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Pivot: How One Turn in Attitude Can Lead to Success
WHETHER YOU ARE struggling with your goals, unmotivated at work, burnt out on bad news, or just uninspired, a simple turn in attitude can make all the difference. In Pivot , Dr. Alan R. Zimmerman draws from his extensive experience as a performance consultant and speaker to reveal the crucial role that attitude plays in your success. Through Dr. Zimmerman's nine-step attitude revolution, you
Evaluate your status quo
Choose your mental strategy
Curb the negativity blocking your success
Improve your confidence
Build stronger relationships
Experience an instant boost in enthusiasm
Make every day a successful day
Stop worrying
Overcome failure If it's time for a revolution in your life, Pivot can lead the way.
Evaluate your status quo
Choose your mental strategy
Curb the negativity blocking your success
Improve your confidence
Build stronger relationships
Experience an instant boost in enthusiasm
Make every day a successful day
Stop worrying
Overcome failure If it's time for a revolution in your life, Pivot can lead the way.
- GenresSelf HelpLeadership
186 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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May 1, 2010
I hate self-help books. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. The best self-help book ever. As a matter of fact the ONLY self-help book you need.
December 3, 2010
Tons of intuitive, enlightening advice for improving everyday life. I wished it was my copy so I could mark it up! As it was, I took 6 pages of notes to refer to.
April 5, 2018
Pivot is a pretty solid self-help book on attitude and it's importance on it's success. All and all, there are three main objectives in the book: to underline the importance of attitude, to explain how to achieve the right positive attitudes that are integral to well-being, and lastly a "how-to" for maintaining a positive attitude despite the changes and challenges one is likely to endure. Every chapter concludes with exercises that are geared to help one improve their attitude. Though I am appreciative that many studies are referenced, many are somewhat vague and subjective. This is mainly because of obscured premise of what a "good attitude" really is. For one it's hard to scientifically define 'attitude' in its fullest sense. And two, even if you can, it is till hard to isolate the exorbitant amount of crucial variables that will make its way into the equation as well. Attitude stems from belief, and though some of the studies - from what I read them as - seem broad, they seem to qualify as well. Many of the aphorisms are encouraging and true. For example: "The winner sees an answer for every problem. The loser sees a problem in every answer." I have to mention that anything should refer to "god" or religion should be left out. Sadly the author assumes that his readers are religious and believe in a god. It's not overbearing, but its unnerving and makes the author lose credit for in what my eyes should be a completely secular book. Well written and easily digestible are what comes to mind overall.
August 3, 2017
The discipline chapter was my favorite.
January 28, 2026
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1/2026
Do something new and have more fun 🥰🥰 page 123/124
Worry and faith are incompatible. Spirituality focuses your attention on what you do want to happen. Don’t worry about anything, instead pray about everything. 🫡🫡🫡
Worry puts a wedge between you and God.
Worry, how important will this be in 5 years?
Do you feel up to the task and up to the challenge? Or do you doubt yourself and worry about whether or not you can handle the situations in front of you.
Worry is self absorption. What will others think of me? What should I do? As your faith goes up, worry goes down. 👋👋
Faith is a very effective way of destroying negativity and worries and building positive attitudes.
You get more faith by practicing being in the presence of God. Page 145
Life has gotten more exciting with God in the front seat.
Your attitude, even more than your aptitude, determines your altitude.
In order to have a healthy body you need to have a healthy mind.
Winners use their circumstances as a reason to get going.
Whenever hints of negativity crept into their minds, they pictured themselves as successful. They visualize success, over and over again.
Look for something kind he could say about the person.
High self esteem is absolutely critical because your performance corresponds exactly to how you see yourself performing.
The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.
People with low self esteem - and a negative attitude - tend to live in a comfort zone.
You can learn a lot more from the bad times than the good times.
Enthusiasm - Etheos - filled with God
If you expect bad things to happen, they often do.
Page 101 - Scott says he no longer worries what people think about him, because he can always make new friends.
Spaced repetition 🫡🫡🫡
Look for the good in every situation. Something good exists in every situation, no matter how difficult it might seem, personally or professionally.
Never look at what you have lost. Look at what you have left.
Worry is a total waste. It will destroy your positive attitude, and it can destroy your life. 95% of worried are unwarranted.
70% of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they only got rid of their fears and worries.
Medical studies show that worry is perhaps the most corrosive emotion to affect the body or mind.
70% of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they only got rid of their fears and worries.
“And when I forget, become fearful and feel as if I just can’t do it anymore, I feel God smiling and he’s the gentle voice that says, “you just pedal”. ❤️
Worry has a difficult time living in the present.
Nothing affects the quality of life more than the pace of it. People never take time to get in tune with themselves and the people around them. And worries thrive at this rushed pace.
Sauntering means moving at a leisurely pace. 👈👈👈
You’ve got to accept the fact that you will struggle as you work on yourself and your goals.
Tell yourself that you’re in charge, not your failure or your fear.
Next time vs. If only
It’s all in how you see your problem. How we see a situation makes all the difference in the world.
Does this situation really matter to me?
In the grand scheme of things, how big of a deal is it?
Am I taking it personally?
If I react now, will it make things better or worse?
What is must have is invincible, undetectable determination that you will never give up. ❤️❤️❤️
“Never let up when you’re ahead; never give up when you’re behind.”
“The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
Good attitudes bring good results, and bad attitudes bring bad results
1500 people
A - 83% went for jobs they thought they could make lots of money
B - 17% went for jobs they had positive attitudes towards
101 millionaires
1 from group A
People’s attitudes, rather than their aptitude’s, determines their altitudes.
Some psychologists have estimated that only 3 percent of people get serious enough about their goals to think about them, refine them, and write them down.
Negative thoughts come in = stop 🛑!!
If you cannot see yourself making cold calls without fear of rejection, you will never be able to do it.
If you want a high self esteem, you’ve got to take some risks. You can’t live in a comfort zone, be afraid of change, and feel good about yourself.
Acknowledgement feeds your self esteem & builds your positive attitude.
To maintain your own self esteem, you’ve got to stand up for yourself. You can’t let others take advantage of you and still feel good about yourself.
Stay in contact with encouragers
Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything.
How important will this worry be in 5 years?
Worry - cancel cancel
If only 👉NEXT TIME 🤩
1/2026
Do something new and have more fun 🥰🥰 page 123/124
Worry and faith are incompatible. Spirituality focuses your attention on what you do want to happen. Don’t worry about anything, instead pray about everything. 🫡🫡🫡
Worry puts a wedge between you and God.
Worry, how important will this be in 5 years?
Do you feel up to the task and up to the challenge? Or do you doubt yourself and worry about whether or not you can handle the situations in front of you.
Worry is self absorption. What will others think of me? What should I do? As your faith goes up, worry goes down. 👋👋
Faith is a very effective way of destroying negativity and worries and building positive attitudes.
You get more faith by practicing being in the presence of God. Page 145
Life has gotten more exciting with God in the front seat.
Your attitude, even more than your aptitude, determines your altitude.
In order to have a healthy body you need to have a healthy mind.
Winners use their circumstances as a reason to get going.
Whenever hints of negativity crept into their minds, they pictured themselves as successful. They visualize success, over and over again.
Look for something kind he could say about the person.
High self esteem is absolutely critical because your performance corresponds exactly to how you see yourself performing.
The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.
People with low self esteem - and a negative attitude - tend to live in a comfort zone.
You can learn a lot more from the bad times than the good times.
Enthusiasm - Etheos - filled with God
If you expect bad things to happen, they often do.
Page 101 - Scott says he no longer worries what people think about him, because he can always make new friends.
Spaced repetition 🫡🫡🫡
Look for the good in every situation. Something good exists in every situation, no matter how difficult it might seem, personally or professionally.
Never look at what you have lost. Look at what you have left.
Worry is a total waste. It will destroy your positive attitude, and it can destroy your life. 95% of worried are unwarranted.
70% of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they only got rid of their fears and worries.
Medical studies show that worry is perhaps the most corrosive emotion to affect the body or mind.
70% of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they only got rid of their fears and worries.
“And when I forget, become fearful and feel as if I just can’t do it anymore, I feel God smiling and he’s the gentle voice that says, “you just pedal”. ❤️
Worry has a difficult time living in the present.
Nothing affects the quality of life more than the pace of it. People never take time to get in tune with themselves and the people around them. And worries thrive at this rushed pace.
Sauntering means moving at a leisurely pace. 👈👈👈
You’ve got to accept the fact that you will struggle as you work on yourself and your goals.
Tell yourself that you’re in charge, not your failure or your fear.
Next time vs. If only
It’s all in how you see your problem. How we see a situation makes all the difference in the world.
Does this situation really matter to me?
In the grand scheme of things, how big of a deal is it?
Am I taking it personally?
If I react now, will it make things better or worse?
What is must have is invincible, undetectable determination that you will never give up. ❤️❤️❤️
“Never let up when you’re ahead; never give up when you’re behind.”
“The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
Good attitudes bring good results, and bad attitudes bring bad results
1500 people
A - 83% went for jobs they thought they could make lots of money
B - 17% went for jobs they had positive attitudes towards
101 millionaires
1 from group A
People’s attitudes, rather than their aptitude’s, determines their altitudes.
Some psychologists have estimated that only 3 percent of people get serious enough about their goals to think about them, refine them, and write them down.
Negative thoughts come in = stop 🛑!!
If you cannot see yourself making cold calls without fear of rejection, you will never be able to do it.
If you want a high self esteem, you’ve got to take some risks. You can’t live in a comfort zone, be afraid of change, and feel good about yourself.
Acknowledgement feeds your self esteem & builds your positive attitude.
To maintain your own self esteem, you’ve got to stand up for yourself. You can’t let others take advantage of you and still feel good about yourself.
Stay in contact with encouragers
Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything.
How important will this worry be in 5 years?
Worry - cancel cancel
If only 👉NEXT TIME 🤩
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February 1, 2008
It's been a while since I read this book, but it basically talks about how having a positive attitude helps any situation in life. The author mainly talks about being positive at work, which in turn will make you more productive. It reads really quickly and didn't take me much time to read it at all. It's a great book for anyone looking to enjoy work and/or life more or someone trying to find a secret of success.
April 26, 2012
Awesome Book, read it several years ago...but you'd never know it. :( Need to read it again!!!
December 28, 2012
Great book, transformed me to a more positive person.
January 5, 2014
Page 51 had a great exercise for people preparing for an interview. List 200 Things you are proud of // accomplishments large and small.
January 6, 2014
Must read!
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