We usually find the sayings “his/her attitude is bad” or “he/ she is born with that attitude”.  People talk about attitude in the sense of uncooperative behavior or in terms of the outlook of a person. Yes the attitude can be good or bad but you don’t know that it is not hereditary but it is acquired during the lifetime.

 

Attitude is your opinion and your way to deal with things which get shaped overtime. As a child your parents and your surroundings shape your attitude.  And, as you grow up the people you meet, your friend and how you accept the situations give your attitude a final shape. 

 

As I said good bringing up is essential for a good attitude but this does not mean ordering children, rather it involves being an encouraging friend of your child and a great teacher. Parents make a child kind or unkind, Independent or dependent; teach them not giving up on failure, and many such teachings, and give moral support. There must be a good education as well because it plays an equally important role. Moreover, a good company makes a good attitude. So choose your friends wisely but the question arises, you can’t stop meeting people who are more bad than good so you should always adopt good qualities of people you meet and never let the bad ones impact you. A good attitude also comes with a positive thinking. 

 

Good attitude is not always possible, some people acquire bad attitude too.  This does not mean that they can’t change it. It is never too late to change the attitude but it’s only possible with will and determination of that person and no one else can. Charles V has rightly said” to endeavor to domineer over conscience is to invade the citadel of heaven”. You neither domineer over other’s wisdom, nor question their wisdom or force them to change rather that person himself can only change his attitude. 

 

Your knowledge and skill when combines with a good attitude it act like a cherry on the cake because this good and a positive attitude helps you to go up and up on the ladder of success unlike the success with wrong attitude which is short lived. Everybody has leadership quality, but how you use it and your right attitude makes you a leader.

 

 “Like leaders are not born they are made similarly attitude is not inborn but is developed”. So, develop a good perspective, a right attitude and be a leader. Shape it and make it .

Priya Makkar
B.Com(H), 1st Year
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, DU