Attitude by Charles Swindoll, Dover NH
“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, than education, than money, than successes, than failure, than circumstances, 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, or home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day 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 to 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.”
Wow! I could not have said this any better. I and others have been talking about the effects of positive attitude for years. Yes, eyes usually glaze over – that “blah blah blah” thing. How do I get people to really believe this passionately and change their lives as a result? We all have bad attitudes at some point. How do we rise above it? That is a very difficult question but it can be done. Attitude can be a career killer! I have many stories to share. I’d love to hear yours.
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I love reading these articles because they’re short but infmorative.