Attitude...ugh!
What even is it and why is it so worth writing about? Attitude is a feeling or perspective reinforced by belief expressed by behavior. Simply stated:
Attitude is the single most important factor in whether you will fail or succeed!
I have frequently told people that there truly is some good in every bad thing that happens - I believe that! Depending on who I am speaking to I either get looked at like an evil terrorist or I hear "yeah right!" Very rarely do people agree with me...agree or disagree, I will tell you that your response is a reflection of your attitude!
Attitude is a choice and determines the outcome of your life.
I once read a study done by The Stanford Research Institute that demonstrated that the money you make in your career (regardless of what that career is) is determined by two things: knowledge and ability to work with people. Knowledge only accounts to 12.5% of that success, 87.5% is your ability to deal with people!! (Remember: people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care!) What does this have to do with attitude? Your attitude will determine your relationship with people! Teddy Roosevelt said "the most important single ingredient to the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."
Choosing to have a bad attitude makes you POWERLESS!
Not to mention that you lose friends and piss people off!
When your attitude places other someone else before yourself your results are ten fold. I think its safe to conclude that no promotion or success ever gave someone a great attitude, yet a great attitude surely has given someone promotions and/or success!!!
You woke up today! You are a beautiful person! You have shoes on your feet and a bed to sleep in! Smile a bit and think something positive would ya?
View the world as a happy place full of opportunities and possibilities and that is exactly what you will get!!
YOU CHOSE YOUR OUTCOME!