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Attitude is the cornerstone of success. Top achievers understand
the importance of a winning edge and are guided by positive
attitudes of successful people who have gone before them. They
hold themselves responsible for their quality of life. No
excuses.
A growing body of research confirms that attitude has a
compelling impact on success, empowering us to achieve new levels
of productivity in our professional and personal lives. A
positive approach can enrich our personality and enhance the
impression we make on others.
In fact, a deeper appreciation of this may cause you to change
your outlook and enthusiastically join those of us who consider a
positive attitude to be our most priceless possession.
Here are my two definitions of attitude:
1) your outlook toward things
2) choice
You are what you think. You can choose to be miserable today, or
you can choose to make it a great day. My theory is that life is
too short to be miserable, but it’s long enough to have some fun.
Life offers choices; you can live a life of anticipation or a
life of participation. The choice you make determines whether you
live with results, or with excuses. You decide.
Unfortunately, as we navigate through a typical day we are
bombarded with an onslaught of negative inputs. More than 75 per
cent of what we hear, see and read is negative. Often we succumb
to these negative influences, living in quiet desperation under a
tremendous burden of stress, failing to see the few slivers of
positives around us.
The vaccine for this is to make a conscious choice to embrace and
nurture a positive outlook. Seeing the positive is a discipline,
it can be hard work. It takes conscious effort and energy to
remain positive and energized throughout the day.
Consider this………
For every mile of road to success
There is two miles of ditch
Another saboteur of positive attitudes is a lack of daily goals.
I call them “daily destinations”. We often go into our day guided
by nothing more than a sense of routine and familiar habit, our
daily outcomes determined by the urgency of other people’s
objectives. Without goals or destinations of our own, we
inevitably become subservient to the demands of others. The sad
fact is that up to 80 per cent of our day can be re-active versus
pro-active.
You can offset this silent theft of time if you are guided by
clearly defined “daily destinations”. Know where your finish line
is for each and every day. Experience the euphoria of a
productive day versus a day of mere busyness. This simple yet
effective strategy will put more enjoyment in your life, one day
at a time.
Chase two rabbits and both will escape
Start today by planning your tomorrows. Fulfill your daily
commitments fueled by a sense of optimism – guided by clarity of
purpose.
Make it a great day.
Tim Breithaupt C.G.A.H.
Author of The Canadian Bestseller...
"Take This Job and Love It. The Joys of Professional Selling"
Spectrum Training Solutions Inc.
(403) 269-2626
1-800-404-0666
tim@spectrain.com
www.spectrain.com
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