Attitude…
One key word that can make all the difference in how you
live your life. For years I have known
that my attitude determines how I act.
But let’s take a look at how and where our attitudes are developed. Attitudes have been said to be developed at a
very young age. In fact research has
shown that most of our attitudes (up to 95%) are developed before the age of
5. WOW!! 5 years old and we have most of
our core attitudes and beliefs set.
Now what are attitudes?
I define attitudes as the way we think, or “habits of thought”. What we think about is the way we will act or
our personality. Ask yourself, have you
ever met someone with a poor or terrible attitude and a GREAT personality?
Probably not. If a person has a great
attitude the likely hood is that they will have a great personality and they
are someone you want to be around.
Conversely when someone has mostly negative thoughts their outward
“personality” is probably negative as well.
Personality is that outer expression of our
inner attitudes. What I’m basically trying to say is that there is a direct
link between the way we think and the way we behave. Can you accept that link?
So how do we achieve all we can? By changing the inner thoughts of our mind! William James who is recognized as the Father
of American Psychology once said “ "The
greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings, by changing the
inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their
lives."
The end result of all this is: If you want to use more of
your potential and resources more creatively and profitably, you've got to
begin by developing the attitudes that affect that kind of behavior.
Think about this… most of our basic attitudes are more
negative than they are positive. People tend to think more often about what’s
going to go wrong or how they are going to fail, than what is right and what
their potential is for success. Do ya
think? So now how do we achieve more
and use more of our potential? We do it
by changing our thought patterns. Zig
Zigler says “you have to change that stinkin’ thinkin’.” Put more positive in and you will get more
positive out!
The term GIGO is one used in the computer industry. It means: garbage in-garbage out. You get out what goes in. Start today to put more positive in your
mind. Turn off the TV, Radio, put down
the newspaper, close the chapter on gossip.
Now try this:
Listen or read 15 -30 minutes each day of a positive
message. In your car, at home, at work
where ever you may be. Start today to
make what you think about is posistve all the time. This will help to prevent those negative
thoughts and can’t of your life that invade our brains every day.
Make today a positive day, put in that CD, read that
positive book, look for an inspirational message and see how this can change
your life. I wish all the best in your
journey to live a better more fulfilled life both personally and
professionally.
