Sample Solution

An example from my own life of when acting a certain way changed my attitudes and thoughts was during an internship I held in college. As part of the internship, I had to attend meetings with company executives that were often intimidating for me due to their immense experience in comparison to myself. Initially, I would approach these meetings with a sense of dread and be uncomfortable when speaking up or engaging in conversation. However, after a few weeks, I decided to take on a different approach – instead of worrying about what other people thought about me or feeling intimidated by their presence, I focused on being confident in my own abilities and ideas.

The results were drastic. Not only did this help increase my self-confidence but it also allowed me to engage more actively with the executives during the meetings and share more creative ideas as well as challenge existing ones if needed. This change of attitude not only allowed me to learn new things but also increased respect between me and the executives which eventually led them to trust in my decisions more than before resulting in additional responsibilities being assigned to me such as leading projects independently.