Dr.
S.K. Bhatnagar
President
Dear
fellow colleagues,
At
the outset I would like to thank all the distinguished members of
our Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for having reposed
their confidence in me by electing me as President of the Association
for the year 2000.
The
foundation of success regardless of your chosen field, is attitude.
If attitude is such a critical factor in success, shouldn’t you
examine your attitude toward life and ask how your attitude will
affect your goals ? Our attitude determines how we look at a setback.
To a positive thinker, it can be a stepping stone to success.
To
a negative thinker, it can be a stumbling block. Great organizations
are not measured by wages and working conditions, they are measured
by feelings, attitudes and relationships. Are we born with attitudes
or do we develop then as we mature ? What are the factors that form
our attitudes ? If you have a negative outlook on life because of
your environment, can you change your attitude ? Most of our attitude
is shaped during our formative years.
There
are primarily three factors that determine our attitude. They are
:-
1.
Environment 2. Experience 3. Education
Just
like an absence of ill health does not equal good health, an absence
of negative alone dose not make a person positive.
People
with positive attitudes have certain personality traits that are
easy to recognize. They are caring, confident, patient, and humble.
They have high expectations of themselves and others. They anticipate
positive outcomes.
The
benefits of a positive attitude.
These
are many and easy to see. But what is easy to see is also to miss.
To mention a few, a positive attitude.
*
increases productivity * fosters teamwork * solves problems * improves
quality * makes for congenial atmosphere * breeds loyalty * increase
profits * fosters better relationships with employers, employees
and customers * reduces stress
*
helps a person become a contributing member of society and an asset
to their country * makes for a pleasing personality.
The
Consequence of a Negative Attitude
Our
life is an obstacle course and we become our own biggest obstacle
by having a negative attitude. People with a negative attitude have
ahead time keeping friendship, jobs, marriage and relationships.
Their attitude leads to :-
*
bitterness * resentment * a purposeless life * ill health * high
stress level for themselves and others.
They
create a negative environment at home and work and become a liability
to society. They also pass on their negative behavior to others
around them and to future generations.
So
Friends, let us work with a Positive attitude to take APSI to newer
heights in new millennium.
With
regards,
Yours
sincerely,
(Prof.
S.K. Bhatnagar)
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