America and different other countries today all have a similar problem. Whether it is hating their jobs or dreading to do a task they must do The problem many people are facing currently is an attitude problem. According to well known Psychologist Bruce Christopher many people are unhappy and aren’t doing anything about it. Perhaps people are unaware of their attitude problems and just go with it thinking it’s an everyday thing. In the video Are You Having Fun Yet Bruce Christopher explained to his audience the problems pessimists and the importance of having a good attitude. Bruce Christopher did many studies on attitude and came up with interesting statistics about people and why our attitudes are always bad. As a country people should be
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A pessimist person would be very upset and let that one test ruin their whole day and would have thoughts such as “I’m a failure” or “I can’t do this”. The difference between them is how they encounter things. Many people feel like when bad things happen that their whole day has to be a bad day. One of the quotes that was mentioned in the video was “The most important thing about me is how I talk to myself”. So instead of speaking with negativity people should say positive things and proceed with their day not being upset. One statistic that Bruce Christopher told his audience was that people spend 5 year worrying. Imagine the most of the population spending 5 years worrying about something for 5 years. Some would say a worry is something that will fade off later but really its a problem for some Americans now and days. It’s sad to think something is bothering someone for a long time and they think they can’t fix it But really what Americans need is a positive mood boost. Bruce Christopher also stated that 70- 90% are dissatisfied with their lives. Whether it is going to a job they dislike or hate the lifestyle they are living. People are simply unhappy. …show more content…
The Projection Principle talks about how attitude predicts success. The better your attitude the better your success will be. This is accurate because the better a person’s attitude is the better they could be in many tasks. The Projection Principle also states that attitude is contagious. If a person is frowning and upset then that kind of mood can bring others down whereas a person has a beaming smile and is in a good mood then most likely others will be in a good mood as well. The last thing The Projection Principle states is that a person should have goals, and expectations. This is true a person should have something to aim for but not have their hopes way up high that it’s going to happen because things happens and not everything goes someones way. A person should start off with a small goal and if that works then set bigger goals but never should a person their hopes up that something will happen like they desire. The Mix Match Effect is similar to The Projection Principle. The Mix Match Effect states “Lower your Expectations, Increase your performance”. An example for this is let’s say a person likes to sing and think they are pretty good and they want to try out for The Voice. Now this person has never practiced or got help from singing coaches so that person doesn’t have much experience the person really just likes to sing. What the person should do is lower
A pessimist person would be very upset and let that one test ruin their whole day and would have thoughts such as “I’m a failure” or “I can’t do this”. The difference between them is how they encounter things. Many people feel like when bad things happen that their whole day has to be a bad day. One of the quotes that was mentioned in the video was “The most important thing about me is how I talk to myself”. So instead of speaking with negativity people should say positive things and proceed with their day not being upset. One statistic that Bruce Christopher told his audience was that people spend 5 year worrying. Imagine the most of the population spending 5 years worrying about something for 5 years. Some would say a worry is something that will fade off later but really its a problem for some Americans now and days. It’s sad to think something is bothering someone for a long time and they think they can’t fix it But really what Americans need is a positive mood boost. Bruce Christopher also stated that 70- 90% are dissatisfied with their lives. Whether it is going to a job they dislike or hate the lifestyle they are living. People are simply unhappy. …show more content…
The Projection Principle talks about how attitude predicts success. The better your attitude the better your success will be. This is accurate because the better a person’s attitude is the better they could be in many tasks. The Projection Principle also states that attitude is contagious. If a person is frowning and upset then that kind of mood can bring others down whereas a person has a beaming smile and is in a good mood then most likely others will be in a good mood as well. The last thing The Projection Principle states is that a person should have goals, and expectations. This is true a person should have something to aim for but not have their hopes way up high that it’s going to happen because things happens and not everything goes someones way. A person should start off with a small goal and if that works then set bigger goals but never should a person their hopes up that something will happen like they desire. The Mix Match Effect is similar to The Projection Principle. The Mix Match Effect states “Lower your Expectations, Increase your performance”. An example for this is let’s say a person likes to sing and think they are pretty good and they want to try out for The Voice. Now this person has never practiced or got help from singing coaches so that person doesn’t have much experience the person really just likes to sing. What the person should do is lower