Attitude in German - what exactly is it? Ever since the TV show „Germany's next Topmodel“, the term used by Heidi Klum has been on everyone's lips. But what is the best way to translate it? First of all, terms like Mindset, Setting or inner attitude comes to mind. But the somewhat outdated word attitude is much better. Not only did I use „Attitude - success through the right inner attitude“ wrote a whole book on this topic, but I would like to give you as comprehensive an understanding of the subject as possible in this article. Are you interested?
What is Attitüde in German?
But before we get started, I would like to begin with an important question: “Dear readers, what do you think of spontaneously when you hear the word “success”? Is it your professional career? Is it building your own business? A well-filled bank account? A happy relationship? A large and intact family? Or is it something completely different?
Success has many faces and there are countless ways in which you can achieve it. That is why there is no secret formula for success, that you can use to achieve the desired results virtually overnight. But there are certain characteristics and principles that have united all successful people for centuries: I'm talking about seven keys to success, the unique combination of which leads to attitude.
Why not put yourself to the test and think about what exactly makes you achieve personal or entrepreneurial success - is it your professional skills in a particular area, i.e. your craft? Is it the talent they were born with? Is it the experience and wisdom of many years of practice and application? There is no question that the combination of these qualities is an absolute prerequisite for success. But many people have mastered the technical skills. Talent only plays a role to a certain extent, and experience can sometimes lead to blindness.
What does attitude mean?
But what then ultimately makes the difference that makes a difference? Why are some people so extremely successful, while others can't get beyond the gray mediocrity? If you look at successful salespeople, sportswomen, doctors, managers or entrepreneurs, it always looks so uniquely easy how they - seemingly effortlessly - rush from success to success and elegantly carry out their work.
And at the same time, the majority of their competitors work hard and hard, struggle and toil, only to end up completely exhausted and resigned to not getting what they wanted.
The difference between successful and unsuccessful people can be clearly formulated: It is the attitude. The inner attitude of how you approach a task or a goal. A successful person who goes through life with the right attitude assumes in every second of their actions that everything will happen exactly as they want it to.
At the same time, he is free from doubts that something could go wrong, but focuses exclusively on his goal and the desired result. And, of course, he masters the required skills inside out and trains a lot and regularly. This is also an important part of attitude: the urge to never be satisfied and to always want to improve. Never to be satisfied, but to keep the hunger for success at a high level.
What is your current attitude?
As you are reading this, you already have an attitude that will help you achieve the results you are currently achieving. Your job. Your family and partnership. The money in your bank account. Your health. Your athletic fitness. Her general satisfaction in life. All of these things are the result of your current attitude. But are you satisfied with these results or are there areas in which you would like to be more successful?
The state of your current inner attitude can be determined very well by your inner dialog, i.e. the way you talk to yourself and, above all, what you say to yourself. How exactly do you do this? Do you regularly praise and motivate yourself or are you your own biggest critic, who paints the devil on the wall with a wry voice? Is your inner voice more positive or negative? Listen carefully to this voice, because it reflects your thoughts. And over time, you will realize what you have been thinking all day.
Whatever your current attitude may be, the good news is that you can choose and adopt a success mindset at any time. Not overnight and not at the push of a button. But with a lot of Passion, With hard work, constant hard work and a large portion of will to succeed, it is also possible for them to rush from success to success with apparent ease. Because attitude is everything. Aligning your attitude with the needs of the future means changing your life and your results. But before we look at the necessary steps together, owe I still have to give you the definition of what exactly attitude actually is.
What I learned about attitude from a Texan
It happened exactly 24 years ago and the tone of the sentence reminded me of excessive gum chewing. And yet the words I heard for the first time at that moment were something very special for me:
“Man, you really got attitude!”
The man who said this sentence to me back then was called Ernie and was my boss for a summer. As he said the words, he put a hand on my shoulder like a buddy and laughed heartily. Then he followed up with a little joke in his thick Texan accent, turned around and left. And inside me, I had the deep certainty that I had won him over at that moment and gained a place in his heart. But let's start at the beginning of this story.
I was just 23 years old and occasionally worked as an interpreter for foreign companies during my studies. One of these jobs brought me together with Ernie, who was building a conveyor belt system for one of the world's largest parcel service providers in Hamburg with his American company. From day one, he eyed me very critically and tested me and my skills wherever he could.
But no matter how hard I tried and tried to score points with my academic knowledge, I didn't really manage to be taken seriously by him. I became more insecure from day to day. Ernie was an imposing figure. A Texan straight out of a picture book, with a cowboy hat, washed-out jeans and snakeskin boots. A man who maltreated his chewing gum as if he were fighting a personal war with the little strip.
I definitely had a lot of respect for this successful entrepreneur and leader. And as I was not only his translator for the duration of the project, but also a kind of personal assistant, I had set myself the goal of proving to him what I was made of.
Attitude Meaning
One day, the perfect opportunity presented itself. Almost 10 tradesmen were standing next to a high shelf in front of which lay a heavy pipe with a diameter of almost 1 meter. They were discussing loudly and intensively how best to transport it to the upper platform. Forklift truck, cable winch, ramp or welding equipment. Each of the „experts“ had their own opinion. None of the suggestions worked, however, and the discussions became increasingly heated. But in the heat of the debate, they had apparently simply overlooked the simplest option.
So I took both my heart in my hand and one of those fancy construction helmets under my arm, walked past the ten broad-shouldered men, heaved the pipe onto my shoulders with all my strength and dragged it up the stairs, which led five meters further on exactly to the corresponding platform. Of course, I didn't let on that I was on the verge of collapsing under the weight several times. Instead, I put on my best smile and casually waved down from the platform once I had finished the task.
And while ten jaws dropped in sync one floor down, all I heard from the nearby office door was a satisfied clap. Ernie had heard everything and was now walking towards me. He chewed his gum for a while and then uttered what I thought was a magical sentence:
“Man, you really got attitude!“
Our entire relationship and collaboration changed from one moment to the next. Because I won Ernie over with my inner attitude, my conviction and my courageous actions. It was then that I realized for the first time what Attitude and what you can achieve in life with it.
Since that day, the term attitude has accompanied me throughout my career and in my many years as a managing director, keynote speaker and solopreneur coach, I have achieved my success primarily through my special inner attitude. Others were certainly more talented or smarter than me, but my Mindset has always meant the difference. And if I can do it, then you can too.
Attitude Definition German
Attitude is simply equated with attitude by most people. But it is so much more. My definition is as follows:
„Attitude is more than just an inner attitude or the mindset with which you perform a task. It is much more a philosophy and the way in which you deal with life and its many challenges. The personal Mindset. And not just once, but every day anew and in every conceivable situation. From buying a roll at the bakery to a million-dollar deal at work. It's the way you think, talk, get up in the morning and go to bed at night. How you play with your children and deal with your customers. How you react when everything is going smoothly and how you do it when the wind of life blows directly and sharply in your face. It's not so much the „what“ you do, but above all the „how“ and especially the „why“.
From this definition, it is clear that your attitude is a combination of your values, beliefs, experiences, skills, knowledge and the seven keys to success. And as is so often the case, the result of attitude is more than the sum of its parts, because it is a self-reinforcing spiral. Your attitude shapes your actions and habits.
And the results of these behaviors in turn influence and reinforce the attitude and its individual components. The right attitude enables you to communicate both congruently (verbally and non-verbally in harmony) and authentically (in accordance with your beliefs and values). This leads to a dramatically higher quality of decisions and therefore to better results. These in turn are then expressed in their personal quality of life out. Or summarized in a simple formula:
The combination of the seven keys to success = success attitude
Success attitude + action = success and high quality of life
Changing attitudes: Success or mediocrity
Attitude is a very specific form of inner attitude with which you can achieve your goals and visions. And better, faster and more elegantly. The basis on which everything else is built later is your basic attitude with which you go out into the world every day. What do you focus on? What is the guiding principle of your life? Is your metaphorical glass half full or half empty? Years ago, one of my mentors once gave me a phrase that has stayed with me to this day:
If you want something, you find solutions. If you don't want something, you look for reasons why it won't work.
Those who think and act positively simply have a different energy and attitude than someone whose thoughts mainly revolve around problems, horror scenarios or negative things. This is because your brain carefully and reliably stores every piece of information you feed it with. It forms new synapses and the famous neuronal data highways. The wider these are, the stronger your beliefs and inner attitude will be. So feed your brain (and of course your soul) regularly with positive things, creative skills and new knowledge.
So what does the ideal attitude for success look like? As a first step, let's take a look at the perfect inner posture with which you are guaranteed to be unsuccessful.
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Attitude example: Negative characteristics
- You think you already know and can do everything
- They blame external circumstances for their own situation
- They blame other people for their own results
- They regularly use the following phrases: „I already know“, „I know everything“ and „That never works“
- When you see an opportunity, you automatically think „I can't do that“, „I'm not allowed to do that“ or „where would we get there“
- You are afraid of change
- You have the feeling of being trapped in constraints and necessities
- You are full and satisfied
- They focus on excuses and reasons
- They quickly evaluate and assess
- You worry a lot and tend to brood and doubt
- Your great fulfillment is when you can moan together with your colleagues
- They are dismissive of new ideas, concepts and suggestions
- You give up quickly when you are confronted with difficulties
If you have found yourself in any of these points, then it is high time to change something. Fortunately, it is not particularly difficult to acquire an attitude of success. So that you know exactly what this looks like, let's take a look at the positive inner attitude that will attract success and fulfillment into your life.
Attitude example: Positive characteristics
- You are open to new ideas, concepts and suggestions
- They think positively and firmly believe that there is enough for everyone
- You take responsibility for your own situation and the results achieved
- You have the willingness to learn and grow throughout your life
- You are constantly creating new choices
- They embrace change and see it as a gift of life
- You always look for solutions, even in difficult situations
- They regularly use the following phrases regularly: „That sounds exciting“, „How could I achieve this goal?“ and „What can I learn from this?“
- You believe in yourself and that you deserve every success in the world
- They build on their own strengths and turn their weaknesses into strengths
- They see mistakes as an opportunity for personal growth
- You have the willingness to work hard and with discipline
- They focus on opportunities and possibilities
- They are curious and open (What would happen if I...)
- You are willing to take risks and are passionate about life
- They feel personally responsible for their lives, their success, their employees and their mission
- They are always prepared to go the „extra mile“ (after all, there is never a traffic jam)
- They have integrated the 7 keys to success into their lives and understand them as the foundation of their inner attitude
- They don't have an attitude, they live an attitude and radiate it
What is attitude?
Do you see the difference between the two attitudes? The way successful people deal with life and its challenges, and the way the rest do? One thing becomes clear very quickly: attitude has nothing to do with what happens to them throughout the day. Rather, it is the way, how you deal with these things.
We've probably all had days when everything goes wrong from the very first moment. You get up on the wrong side of the bed. It's raining cats and dogs outside, you forget the important contract documents on the kitchen table and, to make matters worse, you miss the bus. After arriving at work a little late, your bad-tempered boss starts shouting at you and then you have to deal with grumbling customers and unhappy colleagues all morning.
By lunchtime, you are already wishing that the day will hopefully end soon. Even if I have exaggerated a little, does this description sound familiar? And now comes the prize question: Which of these things can you influence? Definitely not the weather. Nor the bus timetable. And the moods and behavior of your boss, colleagues and customers are also beyond your control. Always remember one incontrovertible fact:
The only person you can change is yourself.
The circumstances are what they are. You cannot change them. But what you can change is the way you react to these circumstances. Do you allow yourself to be dragged down and negatively influenced by these external circumstances? Do you blame other people for your bad mood and negative state of mind?
Then please stop immediately! Because the responsibility for your feelings, actions and reactions lies solely with you. In every situation in your life, you have the choice of which direction you think and act in. Whether you are negatively or positively focused. The choice is yours. With which inner attitude do you want to approach your goals and dreams in life? Do you choose maximum success or are you with mediocrity satisfied?
Attitude Coaching
Of course, you won't acquire such an attitude overnight. But today is the best day to make a conscious decision to adopt an inner attitude that will bring you the success in life that you dream of. Don't you agree? But please remember that a one-off decision is not enough. Your new attitude needs to be carefully built up and nurtured. You have to choose anew every day.
Depending on where you are today, it can be a long and sometimes rocky road. But I can promise you one thing: It's worth it. Because once you are equipped with a positive attitude, you will not only feel a special personal fulfillment, but also climb a new rung on the ladder of success professionally. So be happy that you can work on your inner attitude every day anew. Make these decisions with joy and passion.
Being able to choose your attitude is an expression of your personal freedom and a gift that you can give yourself every day. But remember, the conscious decision for a positive attitude is not simply a program that you can work through or an initiative that you can start. It is an attitude to life that will accompany you from the moment you make the decision and lead to a high quality of life and lasting fulfillment.
Attitude Check: Are you ready to make a decision?
Your inner attitude is the foundation and prerequisite for everything in your life. Yes, really everything.
- Attitude is the basis for their mood
- Attitude is the basis for their self-confidence
- Attitude is the basis of their communication
- Attitude is the basis of their relationships
- Attitude is the basis of their thought processes
- Attitude is the basis of their motivation
- Attitude is the basis of how you perceive yourself and the world
- Attitude is the basis of their internal and external impact
- Attitude is the basis of their reactions and actions
- Attitude is the basis of their success
Your inner attitude determines your results in life
- Attitude determines her career
- Attitude determines their entrepreneurial success
- Attitude determines your brand and personality
- Attitude determines their service and customer focus
- Attitude determines their turnover and profit
- Attitude determines their marriage and partnership
- Attitude defines her family
- Attitude determines their lifestyle
- Attitude determines their health
- Attitude determines their happiness
- Attitude determines their satisfaction
- Attitude determines her life
Have you made your decision? If so, please tell me about your experiences and write a comment to let me know what you think about the German attitude and inner attitude.
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