Can a Leopard change its spots? ....possibly !

So, at your Firm's last Annual Meeting you were voted "Biggest Jerk" !

Some in the firm wanted to use a stronger (non-legal) term. 

If things don't change, that other term will be used for you after the next Firm Survey.

In your weaker moments, you admit (to yourself, of course) that those in the firm have you pegged as having a negative attitude.  You know that they're right.  Even your wife and kids tell you as much.  Your friends might not, but you know what they are thinking under their breath.

You often wonder, "Is there anything I can do to change?"

The answer is, "YES."  Change is possible - - possibly, but not easy.

Attitudes can be changed.  Responses can be changed.  People can undergo complete transformations of character SOMETIMES.  If you are DETERMINED to revamp your attitude, here are a few things to keep in mind according to The Six Success Strategies for Winning at Life, Love & Business, by Wolf J. Rinke:

1. Attitudes are not something we are born with.  They are created, which means they can be recreated as well.
2. Attitudes are infectious.  Try to spend time around people who have good attitudes and who make you feel good.  When you are around a positive person, you will feel energized - - not robbed.
3. Try to start your day on a positive note.  It might feel phony at first, but it will become second nature if you keep at it.  Possibly start each day with giving someone a small compliment.
4. Greet people as if you are genuinely happy to see them - - then try to think of reasons why you are genuinely happy to see them.
5. Instead of heading straight for defensive mode and expecting the worst out of others, reverse the process and try expecting the best out of everyone.
6. Don't be so hard on yourself.  Throw your perfectionism out.  It won't do you a bit of good and will likely make you seem like a grouch since you are essentially setting yourself up for failure because no one is perfect.

...then, perhaps (just, perhaps), at the Firm's next Annual Meeting you may be voted "Most Re-Invented Person of the Year" !