A Positive Attitude At Home Is More Than Welcome

Written by Alex Marlin on February 28, 2008 – 1:07 am -


To be yourself means to be always positive on the JOB and at home. More positive influence at home will be worth it’s price in gold. Many times we try to be the most influential person on the JOB, and when we get home we show our children or our loved one the sign of tiredness. We try to not get involved with anything that is happening at that moment, it is as if we live in a different world than the rest of the family.

This is not right. To pretend to be a nice person when we are in town or visiting friends and family and when at home, you become the “boogy man”. You snap at the least annoyance, you seldom show your positive attitude towards the family and you always complain about being tired. If that’s you, then it’s time to kick that habit.

I honestly say, that you have to always be yourself no matter where you are. Stop trying to impress or act like your all that. No one notices you for what you pretend to be, they notice you for the things you do and the way you treat others.

We have a busy life on the JOB, and when we get home, it’s like the children rush you into overdrive. That should not be your break point, at that moment you should realize that they need a little attention and loving, that’s all. Give them the little time they deserve and try not to complain or take out your frustration on them. For all you know, they could have also been having a rough day, and would just like someone to talk with.

If you don’t try to understand them when they are little, then they won’t give you the time of day when they are grown.

Communication is the make or break point, when it comes to building a friendship with your children. Take time out of your day at home, and spend some time chatting or just watching T.V. with your children. Just do something fun, besides trying to act tired or act busy. Go play a little card game or some type of board game with them.

At this moment you might not see the importance, but the little time you spend with them when they are younger, will show the positive side of you and give them the attention they need. They will look forward to playing games with you, and will appreciate the time you spend with them.

At times we try so hard to be the best on our JOB, and when we get home our family members only know the negative attitude that you show. Try to be as positive at home and show that positive attitude that you have for your JOB also at home. And if your negative on your JOB, which I know you won’t admit, then bring that positive attitude from home to your JOB.

Simply showing respect to your children, is so important, and still so many parents neglect that. Be a role model for your children, let them model you, they will, even if you think they are not. Your children looks up to you, and if your not the parent you wish to be, then your guaranteed that your children will be confused, and will have many of your behavior traits. You can influence your family in a positive way or in a negative way, so why not choose the best way.

It really pleases me to hear my son ask me; ” Pops, how was your day?”

I always explain how it was, and then I talk to him about certain things that took place on the job, and he always laughs, and he gives me little bits of his own way of how I should have approached those situations. That really makes me smile. And then I ask him; “And, how was your day at school, got any bad grades today?”

We tend to jump into our own little conversations about school, and I enjoy those moments.

My daughter on the other hand, seldom ever ask, but she jumps straight into game playing mode, and always picks a game she would like to play. At that moment I tell her not now, and after I do what I had my mind set on doing, I then have some fun time.

I do wonder if those bosses that are always showing the worse attitudes on the JOB, have fun at home or do they go home and show a positive attitude. Or is it that they are controlled at home and need to express a sense of power when on the JOB.

Please let me know your point of view, on this, because I really want to know if these type of people have fun off the JOB, because they surely don’t show any positive sides on the JOB.

Do you think a Boss with a nasty attitude, has a different attitude at home?


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One Comment to “A Positive Attitude At Home Is More Than Welcome”

  1. Nicole Says:

    A boss with a nasty attitude on the JOB, is likely to have the same approach on his family as with his co-workers.

    The attitude you have is likely the one you will have with you where ever you go.

    I would also like to comment on those who have a positive attitude on the Job, and then turn around and give the family something totally different.

    It can have two sides to this story. It’s either that the person doesn’t want to make a bad impression on the Job, simple because the person is trying to “impress”. When they need to be worrying about their family, people who you don’t even have to impress where you can just be yourself.

    The other side to this story is that maybe the person feels more comfortable and at ease in one situation than the other. It doesn’t really have to be on the Job.

    It could also be that I have a bad attitude with my friends on the road because they never talk of anything positive that makes sense, and is instead always thinking to do something that can get you in trouble. And with my colleagues on the Job, I have a better attitude with them, because with them I can have a decent positive conversation without getting into a argument.

    In some situations the positive attitude will show where the person feels more secure, and with others the person is just trying to show a fake side.

    Very nice article by the way :)

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