Stephen Garber:Your Attitude is Showing

Stephen Garber:Your Attitude is Showing

Have you ever wondered why an idea or course of action that is perfectly obvious and clear to you can run into a brick wall when presented to others? According to author Dr. Stephen Covey, "We see the world not as it is, but as we are." That being the case, it should be no surprise that others often don't see the world as you do.

An attitude is a feeling or an emotional response to one's environment. Attitudes are affected by things such as work activity, people, facts, data, events, trends, change and challenges. A set of beliefs is incorporated into an attitude, but the beliefs may be different for different people. People will, however, still place the same value on life if they have the same attitude or set of beliefs, yet the method of attaining satisfaction and pleasure in life may be different. We judge (negative) or value (positive) life based on our world view.