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Understand this: Much of your world, and your experience in it, will be a direct result of the attitude you choose to have. Let
me break that statement down a bit: One,
it is MUCH of your world. Yes, there are some things
that just happen and there is nothing we can do about it, but much of our world
is not by happenstance, but determined by the attitudes we take. Two,
your Attitude is one that you choose. You do not have
to have a chip on your shoulder. You do not have to be sad or angry. You do not
have to believe that you are incapable of achieving success. We can choose at
any moment how we will believe and how we will interact with the world. Third,
our Experience is a direct result of our attitude. For
example, if we have a bad attitude toward someone, what kind of attitude do you
think we are going to get back? That’s just the people side, but that makes up
most of our world right there! So,
if our attitudes determine to a great degree what kind of life we will have,
shouldn’t we focus in on the best attitudes to have and then make them ours?
Absolutely! If we want to soar with the eagles in this life, and if there are
attitudes that will make us soar, shouldn’t we pursue them with all our
hearts? By all means! So here we go! The
Five Attitudes that will make you Soar! 1.
“I can.” This is the most basic of all attitudes.
We simply must choose to believe that we can. In our house we are not allowed to
say, “I can’t.” We can say, “I’ll try,” or “I tried and failed,”
but not “I can’t.” Telling yourself that you can’t will in effect make
it so you can’t. But telling yourself that you can will in effect enable you
to achieve much more. Even if you actually only achieve 50% of what you tell
yourself you can achieve, you will achieve at least that much more than if you
told yourself you couldn’t. I
actually have a standard way of going about getting myself off of the starting
block: I simply say if somebody else has, then I can too. And if many others
have, then surely I can too! I have to be smarter than at least one of those who
have already done it. I have to be able to work harder than at least one other.
There has to be at least one other person who has come from more difficult
circumstances than me. And if they can do it then certainly, “I can!” 2.
“I will be generous.” Another attitude that will
make you soar is to be a generous person. The attitude (and discipline) of
generosity increases your likelihood of success for two main reasons: One, you
are happier about yourself and that puts you in a state of mind that is prepared
for successful living. Two, people pay back people who are generous. Generous
people receive in kind and that will raise you to levels yet unseen. 3.
“I will make a difference in the lives of those around me.”
People who soar are generally people who have the attitude of helping other
people. Yes, they may do it for monetary gain, but they are others-focused. They
want to change the way people live and experience life for the better. They are
difference-makers all around. I
live in a town that is very affluent. Most of the people I know, work with, and
have as friends are very successful in this world. One thing I can say, as
almost a universal truth, is that to a person, they are people who are not
self-consumed but genuinely care about others and will do what they can to help
others. This is what I know to be true about the attitudes of the genuinely
successful. 4.
“Not much will make me angry.” Whether or not we
get angry is a choice of attitude. We determine whether or not we will be angry.
I have found that often I will meet with someone who is struggling with
achieving something and in many cases I find that they are angry people. They
have held onto an attitude that is at its root angry. When we take on an
attitude that raise the bar on what will make us angry, we are positioning
ourselves to be in a state of mind that is better able to live and work in this
world in such a way as to achieve success. 5.
“I will look for the good in every situation.”
This is basic optimism. Successful people who soar through life are those who
are optimistic about life. They see the good, think the best and strive for
greatness, believing all the while that they will achieve it because it is
possible! I
suppose there are a few other attitudes that would make you achieve all that you
dream of, but these are the basics and ones that we would do well to master
first. Where
do you see yourself? Do you need an attitude adjustment? Take a look again:
Make these attitudes your goal and as you get them you will watch yourself soar! Have a nice flight! |
