Attitude is everything!

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Hi Group

 

 

 

Attitude is everything

 

It is not what happens to you that counts. It is how

you react to what

happens to you, especially when you have unexpected

problems of any

kind. Here are four things you can do to assure that

your attitude is

the very best it can be, under all circumstances.

 

1. Focus on the Future First: whatever challenges you

face, focus on the

future rather than on the past. Instead of worrying

about who did what

and who is to blame, focus on where you want to be and

what you want to

do. Get a clear mental image of your ideal successful

future, and then

take whatever action you can to begin moving in that

direction. Get your

mind, your thoughts, and your mental images on the

future.

 

2. Focus On the Solution: whenever you're faced with a

difficulty, focus

on the solution rather than on the problem. Think and

talk about the

ideal solution to the obstacle or setback, rather than

wasting time

rehashing and reflecting on the problem. Solutions are

inherently

positive, whereas problems are inherently negative.

The instant that you

begin thinking in terms of solutions, you become a

positive and

constructive human being.

 

3. Look For the Good: assume that something good is

hidden within each

difficulty or challenge. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, a

major proponent of

positive thinking, once said, " Whenever God wants to

give us a gift, he

wraps it up in a problem. " The bigger the gift you

have coming, the

bigger the problem you will receive. But the wonderful

thing is that if

you look for the gift, you will always find it.

 

4. Look For the Valuable Lesson: fourth, assume that

whatever situation

you are facing at the moment is exactly the right

situation you need to

ultimately be successful. This situation has been sent

to you to help

you learn something, to help you become better, to

help you expand and

grow.

 

5. Do What Successful People Do: a positive mental

attitude is

indispensable to your success. You can be as positive

as you want to be

if you will simply think about the future, focus on

the solution and

look for the good. If you do what other successful

people do, if you use

your mind to exert mental control over the situation,

you will be

positive and cheerful most of the time. And you will

reap the benefits

enjoyed by all successful people.

 

Action Exercises: First, become solution-oriented with

every difficulty

you face. Make a habit of looking for the answers to

your questions, the

solutions to your problems.

 

Second, seek for the valuable lesson in every

adversity. Make a list of

every idea or insight you can gain from every setback

or difficulty.

 

Third, think on paper. Take some time to write out

every detail of the

problem, and then take the most logical next step to

solve it.

 

 

Work to be done

 

The fact that there is much work still to be done,

many obstacles still

to be overcome, is no reason to be dismayed. Because

the moments will

come, you will fill them with effort and value, and

life will grow

increasingly richer as a result.

 

The assumption that effort is something to be avoided

is simply not

true. Wishing for a life free of challenges is wishing

for something you

really would not want if you ever got it. Look back at

where you've come

from and you will understand. You'll see that the

times which have

brought the most value and richness to your life were

the times which

demanded the most of you.

 

Find joy in the challenges, in the efforts, in the

living and in the

giving. The moments when much is asked of you, are the

moments when much

is given to you.

 

What an incredible, priceless opportunity it is to be

able to work, to

learn, to grow, to accomplish and to drink in all the

richness along the

way. There is always work to be done and there is

indeed no better way

for things to be.

 

 

Noel