A positive mental attitude is the right mentalattitude in any given situation and is most oftenco**osed of the plus characteristics symbolized by suchwords as “ faith” ， “ iy” ， “ hope” ， “ optimi**” ，“ ce” ， “ initiative” ， “ generosity” ， “ tolerance” ，“ tact” ， “ kindliness” ， and “ good on sense” .PMA is the most i**ortant aspect of any attractivepersonality； indeed， it is crucial to many of the Seven? teen Princip *** of Success. PMA influences your tone ofvoice， your posture， your facial expressions. It modifiedevery word you say aermihe nature of the e? motions you feel. It affects every thought you have andthe results your thoughts bring the sake of trast， let’ s ex***he effectsof a ive mental attitude. It da**ens your enthusi? a**， curtails your imagination， undermines your desireto be cooperative， overthrows your self－trol， makesyou sullen and i， and， as if these weren’ t e? nough， throws your reasoning out of gear.A ive mental attitude is so detrimental to yourefforts that you are better off staying at home thau? ring out into the world with it. It will only make you en? emies and corrupt yood works and alliances. Alawyer who goes into court with best case in the wordwill viher judge nor jury if her attitude isive. What kind of fidence would you have in asullen， pessimistic doctor， no matter how many degreeshang on the will？ None！ People si**ly will not toleratea bad mental trast， a positive mental opens doors andallows you to display your skills and ambitions. Imagi lawyer presenting her case with fidence， gainingthe ear of judge and jury because she is distinctively self－assured. Wouldn＇t you ra ther be treated by a physiwho sets you at ease， answer your questions plainly，and demonstrates a knowledge of his field？ Building a positive mental attitude is part of theother aspects of an attractive personality. As you readon， you’ ll see how uanding and applying eachof these points reinforce your PMA.热词空间kindliness n. 亲切， 慈爱， 亲切行为gear n. 齿轮， 传动装置； 设备， 衣服vt. 使适应corrupt a. 堕落的， 腐败的vt. 腐蚀， 使堕落sullen a. 愠怒的， 郁郁寡欢的； （ 天气） yīn沉的 （本章完）