Napoleon once said He who doesn’t want to be a general isn’t a good soldier. So can I draw an analogy to say that he who doesn’t want to be an award winner in speech contest is not a good speaker? And what do you think about it? From my point of view, winning a reward is a wonderful thing indeed and I am longing for that too, but I cherish more the opportunities to be on stage and share my standpoints with you all. For such opportunities can help me learn a lot and get practiced even I may fail to win the prize. That’s why I am here and more importantly, it is my attitude toward this speech contest. I firmly believe that a good attitude is the first pace to success and attitude matters most.
But what is attitude? It is our perspective,viewpoint or outlook. Attitude is how we view the people, the objectives, the lives, the everything. A right attitude is positive, active and optimistic leading a person to be in a good state of mind and therefore it plays an important role to one’s full development. Holding a right attitude is the precondition to be successful because we are always doing something under the direction of our attitude, realise it or not.
We all heard of this story: After a long distance of travel in desert, two persons found there was half bottle of water left, one man said oh God we have only half botttle of water left while the other one said oh thankgodness we still have half bottle of water. The first one is a typical pessimistic person because what he views is always beginning with bad things lacking of hope while the latter one is an optimistic person and he always find hope even in tough conditions. What makes their points different are the attitudes they hold.
Attitude is optional. We have choices and we can choose how we think. In other words, we can alter our lives by altering our attitudes of mind. Sometimes I can complain for looking for a delicious dish on campus in vain, or I can be gratful that I can enjoy my hot supper in such a cold winterday after a whole day’s study. I can complain the faniancial embarassed condition of my family, or I can feel grateful to God for blessing me such a warm and harmonious family with loving parents and good siblings. I can complain the obstacles I encounter in my life, or I can consider them as indispensible part of life leading to final success. I consider that the worst part of life is waiting, because the process of waiting is lonely and boring and it is hard to see any hope. Or I can hold the view that life is so good to have someone worth waiting for, because this positive attitude makes me feel so lucky therefore my life is full of energy and hope. I am the master of myself, since I can make choices why don’t I choose the positive attitude?
Amy Tan, a famouse Chinese Amarican writer says if you can’t change your fate, then change your attitude. Other people may cast an influence on our attitudes, but they cannot control our attitudes. And we shall not let others dominate our attitudes. So be an optimitic and positive person and exert our endevors with perseverence and then success is not far from us. But don't forget to hold a right attitude because attitude is first and attitude matters most!
Today,I would like to begin with a story.Once,there was a fine 50-year-old gentleman who suddenly discovered he was gonna die in a short time.He got a serious sickness and there was no cure for it.At first ,he was so upset,depressed and angry,feeling he didn`t deserve to get this terrible disease.But then he realized that he really had only 2 choices:
Number 1: He could live the rest of his short life complaining and making life miserable for himself and his family.And then die an angry,bitter person full of hate.
Or number 2: he could choose to enjoy and be thankful for the remaining health and strengh he still had,and make the most of each day by loving and helping his wife and kids.So when he died,he would know he had won and overcome this disease by not letting it ruin his heart and character.Ladies and gentlemen,if you were the dying man,which one would you choose?
The man chose for remaining years of his life to be happy and make his family happy.Every day,he ate lots of fresh vegetables and other food which did good to his health.Always keep optimistic attitude;keep physical exercises;live his life with his heart and soul.Guess what? Miracle happened,he didn`t die until he was 85.Amazing,right?It is the positive attitude saved his life.
From the story,we can see that you can not choose what to happen,but you can choose to either let it make you bitter,or let it make you better.You know,there are somethings in life we simply can not change or control,like certain disease,laws,the weather.At the meanwhile,we can not control other people`s attitude toward us,but we can always control our own attitude!And friends,what will matter most when we get to the end of our life is how much love or care we put into everything we did.It is the attitude that you choose change your life or your fate.
Different attitudes lead to differet results.And I heard that there were three people,employed by a company on the same day.Having worked in the same company for years,received different wages.Why?It is their different attitudes toward their work that results in their different wages.People who take positive attitude towards their work will be rewarded more.
Now,I am fully convinced that attitude means everything.A poor attitude can bring us nothing but failure while a good attitude can keep us going further,especially when we face seemingly hopeless situations.
Above all,as a young generation,we should try our best to keep a right and positive attitudes toward the studies and lives.Because in life,it is the attitude that matters most.
Attitude Is What Counts
Attitude matters.That is the message that Canon,the world's leading optical company,sends to those who are interested in working for it.
Attitude decides everything,said Huang Song,deputy-director of the Human Department of Canon(China)CO;LTD.
Good attitude is a prerequisite.We have no special requirement for an applicant's education level,gender or age.
Huang made the remarks while speaking with 21st Century last week and explaining their plans to recruit 100 new employees by the end of this year.
The company is expanding its marketing network in China rapidly and expects to set up a dozen branches here by the end of the year.
So,we need a lot of talented people Huang said,especially someone good at marketing and personnel training.
But, first of all,he emphsized they want good attitude.
Canon has high employee standards,Huang said,the favorite of them being someone with commitment professionalism,teamwork spirit and strong will.That's what they mean by good attitude.
These qualities make employees work hard,and that usually mean success.
Huang went on to explain:If a salesperson has a good attitude,he can easily make friends with others to win their trust.With high market sensitivity,good communication skills and strong will.he can easily successed.
He says the company also does its best to help employees successed and sum up the corporate philosophy with Japanese word "kyosei",or coexistence,meaning working and living together for the common interest.
Canon(China) is tiying to create an easy atmosphere where employees enjoy their work,he said.
Canon(China) has about 450 employees.Its plan is to have 550 by the end of the year and 1000 by the end of 2005.
Of course,we pefer people with related majors of specialities but,as long as they're qualified,school background is not the most important criterion.
Canon is of course looking for university grads,he added,nothing that his best advice was improve your English,which is their working language.
He also had a word of advice about career plans:Don't reach for what is beyond your grasp.
