Attitude towards life
My positive and optimistic thinking and approach to life can often be perceived by others as naive, however
I am very realistic and down-to-earth, more than one can imagine. I intentionally choose to believe that
everything happens always for a good reason because it makes my life easier and I don’t see any reason
to complicate things. The easier everything is the better. I am sure that everyone always gets what he/she
believes in. If one believes that life is a disaster one will naturally focus on things that prove this point right. I
choose to focus on positive things since good mood gives me strenght, inspires and encourages me as well
as people around me.This helps me to succeed in life and achieve my goals faster and in a more fun way. I
am also putting effort into encouraging the positive attitude in surrounding me people and trying my best
to be as supportive and motivating to others as I can, since it impacts the common effectiveness and success in life. I appreciate people who are calm, determined, well-balanced, happy, supportive and enjoy life.
It is essential for me to maintain a good balance in life between work and rest in order to stay fit and
healthy physically as well as mentally. I value highly my private time as it impacts my work performance a
lot as well as my life satisfaction in general. If I feel satisfied with the way I live life I feel happy and inspired
to do the work well too. In my free time I lead an active life style doing sports and spending time with
family, friends and acquaintances, who I find encouraging, motivating, inspiring and fun. I am very social
and outgoing. I like to discuss with competent people all possible solutions and effective ways in order
to achieve certain goals and make sure I am doing my best for it. For me it is important to be in the
course of things. I read news and professional blogs when I get a chance to improve myself. I appreciate
good and healthy life style, positive happy people, who are supportive and inspiring to themselves and
others. All this gives me energy, inspires me and impacts my work performance and life in general in a
very positive way as well as increases my level of productivity, creativity and overall performance.
Generally I am trying my best to be as loving, caring and understanding person as I can, because I believe
you get what you give in life. I am very expressionate and passionate about everything I do and life in
general.Therefore, at times when it helps me to prove the point I may seem a bit emotional and excited
about something, however it is only from outside. On the inside I’m mostly calm and stable. I am good
at maintaining inner peace of mind, accepting any outcome and situation in life and dealing with it gratefully and learning a lesson from it. I am always having in mind that any undesirable situation could have
always been worse and everything always happens for a good reason even if it’s difficult to recognise it.
I am honest, straight-forward and expect that from others, since I would rather use the energy and
time for doing the things I like and for achieving the goals I set for myself instead of wasting it on solving
mind puzzles. Sometimes, I tend to get cynical and sarcastic that some people may find offensive and
take personally but I always have only good intentions. Also, some people say that I can be too pushy
and persistent at times and that I don’t take „no“ for an answer and tend to find a way around if I need
something to get done. Generally, I am easy to get along with and friendly. I am very good at understanding and seeing people for who they are or how they are trying to present themselves to others and
I intentionally choose to focus mainly on their good qualities, encourage and appreciate their positive
traits as it helps me to get along and work with them better. „If you want to change the world, start
with yourself“: I like to make the life as easy and fun as I can and be able to enjoy every moment of it.
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So maybe other people around will get encouraged to do the same thing and make the world around
them a better place by simply staying healthy, happy and caring no matter what, without being appreciated, just for their own peace of mind. It requires a lot of effort but totally worth it as no evel deed can
make one’s sole happy as the kind deed.
Attitude towards work
I am a perfectionist and I put my mind into everything I do and I like to make sure it is done in the best
possible way. Therefore, I feel worried when I don’t get enough time to make things done properly.
I often obsess about details to make sure everything is correct even when the accuracy is not the highest priority but the speed, because for me it is crucial to be confident about the quality of the work I’ve
completed. I feel that if I cannot do something well, I would rather not do it at all. Usually the completed
work piece doesn’t have a tag on it saying that the quality of it was sacrificed due to the speed but often
it has a name of a person who did it. I would rather have my name associated with properly completed
work assignments and tasks.
I keep things logically structured and arranged in order and tend to expect that from others. I like when the
work is so well-structured that anyone can jump in and get into course of things easily and fast when required. I always break down the complex tasks into logical plain and simple, easily and fast achievable steps.
When I am trying to stay focused but constantly get distracted and asked to get involved and deal with
other matters, which are obviously not of such high priority but just treated as those, then I get really
annoyed, especially when I’ve lost all the good thoughts and ideas about the initial task I was working on
and then I feel that it takes a lot more of my time to get back to the point where I was. I get worried
when my effectiveness get constantly affected by continuous distractions. When I am given a work assignment or task I expect to have required amount of uninterrupted time for its completion.
I don’t take criticism personally but may consider it if I see a purpose for it. I enjoy working in a team
and believe that all people have their strengths and weaknesses, their own purpose or mission in life,
and thus should never be compared. I accept that everyone is different and has different life values,
priorities and tastes– I am well aware of that and respect it. When working in a team on a certain task I
try to recognise individual talents and abilities and then encourage its’ implementation in a right and effective way to simplify the work process and make sure the responsibilities are divided accordingly. I like
to make sure that everyone is doing the part of work they are competent about and feel comfortable
with. I always offer my help and take initiative if I see someone does not feel competent or comfortable in performing certain tasks and I expect the same attitude from others in a team. “Everybody is
a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is
stupid.” – (Albert Einstein). I believe that everybody is superior and talented in their own unique way
and it is important for me to be able to recognise it in order to work together effectively and efficiently
towards the common goal.
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As far as I am happy about my own achievements I feel comfortable with what I am doing. I am not looking for appreciation from others even thought it is nice when the good efforts are acknowledged. I have
no respect for distractive unfair and unjustified criticism or remarks, which are made by someone out of
some personal fears or just to support own ego. On the other hand, I appreciate constructive feedback
and improvement ideas, which are made with the purpose to increase work effectiveness and efficiency.
I enjoy working in a strong successful team with dedicated, hard-working, competent, focused and effective people. In terms of how the work flow processes are happening I am very flexible and easy as
long as the results are achieved successfully and within the time frame. I like when people are supportive
towards each other and when all team members are working together and doing their best to achieve
a common goal. I believe that it is necessary to help others since their performance and effectiveness
impacts the common success of the entire team. „T.E.A.M. – Together Everyone Achieves More“ =))
Natalja Frolova
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