Stig Kristoffersen asked:


 

There are several factors you need to look into when it comes to how to stay positive in any working environment.

In order to work on your positive attitude in your work environment, you need to look into



the work environment, then you have to look into

self change perspective of things and finally

how you can influence your environment.



Below you will find some thoughts for these three areas, and some points to remember as you go along to create a positive work environment and be a positive element within it yourself.

 

 

1. Work Environment

You should beware of the 4 challenge areas in your working environment

 

A. Negative Work Environment

B. Other People’s Behavior

C. Changing Environment

D. Determinism Theory

 

A. Negative Work Environment

You probably have heard these comments in your everyday working environment.

Everyone fighting to get ahead

No one appreciates your contributions

Too much work . . . not enough help

Deadlines are unrealistic

Longer hours . . . additional work

Budget Constraints

Competition is eating us alive

You need to see through these comments and seek solutions to them in stead of seeking the problem itself and dwell with it.

 

B. Other People’s Behavior

There are several human types in your environment, and you will find every one of them in your environment. Just beware of them, listen to them, but try to solve the problem by being proactive and defuse these behaviors.

Complainers

Gossips

Whiners

Negatives

Backstabbers

Controllers

If you can manage these human types in your work environment, you are a long way to experience and get a more positive work environment.

 

 

 

C. Changing Environment

 

CHANGES does lots of things with you as and individual and you should be aware of these, such as;

 

Challenges our paradigms

Alters the way we think

Makes life more difficult for a while

Causes Stress

Is an ongoing fact of life

 

D. Determinism Theory

There are several statements that gives reason to the behavior amongst humans within your organization, as well as your own thinking. Just reflect over these  three types;

 

GENETIC:  My Grandparents did it to me. (Inherited traits)

PSYCHIC:  My Parents did it to me. (Upbringing)

ENVIRONMENTAL:  My Spouse, my Boss, the Company, the Economy, etc.. is doing this to me.  (Surroundings)

 

 

2. Self Change

 

First I would like you to dwell on Life’s Little Question

“Are some people just born positive thinkers  . . . or is it their CHOICE?”

 

 

You should take on the protective Armor against challenges which actually Comes from SELF CHANGE

 

Change 3 Things!

 

A. Attitude

B. Thinking

C. Behavior

 

A.Attitude

 

You have to ask yourself, How to Change Your Attitude?

Is it possible to change, or is the answer as you may hear lots, I can not change who I am, you have to accept me as I am. My answer to this is, it is possible to change, but Changes happen personally from the INSIDE OUT!

So . . . Accept Responsibility

I am responsible . . .

   . . . for who I am

   . . . for what I have

   . . . for what I do

 

Step #2  Take Control

Ownership

Values

Mission

Discipline

 

ALL THESE THINGS - FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!

 

How to Change Your Thinking

Changes come from observing logically in every situation

Observe Your Thinking

- Identify Your Negative Thoughts And Triggers

- Observe Your Negative Thoughts Objectively

 

Do not think like this;

I’m not going to be able to do this?

This will not help me!!

I’m unworthy

 

Manage Your Self-Talk

If you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…YOU’RE RIGHT! Henry Ford

 

- Focus on managing your Negative thoughts, not eliminating them

- Learn to argue with yourself

- Stop It!!

 

Think like this;

With some help this can be done

I will benefit from this experience

 

B. Behavior

 

How to Change Your Behavior

Changes take true assessment, determination & discipline

 

Choose Your Behavior

REACTIVE; Stimulus gives response

RESPONSIBLE; Stimulus gives my choice which again gives my response

 

Steps Toward Changing Behavior

1.  Unconscious Incompetence

2.  Conscience Incompetence

3.  Conscience Competence

4.  Unconscious Competence

Gives SUCCESSFUL BEHAVIOR

 

 

3. Influence Your Environment

 

Add POSITIVE Behavior

 

Replace the BAD HABITS!

•         Spread a SMILE around

•         Focus on the good of each day

•         Say “please” and “thank you”

•         Evaluate YOUR behavior

•         Never miss an opportunity to complement

 

More POSITIVE Contributions

 

Before you say anything to anyone, ask yourself three things

 

1.  Is it true?

2.  Is it harmful?

3.  Is it necessary?

 

Keep promises

Have a forgiving view of people

Keep an open mind with changes

See criticism as opportunity to improve

 

Remember to . . .

Watch your definitions - they become thoughts

Watch your thoughts - they become words

Watch your words - they become actions

Watch your actions - they become your destiny

 

The Choice is YOURS

 

With a Bad attitude you can never have a positive day

With a Positive attitude you can never have a bad day

 

Choose POSITIVE Living through your Thinking, Behavior  and Attitude

 



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Steve Evans asked:


s the study of life and comprises all levels from the molecular to the global. Biology is the study living organisms, their organization and their functions and biology is a large part of the way our environment evolved from simple organisms and is thus intimately part of our environment. Biology is a very broad field, covering the minute workings of chemical machines inside our cells, to broad scale concepts of ecosystems and global climate change. Biologists study subjects which range from intimate details of the human brain, the composition of our genes, and even the functioning of our reproductive system to the building blocks of the simplest organisms on earth which created our oxygen rich atmosphere capable of supporting higher life forms. Without biological processes you and I would not exist, nor the planet as we know it.

Biological systems in contrast to physical are vastly more complex, their function based on small numbers of units (atoms, molecules, cells) that are not at equilibrium. There are no biological laws of nature the way we find them in physics; the first and second law of thermodynamics, Heisenberg\’s uncertainty principle, Newton\’s law of gravity etc.

The supreme importance of the role of biology in environment can be seen if we consider biotechnology. Biotechnology, as Aldous Huxley foresaw in Brave New World (1932), can usher in as profound a revolution as industrialization did in the early 19th century. It will parallel vast other themes the expansion of artificial intelligence, the opening of the inner solar system to economic use, and much, much more.

Biologists tolerate a level of mystery in their work that would drive your average engineer or computer programmer crazy. Biologists can see that role of biology in environment has shaped our very nature and being. Just look at the human genome studies that have been done. The biologists have put together a complete rough draft of the human genome but they have little understanding of how those 40,000 or so genes work together and interact with our environment to make a human.

Biologists, geneticists, and doctors have had limited success in curing complex diseases such as cancer, HIV, and diabetes because traditional biology generally looks at only a few aspects of an organism at a time. Again, we would suggest that this is due to the role of biology in environment which is so complex that the unraveling of these interactions is only now beginning to be discovered.

Biological processes of course are consequences of physics and chemistry, which is why we require biology students to study the physical sciences. But organisms are also historical entities molded by their environment both physical and social, and that’s where the complexities arise.

Synthetic Biologists build artificial biological systems in an analogous way, using individual components such as single genes and enzymes for which the reactivity and the products formed are accurately known. Synthetic biology will catch up even faster when it appreciates role of biology in environment. Assembly of simple synthetic circuits using DNA fibers has been demonstrated.

Systems Biology is the application of mathematical/physical modeling to understanding the functions of biological processes. It describes a multi-component approach, combining theoretical modeling with real data about the interaction between genes and their products within the environment. Arising from this is the need to interpret large datasets of complex biological information. It seeks to integrate the knowledge derived from the study of individual components of cells to their performance as integral elements of cells, tissues and populations.

So, in summary we are suggesting that the role of biology in environment cannot be ignored at any level, nor could the reverse be true. Throughout evolution environment has influenced the development of biological systems which in their turn have fed back into the environment and changed the environment to the one in which we live today. The role of biology in environment is simply to have made the environment in which we all live our lives.

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