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FIELD NOTES

Three Ways Your Attitude

Affects Others

James Dent, DTM

Have you ever struggled with keeping your attitude positive? Have you ever seen others who
struggle with keeping their attitude positive—even people in leadership roles, or people trying
to work in Pathways? The pressure of leadership, personal issues, and life in general will impact

your mood, energy, and attitude. Your attitude matters more than you probably realize. When
left unchecked, your attitude can damage your relationships and trust with your fellow club
members—and their trust in you.
Without speaking a word, your attitude may permeate from your facial expressions and/or

body language. Even when you think you are doing your best to hide it and that no one sees it,
they will see your body language. Reflect upon your past actions for the past week, past month, or
past year. Also reflect on how you perceived the attitude of your leaders for the same time periods,
and how it affected your attitude. Keep a check on your own attitude and how it may affect others.

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Your Attitude Affects
Others’ Attitudes

Attitude is contagious—especially when you are in a leadership role.
Positive or negative your team will soon adopt your attitude. Over time,
your attitude sets the tone for the other members and indicates what

is and is not acceptable. Think about how the outward attitude of the
members who complain about Pathways can be contagious and cause
others to adopt the same attitude without ever logging into Pathways.
Even if you don’t think your attitude will impact other members, it will.

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