How Our Attitude Affects Us

Our attitude at the beginning of a job will affect the outcome of the job more that anything else.

“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” Lou Holtz

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude toward us.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.

“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.”

“The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem”

Our attitude toward others will determine their attitude toward us.

“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” Brian Tracy

Before we can achieve the kind of life we want, we must think, act, walk, talk, and conduct ourselves in ways characteristic of who we ultimately wish to become.

“It's easy to let life deteriorate into making a living instead of making a life. It's not the hours you put in, but what you out into the hours that count. Learn to express rather than impress. Expressing evokes a ''me too'' attitude while impressing evokes a ''so what'' attitude.” Jim Rohn

The higher we go in any organization of value, the better the attitude we'll find.

“Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.”

Holding successful, positive thoughts in our minds will make all the difference in the world.

“Attitude is the way you mentally look at the world around you. It is how you view your environment and your future. It is the focus you develop toward life itself.”

If we always make a person feel needed, important, and appreciated, he or she will return this attitude to us.

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” Brian Tracy

Part of a good attitude is to look for the best in new ideas. So look for good ideas everywhere. We will find in the most wonderful places: on the bumpers of cars, on restaurant menus, in books, in travel, out of the innocent mouths of children.

“Good work habits help develop an internal toughness and a self-confident attitude that will sustain you through every adversity and temporary discouragement.” Paul J. Fleyer

Don't broadcast personal problems. it probably won't help you, and it cannot help others.

Don't talk about your health unless it's good.

“Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.” Earl Nightingale

Radiate the attitude of well-being. Don't be embarrassed to share visions, desires, and goals.

“How you look at a situation is very important, for how you think about a problem may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. When you get discouraged or depressed, try changing your attitude from negative to positive and see how life can change for you. Remember, your attitude toward a situation can help you to change it -- you create the very atmosphere for defeat or victory.” Franco Harris

Treat everyone with whom you come in contact as a fellow member of the human race-with all the rights, duties, and privileges thereof. The Golden Rule still applies: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

“Every issue, belief, attitude or assumption is precisely the issue that stands between you and your relationship to another human being; and between you and yourself.”

Do You Have This Traits Of Entrepreneurs?

DRIVE - a high degree of motivation

“Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.” Denis Waitley

COURAGE - tenacity and persistence

“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill

GOALS - a sense of direction

“The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.” Mack R. Douglas

KNOWLEDGE - and a thirst for it

“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” Napoleon Hill

GOOD HEALTH - taking care of one's body

“To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

HONESTY - especially intellectual

“Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained...” Lao Tzu

OPTIMISM - positive attitude

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller

JUDGEMENT - knowing the wise from the foolish

“Good judgement comes from experience. Sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement.” Christian Slater

ENTHUSIASM - excitement about life

“The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.” H. W. Arnold

CHANCE TAKING - willingness to risk failure

“Chance can allow you to accomplish a goal every once in a while, but consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing.” Bart Conner

DYNAMISM - energy

“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.” Kenneth Hildebrand

ENTERPRISE - willingness to tackle tough jobs

“The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get.” Scott Alexander

PERSUASION - ability to sell

“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.” Aristotle

OUTGOINGNESS - friendly

“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.” Bertrand Russell

PATIENT YET IMPATIENT - patient with others, yet impatient with the status quo

“There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.” Chuck Tanner

“A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much for them; but he becomes impatient if he is required to give them up” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ADAPTABILITY - capable of change

“Adaptability: A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it”

PERFECTIONISM - desire to achieve excellence

HUMOR - ability to lough at self and others

“Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day” Ann Landers

VERSATILITY - broad interests and skills

“Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways.” Samuel McChord Crothers

CURIOSITY - interested in people and things

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” E. E. Cummings

SELF-IDENTITY - self-esteem and self-sufficiency

“An individual's self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.” Dr. Joyce Brothers

REALISM/IDEALISM - occupied by reality but guided by ideals

“True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.” Jean Cocteau

“Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.” Herbert Hoover

IMAGINATION - seeking new ideas, combinations, and relationships

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Albert Einstein

COMMUNICATION - articulate

“Skill in the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.”

RECEPTIVE - alert

“When people are smiling they are most receptive to almost anything you want to teach them” Allen Funt

Things You Need To Know About Failure

1. To fail is not the same as being a failure.

You may have many feelings and yet still be far from being a failure.

“The only real failure in life is the failure to try.”

2. To fail is not the disgrace everyone thinks it is.

To make a mistake is to do nothing more than to join the human race.

“Failure is the tuition you pay for success.”

3. Failure is only a temporary setback.

Failure is never the final chapter of the book of your life unless you give up and quit.

“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.” Denis Waitley

4. Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without running the risk of failure.
The man who risks everything to try to achieve something truly worthwhile and fails is anything but a disgraceful failure.

“When we think of failure; Failure will be ours. If we remain undecided; Nothing will ever change. All we need to do is want to achieve something great and then simply to do it. Never think of failure For what we think, will come about.” Maharishi Mahesh

5. Failure is a natural preparation for success.

Strange as it may seem to some of you, success is much more difficult to live with successfully than is failure.

“Success builds character, failure reveals it” Dave Checkett

6. Every failing brings with it the possibilities of something greater.

Analyze failure under whatever circumstances you choose, and you will discover some seeds for turning failure into success.

“Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.”

7. What you do with failures in your life is up to you.

Failure is either a blessing or a curse, depending upon the individual's reaction or response to it.

“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” Napoleon Hill

8. Failing are opportunities to learn how to do things better the next time - to learn where the pitfalls are and how to avoid them.
The best possible thing to do with failure is to learn all you can from it.

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person”