Positive Attitude - The Key to Success

“Your attitude determines your altitude” means that a person who has a positive and optimistic outlook were able to rise above their challenges in order to make something good for themselves despite their upbringing and circumstances. I personally agree with this quotation because I believe that a person’s attitude will determine their life height, such as our success in all aspects; if we have an attitude like a person who is always optimistic, then one will behave and act with integrity. 

People who perform well and interact with others in the right way, we can succeed, no matter how difficult and challenging life is, we can achieve greater success. Our attitude like personality and our characters determine to what weight and success we obtain in this life. In the 18 years of my existence here on earth, I found out that life isn’t just about being smart or excellent to be successful but it is often the individual’s attitude towards achieving success that brings them to the position of success. Attitude for what I believe defines everything about us and there’s nothing that can beat our attitude on how far we will go in this life because attitude is a pattern of distinctive traits that shapes our character and personality. I personally believe that aptitude is potential but attitude is the thing that gives us the opportunity to use aptitudes and without positive outlook or right attitude then it explains that aptitude is unfulfilled. Each of us has our own aptitudes, but due to our bad attitude, apathy or indifference, it may become an obstacle in achieving our potential therefore an attitude of perseverance, determination and self-motivated can leads us to success where aptitude alone cannot do so without the right attitude and that it won’t make one person better. As we have that positive attitude we will be able to accept failures, and learn from them that will encourage us to move ahead and looking forward for another possibility, we will be able to maintain pressure at bay and wait patiently for the reward after a heavy burden on what we have accomplish a day or two, we will be able to work hard while focusing on our priorities and we will be able to be grateful and contented about everything especially as we achieve victory whether it is big or small.

When we maintain a positive attitude that is vital for everyone, we will be able to achieve anything such as improving our quality of life and achieve success in academic or professional fields. I do believe that it is hard to be successful with a negative attitude because it is formed by our perception which emerges from our personal beliefs so if we believe that we can’t make it and as we keep on comparing ourselves based on other people’s achievements and the way they see and value their worth it won’t enable us to succeed even in one particular field. Attitude is a way to direct our attention towards knowing what is ethical and what’s not and it enables us to received and encounter good news about our life while having the ability to bounce back up when bad news or uncertainty occurs, our ability to possess positive behavior will enable us to see ourselves in a different and better context that will help us produce more positive and cognitive behavior which we can use in order to succeed in different field no matter how hard the circumstances we’ve been through just to achieve our desire and greater things. 

Attitude is the foundation of success and it is the result of various trials and odds we have experienced in life, because it also keeps us away from negative emotions, which makes us happier and more satisfied. As a student, it is necessary for me to have positive attitude as it change the way I look and see things and change the way I perceive my thoughts and my way of living. I want to be a person who always looks for opportunities instead of difficulties, a person who is good at using my strengths instead of worrying about my weaknesses, a person who ignores the strengths of other people’s weaknesses, disadvantages, inequity and the like and someone who’s aware of his flaws and shortcomings for it will enables me to recognize my worth and value as a person. 

A positive attitude is a key to success, it should exist in everyone’s life, because it creates an energy that can makes every individual very calm and perfect to complete and perform our work very well, so we must eliminate thinking circumstances and obstacles, so that we will be able to succeed and become stronger every day. I have known many strong personalities who possesses positive outlook in life who have succeed in different endeavors wherein they are molded and shaped by their vision and goals in life for they believe that positive attitude is an important step in developing a more productive and attractive personality which they can use to succeed in the field of profession and in life. Maintaining a positive attitude will definitely help us overcome the toughest challenges while attracting more enthusiasm and opportunities. I believe this will usually lead us in order to enhance our skills and strengths and by that we also begin learning on how to deal with our own weaknesses and begin to explore new opportunities and it may open many doors for us, not only for improvement but also for opportunities. 

In conclusion, I have realize upon doing this activity that the only way that I would be able to know whether I may succeed at one thing is when I possess positive attitude and when I tried no matter how many times I have failed instead of complaining because I believe that by simply trying and giving my best, I have already taken step closer to winning and that I will be able to achieve success as the direction of life whether I may succeed or not is based on my attitude and on how I work hard towards it to achieve that certain goal. Attitude is one factor to be consider if one person can succeed in the field he or she has chosen and when people foster positive outlook the way they think, act and the way they respond to any situations his or her chances to winning is 110% sure. Therefore the quicker road for us to succeed is foster positive outlook, be happy and grateful with our achievements and makes the most of what we have while moving forward and when we stop let negativity enters our minds then we don’t hinder and strangle our growth and development as an individual.

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