ATTITUDE!

Let me start of by asking: Are you in your quiet place and are you using the time that you have made for YOURSELF! Remember, no distractions; I want you to FOCUS on YOU! GREAT!

Lets begin. What is attitude? Why is it so important? Can attitude make or break us? Will it influence the way I see things?

All of the above are very relevant questions. Just relax your mind for a bit and ask yourself if you have heard the following statement before: ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING!

Well, I most certainly have. Is it true?

Let me answer you this way then you can decide. When one is faced with a challenge, difficult or not, life threatening or not, important or not...undoubtedly a decision needs to be made and most probably will be made by you. Life is about choices. Choices you make and those choices sometimes have happy endings or sad endings. Inevitably...your attitude towards the issue at hand will dictate the choice you make.

What do I mean by that? If you approach the issue with a negative outlook, then almost always will you get a result that your are not happy with. HOWEVER, approaching that same issue with a positive attitude, the result will undoubtedly be different. Even if the outcome was not favourable, there will always be the HOPE factor built into that positive attitude. All is not lost!

Your attitude is not just the sum of all the choices you make or don't make a day; it is also about your behavior, the way in which you express yourself. Attitude is often also expressed by our body language and our faces.

Has it not happen to you before or have you not once upon a time said, when you saw somebody you knew very well, arriving at work or at home and without one single word being said, you immediately identify that the person is either in a very good mood, sad or even upset.

That is called attitude through body language and facial expression.

Can you now see why people say: ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING! A positive attitude is contagious. People will want to be around you, they want to get what you've got. Sniff it. You will influence the conversation if you have a positive attitude. Your contributions in a meeting will be listened to with anticipation. You will even be able to influence your circle of influence. The good stuff will rub off on other people. A positive attitude will bring about change and change isn't always bad. People will even approach you for answers and solutions.

There is still a lot I want to and can write and will write about attitude. For now....digest this first.

So, have you checked your attitude lately?