Attitude Lift
A POSITIVE OUTLOOK CAN ALTER THE OUTCOME.
Everything that happens to you in life is not by chance. Whether you’re
tuned in or not, you’re constantly responding to a pre-programmed
way of thinking. As you were growing up, you picked up certain
approaches to evaluating the events of life; and that programming
determines how you currently view life, and what steps you take or
don’t take to deal with the opportunities and challenges that come your
way. Over time and as a result of the people and experiences you
encountered, your overall thinking pattern or attitude settled into one
of two categories – either positive or negative..
by PAUL J. MEYER
The 4 effects of Attitude
ATTITUDE 1 ATTITUDE AFFECTS
YOUR BELIEF ABOUT
YOUR POTENTIAL FOR
SUCCESS:
The old saying that states,
“if you think you can or if
you think you can’t, you’re
right,” applies here. If you
have a negative attitude,
you doubt your ability to
achieve, while a positive
attitude makes you willing
and confident to take the
steps and actions necessary
for success.
ATTITUDE 2 ATTITUDE DETERMINES HOW YOU VIEW A CHALLENGE:
If you see every challenge
as a stumbling block and a
threat, you have a negative
attitude. On the other
hand, if you view a challenge
as a potential stepping
stone to your goal,
you have a positive mind
set or attitude. A negative
attitude will cause you to
draw back and become
defeated, while a positive
attitude will allow you to
keep moving undaunted,
thereby increasing your
chances of success
ATTITUDE 3 ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR CONFIDENCE:
A negative attitude convinces
you that you can’t
succeed –that you don’t
have what it takes. Belief in
your ownpotential is virtually
non-existent. However, if
you have apositive attitude,
you can act in a pro-active
way on your own behalf;
and each time you do that,
your confidence grows..
ATTITUDE 4 ATTITUDE AFFECTS HOW YOU VIEW OPPORTUNITY:
When you respond to life
with a negative attitude,
you become blind to
opportunity. It’s not that
opportunity is unavailable;
it’s that you simply don’t
see it. By contrast, with a
positive attitude, your
“antenna” is always scanning
the horizon for opportunity;
and since opportunities
are always around
us, your biggest challenge
will be to choose which
one to entertain first.
As you can see, if you’re suffering from a negative thinking pattern or
attitude, your life will continue to deliver disappointing results. You
must take steps to change your programming, your attitude and thinking,
so you can begin to experience success and satisfaction. It’s entirely
possible to change your attitude by deliberately challenging old
thought patterns and inserting new ones. The more often and consistently
you do this, the sooner a new habit or thought will emerge.
Eventually this new attitude will become entrenched and replace the
old one that was keeping you stuck.
Incite End