even in a sales job where "numbers" mean everything?
Please see the attached presentation also before starting the debate.
Thanks,
Bala
From India, Madras
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I have read your article.
First, ATTITUDE could be defined as a state of mind. It is the product of a number of levels of factors.
TOP LEVEL ----- behavior. This is what people see and make judgments on behavior. But people call it attitude.
BELOW BEHAVIOR is the state of mind, what we call the attitude [positive or negative]. People make value judgments on attitude, but really people should use descriptive terms because the state of mind is a product of feelings.
BELOW the state of mind is the FEELINGS.
BELOW the feelings level is the NEEDS. FEELINGS ARE created by the needs.
FINALLY THE NEEDS itself is a product of your values.
HENCE THE
-VALUES create needs
-NEEDS create feelings
-FEELINGS create state of mind
-STATE OF MIND [ATTITUDE] creates behavior. BEHAVIOR IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE SEE AND MAKE JUDGMENTS.
HENCE, WHEN WE CONDUCT INTERVIEWS
-FOR SELECTION
-FOR CAREER PLAN ETC
WE SHOULD TRAIN OUR QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE
-VALUES
-APTITUDE
-EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDE [STATE OF MIND] PLAYS, NOT A MAJOR PART, IN THE SELECTION/CAREER PLAN.
REGARDS
LEO LINGHAM
From India, Mumbai
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First, ATTITUDE could be defined as a state of mind. It is the product of a number of levels of factors.
TOP LEVEL ----- behavior. This is what people see and make judgments on behavior. But people call it attitude.
BELOW BEHAVIOR is the state of mind, what we call the attitude [positive or negative]. People make value judgments on attitude, but really people should use descriptive terms because the state of mind is a product of feelings.
BELOW the state of mind is the FEELINGS.
BELOW the feelings level is the NEEDS. FEELINGS ARE created by the needs.
FINALLY THE NEEDS itself is a product of your values.
HENCE THE
-VALUES create needs
-NEEDS create feelings
-FEELINGS create state of mind
-STATE OF MIND [ATTITUDE] creates behavior. BEHAVIOR IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE SEE AND MAKE JUDGMENTS.
HENCE, WHEN WE CONDUCT INTERVIEWS
-FOR SELECTION
-FOR CAREER PLAN ETC
WE SHOULD TRAIN OUR QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE
-VALUES
-APTITUDE
-EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDE [STATE OF MIND] PLAYS, NOT A MAJOR PART, IN THE SELECTION/CAREER PLAN.
REGARDS
LEO LINGHAM
From India, Mumbai
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Thanks, bala.
Attitude has been not only a subject of study in social psychology, but my master's and doctoral-level works also contained attitude. But as of today, when I think that a judge's attitude determines the outcome in a matter and neither the law nor the justice, I really get shaken. The invisible attitude determines everything and not the visible ones. So the more you study and ponder over attitude, the more you come to the conclusion that attitude is everything - even life and death.
We shall continue interaction.
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From India, Delhi
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Attitude has been not only a subject of study in social psychology, but my master's and doctoral-level works also contained attitude. But as of today, when I think that a judge's attitude determines the outcome in a matter and neither the law nor the justice, I really get shaken. The invisible attitude determines everything and not the visible ones. So the more you study and ponder over attitude, the more you come to the conclusion that attitude is everything - even life and death.
We shall continue interaction.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Namaskar. Psychometry/psychology is a science of probabilty. No such opinion can be given. regards
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We can also look at Behavior being the output of Habits which are reinforced by Actions which are triggered by Thoughts... Thoughts — > Actions — > Habits — > Behavior Sanath
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Dear Bala,
I found your article very interesting and I would like to share with the rest of HRCite friends, my views.
Please do allow me to side-track a bit. 😊
I am an aikidoka and have been practicing for the past 5 years. For those who are unfamiliar with Aikido, it is a Japanese martial art of self-defense that promotes a non-aggressive nature. In fact, we do not have competition at all, as it goes against our philosophy and everything we are taught by the founder. Anyway, I noticed that I began to think differently, work differently, live differently - nothing forced, just a natural change. And I see this slowly developing in junior belts, especially their confidence and outlook. My interest then led me to analyze Aikido in detail and to try to determine how this change came about.
To cut the long story short, I would like to summarize that Aikido provided a training space for our attitude, to generate a positive outlook towards ourselves and others. Through practice and being constantly faced with situations that require a calm mind, a protective alertness, and maintaining a constant state of relaxation, we become firmer as people and develop a strong mental approach towards life and work.
After a while, I grew less stressed in the traffic jam. I learned to take it as a personal space where I am alone with my thoughts. I am able to take a step back and approach problems and situations with a calm mind... and many others... because my attitude has been tuned to imagine as if I were in the dojo and face everything like an attack. My attitude is continuously being trained to be in harmony with my surroundings and my universe. And now, how I look at life is to continuously maintain that fragile balance of harmony. I still make mistakes, but my attitude now forces me to learn from them and does not allow my ego to control the outcome of my mistakes.
In other words, my attitude has become the mode of how I perceive everything around me. Yes, I would have to vote that attitude is the "be all, end all."
Thanks for listening.
Regards 😉
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
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I found your article very interesting and I would like to share with the rest of HRCite friends, my views.
Please do allow me to side-track a bit. 😊
I am an aikidoka and have been practicing for the past 5 years. For those who are unfamiliar with Aikido, it is a Japanese martial art of self-defense that promotes a non-aggressive nature. In fact, we do not have competition at all, as it goes against our philosophy and everything we are taught by the founder. Anyway, I noticed that I began to think differently, work differently, live differently - nothing forced, just a natural change. And I see this slowly developing in junior belts, especially their confidence and outlook. My interest then led me to analyze Aikido in detail and to try to determine how this change came about.
To cut the long story short, I would like to summarize that Aikido provided a training space for our attitude, to generate a positive outlook towards ourselves and others. Through practice and being constantly faced with situations that require a calm mind, a protective alertness, and maintaining a constant state of relaxation, we become firmer as people and develop a strong mental approach towards life and work.
After a while, I grew less stressed in the traffic jam. I learned to take it as a personal space where I am alone with my thoughts. I am able to take a step back and approach problems and situations with a calm mind... and many others... because my attitude has been tuned to imagine as if I were in the dojo and face everything like an attack. My attitude is continuously being trained to be in harmony with my surroundings and my universe. And now, how I look at life is to continuously maintain that fragile balance of harmony. I still make mistakes, but my attitude now forces me to learn from them and does not allow my ego to control the outcome of my mistakes.
In other words, my attitude has become the mode of how I perceive everything around me. Yes, I would have to vote that attitude is the "be all, end all."
Thanks for listening.
Regards 😉
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
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Dear noel,
Namaskar.
Happy to know about being an aikidoka. Aikidoka practice the Japanese martial art of Aikido for self-defense, which promotes a non-aggressive nature. In fact, Aikido does not have any competitions as it goes against our philosophy and everything taught by the founder.
In other words, my attitude has become the mode of how I perceive everything around me. Yes, I would have to say that attitude is the "be all, end all."
Negative happenings are expected to be inevitable in self-defense, which are to be defended against. The first mantra of our ZERO PATHOLOGY GANGA is:
"Let us attain perfection and pleasures in the constant flow of the most favorable decisions and happenings to us and the extinction of all unfavorable decisions and happenings against us instantly, perfectly, permanently, and spontaneously."
In this regard, you are invited to join the thread "Power of thought" initiated by Rajat Joshi.
The second quote above does not specifically address recruitment and career development. Bala inquires about that. Your vote is in general. Please link it up to recruitment and career development.
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From India, Delhi
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Namaskar.
Happy to know about being an aikidoka. Aikidoka practice the Japanese martial art of Aikido for self-defense, which promotes a non-aggressive nature. In fact, Aikido does not have any competitions as it goes against our philosophy and everything taught by the founder.
In other words, my attitude has become the mode of how I perceive everything around me. Yes, I would have to say that attitude is the "be all, end all."
Negative happenings are expected to be inevitable in self-defense, which are to be defended against. The first mantra of our ZERO PATHOLOGY GANGA is:
"Let us attain perfection and pleasures in the constant flow of the most favorable decisions and happenings to us and the extinction of all unfavorable decisions and happenings against us instantly, perfectly, permanently, and spontaneously."
In this regard, you are invited to join the thread "Power of thought" initiated by Rajat Joshi.
The second quote above does not specifically address recruitment and career development. Bala inquires about that. Your vote is in general. Please link it up to recruitment and career development.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Dear Noel,
Thank you for your article. I never knew about Aikido before. I could understand from your article that it is an art of self-defense in a non-aggressive way. Could you provide me with more information on this?
Dr. Ji,
Thank you for once again bringing up my point - is attitude the only consideration for recruitment and career development?
Thanks again to Noel. I am eager to learn more about Aikido.
Bala
From India, Madras
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Thank you for your article. I never knew about Aikido before. I could understand from your article that it is an art of self-defense in a non-aggressive way. Could you provide me with more information on this?
Dr. Ji,
Thank you for once again bringing up my point - is attitude the only consideration for recruitment and career development?
Thanks again to Noel. I am eager to learn more about Aikido.
Bala
From India, Madras
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shri mahanta ji namaskar i would be really obliged if you please enlighten me about "Zero Pathology Ganga" regards manish
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Hi all,
I came across an inspirational story and want to share with you all.
Quote:
On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, and so he has braces on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches. To see him walk across the stage one step at a time, painfully and slowly, is an awesome sight. He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.
By now, the audience is used to this ritual. They sit quietly while he makes his way across the stage to his chair. They remain reverently silent while he undoes the clasps on his legs. They wait until he is ready to play.
But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap - it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.
We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage - to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn't. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.
The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.
Of course, anyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that.
You could see him modulating, changing, re-composing the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was de-tuning the strings to get new sounds from them that they had never made before.
When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of applause from every corner of the auditorium. We were all on our feet, screaming and cheering, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.
He smiled, wiped the sweat from his brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said - not boastfully, but in a quiet, pensive, reverent tone - "You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left."
What a powerful line that is. It has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the definition of life - not just for artists but for all of us.
Here is a man who has prepared all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, who, all of a sudden, in the middle of a concert, finds himself with only three strings; so he makes music with three strings, and the music he made that night with just three strings was more beautiful, more sacred, more memorable, than any that he had ever made before, when he had four strings.
So, perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
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Bala
From India, Madras
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I came across an inspirational story and want to share with you all.
Quote:
On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, and so he has braces on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches. To see him walk across the stage one step at a time, painfully and slowly, is an awesome sight. He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.
By now, the audience is used to this ritual. They sit quietly while he makes his way across the stage to his chair. They remain reverently silent while he undoes the clasps on his legs. They wait until he is ready to play.
But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap - it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.
We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage - to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn't. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.
The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.
Of course, anyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that.
You could see him modulating, changing, re-composing the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was de-tuning the strings to get new sounds from them that they had never made before.
When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of applause from every corner of the auditorium. We were all on our feet, screaming and cheering, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.
He smiled, wiped the sweat from his brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said - not boastfully, but in a quiet, pensive, reverent tone - "You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left."
What a powerful line that is. It has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. And who knows? Perhaps that is the definition of life - not just for artists but for all of us.
Here is a man who has prepared all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, who, all of a sudden, in the middle of a concert, finds himself with only three strings; so he makes music with three strings, and the music he made that night with just three strings was more beautiful, more sacred, more memorable, than any that he had ever made before, when he had four strings.
So, perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
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Bala
From India, Madras
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