By: Batumba Tak

General Secretary

The St. Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union

Some Ways To Keep A Positive Attitude At Work So You Do Not  Have To Feel Miserable

In the words of Pat Riley: “If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.”

I can’t assure you that a positive attitude at the workplace will help you to get a promotion in the so-called corporate jobs. But when you keep a positive attitude at at the workplace, it will give you inner peace in terms of meeting goals and completing project in time.

However, in today’s article let us look at some ways to keep a positive attitude at work, so you don’t have to feel miserable.

We fully believe that everyone should befriend their co-workers. Most if not the majority of persons will agree with me that even if we have plenty of friends outside of the workplace, keeping very good relationships in the workplace can and do have a positive impact.

In fact, simple research has shown that a report from Glob force has found that employees who have quality relationships with their co-workers are more than likely to be engaged and happy at the workplace.

Let us now turn our attention to tune out. We ALL are quite aware that most employees’ moods are contagious, so if and when we find that there is negativity around us, we must try to separate ourselves from it and tune it out.

However, if our workplace allows us to bring headphones and listen to music while working, this can and more likely to have a calming and productive effect on ALL of us.

In addition, Nikki Martinez, Psy. D., LCPC Psychologist/ Life Coach also says that it lowers heart rate and increases focus by tuning out outside distractions as well.

We will now look at the importance of taking breaks. Martinez says that we must make sure that we take short breaks throughout the day. We fully believe that ALL workers are entitled to short breaks to help protect their health. For instance, a very brief walk or change in atmosphere can and will sure to make a very huge difference.

However, a recent study from Baylor University found that office workers, who take short, frequent breaks during the workday report higher job satisfaction, reduced emotional exhaustion, and greater efforts to take on their job responsibilities.

We shall now deal with problems professionally. Health Experts have always tried to assure us that no good ever comes from bottling up our negative feelings, so if there’s something that is not working at our workplace we must find away to resolve the problem in a professional manner before it eats away at our insides.

It is advice that we hit the problem head on and use it as an opportunity to work on our communication, and we may find that we hold less resentment.

Let us continue by looking at leaving the workplace for lunch. Martinez also suggest that we do not eat lunch at our desk, because “physically removing our self and changing our environment for a brief time can and will have the effect of a ‘reset’ on our day.

Thus, the Journal Environmental Science & Technology clearly states that if we can try to get outside because getting moving outside even for just five minutes can and will improve our mood as well as our self-esteem.

Finally, for today’s article, let us look at setting goals for ourselves. We know for a fact that sometimes all we need is a little bit of self-motivation.

For by creating goals for ourselves we can and will help to motivate us to work harder, as completing steps in our goals can and will help to give us the satisfaction that encourages us to keep working further.

However, according to today’s psychologist, feeling attached to our goals is very important, so if we aren’t pleased with our work responsibilities, we must come up with some on our own.

As time is of the utmost importance, we will have to stop here for today, but will continue from where we left off in our next article by looking at doing something nice.

As I close for today, I leave you with a quote by Dr. Reda Bedeir, a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and a song by Sam Francis and Gary Francis.

“If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.” –  Reda Bedeir.

Reward

By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Fate used me meanly; but I looked at her and laughed,

That none might know how bitter was the cup I quaffed.

Along came joy, and paused beside me where I sat,

Saying, ‘I came to see what you were laughing at.’

I Can Because I Think I Can

Sam Francis and Gary Francis.

Success in life depends on me,

I have the right to choose,

It all depends on what I think,

And the thoughts I use,

Life is filled with obstacles,

I can overcome,

With the proper attitude,

I’ll conquer every one.

I can … because I think I can,

I can do it, you will see.

This world is filled with challenges,

And opportunity!

I can … because I think I can,

It’s my ‘attitude’ you see,

That determines my success,

All what I want to be!

This world can be a better place,

I’ll help to make it so,

As I help my fellow-man/woman,

My abilities will grow,

I will do my very best,

To serve with all my might,

I want to be successful,

By doing what is right!

I can … because I think I can,

I can do it, you will see,

This world is filled with challenges

And opportunity!

I can … because I think I can,

It’s my ‘attitude’ you see,

That determines my success,

At what I want to be!

I can … because I think I can,

I can do it, you will see,

This world is filled with challenges,

And opportunity!

I can … because I think I can,

It’s my ‘attitude’ you see,

That determines my success,

At what I want to be!

That determines my success,

At what I want to be!