| So how's your Attitude today? | | | | can be changed in the blink of an eye. |
| Positive ~ Negative ~ Motivated ~ Lazy ~ Happy ~ | | | | Is it that quick and easy? Yes it is! Once you decide |
| Sad ~ Good ~ Bad ~ Optimistic ~ Pessimistic | | | | to put the right Attitude into place you'll be surprised |
| The list goes on so what's your choice? | | | | at how it will change your outlook on life and also |
| Isn't it nice to know that you are in complete control | | | | change the way the people in your life regard you. |
| of your "Attitude". That's right! You and you alone | | | | Attitude is contagious, so if you are mixing with |
| "Control your Attitude." | | | | people who have bad, lazy, negative Attitudes you |
| If you don't like the Attitude you've got can you | | | | will probably find their Attitudes rubbing off on you. |
| change it? Does it come in a box? Is it harmful? Is it | | | | Whoa that's nasty! |
| catching? | | | | However, if you are rubbing shoulders with people |
| Wait a minute now, just what is "Attitude" and how | | | | who have good, positive, happy Attitudes then you |
| does it affect our everyday life. I guess the first | | | | will find you will get a much sunnier disposition, a |
| thing we need to think about is what is Attitude and | | | | much brighter outlook on your life. |
| does it really affect our life. Put very simply: | | | | If you want to have a happy, successful life, then |
| · Attitude is just our mental state of mind. It is an | | | | rest assured you need to make sure you have the |
| emotion, a feeling. | | | | right Attitude in place. |
| · Attitude is the way you mentally look at and | | | | Should we change our Attitude? Yes we should |
| perceive the world around you. | | | | change our Attitude for the better. If we change our |
| · Attitude is how you view your life. It is the focus | | | | Attitude then we change our life. |
| you develop towards life itself. | | | | The right Attitude is something that can be |
| Attitude comes into and affects every area of our | | | | developed and worked on over time until it becomes |
| lives, our Attitude towards our relationships, our | | | | natural to maintain. |
| Attitude towards our family, our Attitude towards | | | | Think of the times when you have a negative |
| our business, our job, our friends. | | | | Attitude and think of what you can do to |
| How we handle this thing, called Attitude, defines the | | | | immediately change it to a positive attitude. |
| way we live our lives. | | | | This is a game you can play with yourself, just to |
| So if Attitude enters every area of our life, if we | | | | remind you to get your Attitude right. |
| want to live a good positive, successful life then it | | | | What about the day you are driving home in the rain |
| stands to reason that we had better make sure we | | | | and the traffic is heavy, you are running late and |
| set ourselves up with a huge serving of good, | | | | you've had a bad day at work? How's your |
| positive and successful Attitude. | | | | Attitude.....not good? |
| The great Sir Winston Churchill said, | | | | Then maybe it's time to look out of the window and |
| "Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference" | | | | see they guy walking on the street with no umbrella |
| How true is that? | | | | and he seems to be singing "Singing in the Rain, just |
| Have you ever wondered why some people always | | | | a singing in the Rain, what a Wonderful Feeling, I'm |
| seem to have positive, helpful, happy Attitudes and | | | | Happy Again". |
| yet other people always seem to have a negative, | | | | Watch children in the rain, they love it, every puddle |
| pessimistic, bad, sad, Attitude? | | | | they can jump into they will and laugh the whole |
| The answer is simple.......it's because they choose to! It | | | | time. Children understand the positive Attitude of fun |
| doesn't take any more energy to be positive, than it | | | | in any situation. |
| does to be negative. | | | | So the message here is train yourself to change your |
| It doesn't take any more energy to be happy, than it | | | | Attitude. Remember if you turn your face to the sun, |
| does to be sad. | | | | the shadows will fall behind you. |
| Happiness is an Attitude, we either allow ourselves to | | | | Excellence is not a skill it is an Attitude, so strive to |
| be happy or we allow ourselves to be sad. It really | | | | be the best you can be in every situation you are |
| doesn't take any more energy, the same amount of | | | | facing in your life and you will start enjoying the new |
| work is required on our part. | | | | results you will be producing. |
| The good news is that we can change our lives by | | | | Develop and Attitude of Gratitude and see how |
| changing our Attitude. | | | | contagious you become. |
| There are lots of stories and saying defining Attitude. | | | | Life is great and much more fun than the alternative |
| One of the most popular ones would be "Is the glass | | | | so remember to maintain a healthy, happy, successful |
| half full or half empty?" It's your perception; it's your | | | | Attitude and watch your life soar to greatness. |
| choice of whether to make it a positive or a | | | | Attitude plus Aptitude will decide your Altitude. It's |
| negative in your life. | | | | your choice! Attitude determines our Success or |
| Another example of Attitude in "I was unhappy | | | | Failure so it's time to "Adopt the Right Attitude," |
| because I had no shoes, until I saw a man that had | | | | after all Attitude has to live some place so it might as |
| no feet"! | | | | well be at your place! |
| So how do we change our Attitude? | | | | Copyright©2005 Pam Carroll |
| Changing Attitude is easy; all we have to do is give | | | | Mentoring you to Success..... |
| ourself permission to choose our Attitude. Attitude | | | | |