| Attitude is defined as the way you dedicate yourself | | | | half empty, partly cloudy or partly sunny? They are |
| to the way you think. Think negative or think positive | | | | just words, but they are a reflection of how your |
| is a choice and a process. Negative is (unfortunately) | | | | mind sees things and an indication of how you |
| an instinctive process. Positive is a learned | | | | process thoughts. Avoid confrontational and negative |
| self-discipline that must be studied and practiced | | | | words. The worst ones are: why, ca not, will not and |
| every day. | | | | should. |
| To achieve a positive attitude, you must take | | | | 9. Say why you LIKE things and people, not why you |
| physical, verbal and mental actions. Here are a few | | | | do not I like my job because I love my family. Say |
| short chunks of attitude - awareness and actions - | | | | things from the positive side enough and it becomes |
| that will help put you (or keep you) on the positive | | | | a habit you will revel in for life. |
| path: | | | | 10. Help others without expectation or measuring. If |
| 1. Admit it is the fault of no one but your own. The | | | | you give it away freely, you do not every have to |
| more you blame others, the less chance you have to | | | | worry about the measurement. The world will reward |
| think positive thoughts, see a positive solution, or | | | | you 10 times over. |
| take positive action toward solution. The opposite of | | | | 11. Think about your winning and losing words. Lose |
| blame is responsibility. Your first responsibility is to | | | | with: They do not pay me enough to. That is not my |
| control your inner thoughts and thought direction. | | | | job. IF you say: Why should I when he… then |
| 2. Understand you always have (had) a choice. | | | | really, who loses? Think learn, lessons, experience and |
| Attitude is a choice and most people select from the | | | | solutions before you make a statement. |
| negative column. Reason? It is more natural to blame | | | | 12. Think about your mood and your mood swings. |
| and defend than it is to admit and take responsibility. | | | | How long do you stay in a bad mood? If it is more |
| 3. If you think it is OK, it is; if you think it is not OK, | | | | than five minutes, something is wrong. And your |
| than it is not. Your thoughts direct your attitude to a | | | | attitude (and relationships, results and success) will |
| path. If you think: this is crappy, why does this | | | | suffer. |
| always happen to me, then you have chosen a path. | | | | 13. Are you the head of the complaint department |
| If you think, wow, this may not be the greatest, but | | | | and the chief complainer? Many people slip into |
| look what I am learning, than you learn what not to | | | | cynicism day by day. They become bitter because of |
| do again. | | | | jealousy or envy of other people or their own |
| 4. Invest time, do not spend it. Ignore the local junk | | | | misfortune. Big mistake. |
| news. Find a project, or make a plan to sell | | | | List the lessons you can learn from those you have |
| something or meet with someone who buys or | | | | bitterness for and the results will turn your thinking |
| teaches instead. You will become a world-class | | | | toward your own success and away from theirs. |
| expert in five years. The only question is: at what? | | | | 1. Celebrate victory and defeat. Winning and losing |
| Spend (invest) an hour a day in anything and in five | | | | are part of life and apart from attitude. Visit a |
| years you will be a world-class expert. | | | | childrens hospital. Get comfortable with the plight of |
| 5. Study the thoughts and writings of positive people. | | | | others and feel good about the minuteness your |
| Read Napoleon Hills Think & Grow Rich. | | | | problems compared to theirs. |
| 6. Listen to tapes and CDs by positive thinkers of | | | | 2. Count your blessings every day. Start with health if |
| the world: Zig Ziglar, Denis Waitley, Wayne Dyer and | | | | you are fortunate enough to have it. Add the love of |
| as many others as you can find. | | | | children and family. From there it is easy to build the |
| 7. Attend seminars and take courses. Enroll in a Dale | | | | list. Want an instant lesson? Go out and buy a copy |
| Carnegie program. | | | | of The Little Engine That Could. It is a philosophy for |
| 8. Check your language gauge. Do you say half full or | | | | a lifetime! |