Attitude: Leverage It
Definition of attitude:
A state of feeling or mind about a particular person or situation; a position of the body or manner of carrying oneself: posture.
Say It
As you speak the following phrases, believe and embrace them. Visualize yourself having what you state—possess it. Notice how your voice and body respond to each “I” statement:
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I acknowledge the importance of maintaining a positive attitude in my life.
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I possess a positive attitude.
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I am positive.
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I am optimistic that good things will happen in my life.
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I am positive about what this day will bring. I rejoice and feel glad.
Believe It
Attitude is a feeling, a mood, a mind-set, an outlook, and most important, it defines your life.
You might not be able to choose your initial circumstances, but you can choose your attitude toward your circumstances. If you don’t like your life, instead of wallowing in self-pity, see yourself changing it—sure enough, what you envision will come about. If want to be out of debt and you believe that you can do it, you will. If you wish you had a better job and believe that you’re worthy of one, then before you know it, you’ll take the steps to bring it about.
Here’s how I make sure I start each day with a happy, self-assured attitude: The moment I wake up, I applaud the day—I actually clap in bed! Then I pray, thanking God for another day. My goal is to wake up with peace and joy in my spirit, and I find that when I start out with a great attitude, it’s easy to maintain one throughout the day.
Receive It
Give yourself an attitude tune-up: What were your first thoughts when you woke up this morning? You had a vast range of choices, from “Woe is me; I have to drag myself out of bed and get to work” to “Hooray! It’s a brand-new day in which I can do many wonderful things.” So, were your thoughts positive or negative? If your thoughts were pessimistic, did you immediately replace them with optimistic ones? If they were positive, congratulate yourself and keep up the good work.
When you arrived at your place of work, how did you react to your fellow employees? Did you greet them with smiles when they asked how you were? Did you tell them that attitude is everything? Or did you just tell them, “I’m here—that’s good enough”?
In case you think that having a strong belief that all will be fine is a brand-new philosophy, in the early 1900s French psychotherapist Emile Coue published a book called Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion. In it he suggests that every person, several times a day, should repeat this affirmation: “Day by day in every way, I am getting better and better.” Try it—first thing every morning, tell yourself that you’re getting better every day. And believe it, because just by reading this book, you’ve set a process in motion that will bring to you what you want. You are getting better. It’s already happening. You’re in the process of receiving what you want.
Remember that your attitude determines your feelings, your feelings determine your actions, and your actions determine your results
Daily Quotes
“Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.”
— Irving Berlin
“Attitude—it’s the control center for your life; it will determine how high you will go or how low you will stay.”
— Dr. Creflo Dollar
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
— W. W. Ziege
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