14 facts about attitude

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14 Facts

About Attitude


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About Attitude One of the things that allow an

individual to become successfulis his or her attitude. Successful

people dont have any fewerproblems than unsuccessful

people; they just have a differentmindset in dealing with them .


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Making your attitude your greatestasset begins when you choose to havethe right attitude. Once that decisionis made, the following steps will helpyou achieve an attitude that will be a

positive difference-maker in your life.


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Fact # 1 : Attitude isnt everything One of the things motivational speakers say a lot, which I disagree with, is that attitude iseverything. If you can believe it, you can achieve it, they say. What you set your mind tocan become yours. I dont think it works that way. I know a lot of good people who havea wonderful attitude who havent reached their dreams yet.


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Fact # 2 : Your attitude cannot substitute for competence. If you have a great attitude but you are incompetent, youre never going to getwhere you want to go. Some people confuse confidence, which is a function ofattitude, with competence, which is a function of ability.


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Let me explain it this way. I loveto sing, and I would love to sing

opera . Thats the good news. Thebad news? I cant sing. I could

spend thousands of dollars hiringthe best voice coaches in the

world and practice three hoursa day, and I still would never

become an opera singer. Its notan attitude problem; itsa competence problem .


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Fact # 3 : Your attitude cannot substitute for experience.When I was a pastor in San Diego years ago, I had a church that was fairly large. I could no longerafford to hire young staffers who didnt have experience working in large churches. I neededpeople with experience and a breadth of knowledge with larger congregations, people whoI didnt need to train from the ground up. Attitude cannot substitute for experience.


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Fact # 5 : Your attitude cannot substitute for personal growth. Bruce Springsteen said it best: A time comes when you need to stop waitingfor the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.


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Fact # 6 : Your attitude will not stay good automatically.John C. Maxwell says, Ive written three or four books on attitude, but my attitude still doesntstay good automatically. Its like the farmer says: The hardest thing about cows is they neverstay milked. Our attitude is just like that. It just doesnt stay set.


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Fact # 7 : Your attitude makes a difference in your approach to life. Alls well that begins well. Weve always heard this phrase the other way around: Alls wellthat ends well. Ask any coach of a sports team, and theyll tell you the attitude of theplayers going into the game will be a determining factor in the outcome of the game.


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Fact # 8 : Your attitude makes a difference in your relationships with people. When someone has a difficult time with people, almost always its an attitude issue .People who fail in relationships almost always fail in the area of attitude towardothers. Your attitude has a tremendous impact upon your relationship skills.


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Fact # 9 : Your attitude makes a difference in how you face challenges.Successful people dont have fewer problems than unsuccessful people they

just have a different mindset.


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Napoleon Bonaparte. His schoolcompanions mocked him becauseof his humble origins and poverty.He responded by studying harder,

and soon he became the beststudent in the class and went onto become one of the greatest

generals in history.


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Abraham Lincoln is consideredby many to be the best of the U.S.

presidents, yet he probablywould not have stood out as a

great leader had he not led thecountry through the Civil War.

Often the circumstances seemedto be instrumental in the

creation of great leaders and

thinkers. But that is the case onlywhen their attitudes are right.

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Fact # 10 : We Must Evaluate Our Present Attitude Most people are prone to go for the quick fix instead of taking a moment to step back andevaluate the best option before we act. Sometimes when we evaluate ourselves and we look atthings we do not like, there is a tendency for us to over-engage in a lot of activity. Time spent onthe front end thinking about these issues will allow us to get right to the heart of the problem.


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If we dont take the time to evaluate, we willcreate extra work and grief for ourselves.What thoughts control your mind?

F # 11 W M H D i Ch


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Fact # 11 : We Must Have a Desire to Change No choice will determine the success of your attitude change more than desiring to change. Whenall else fails, desire alone can keep you heading in the right direction. Many people have climbedover insurmountable obstacles to make themselves better people when they realized that changeis possible if they really want it badly enough.


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You are the way you arebecause thats the way you

want to be. If you really

wanted to be any different,you would be in the processof changing right now .

- Fred Smith

F # 12 Ch Y A i d b Ch i Y Th h


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Fact # 12 : Change Your Attitude by Changing Your Thoughts We are where we are because of the dominating thoughts that occupy our minds. Major premise:We can control our thoughts. Minor premise: Our feelings come from our thoughts. We can controlour feelings by learning to change the way we think. Our feelings come from our thoughts.Therefore, we can change them by changing our thought patterns.


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The greatest

discovery of mygeneration is that

a human beingcan alter his life by

altering his attitude .- William James

F t # 13 T k R ibilit f Y Attit d


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Fact # 13 : Take Responsibility for Your Attitude The first rule in winning is dont beat yourself. Your attitude is totally in your control . You cantcontrol the length of your life, but you can control its width and depth. You cant control thecontour of your face, but you can control its expression. You cant control the weather, butyou can control the atmosphere of your mind.


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Be pleasant until 10 oclock inthe morning, and the rest of the

day will take care of itself. - Elbert Hubbard


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Things turn out thebest for the peoplewho make the bestof the way things

turn out . -Legendary UCLAbasketball coach

John Wooden

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we


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The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude weembrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that

people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can dois play on the one string we have , and that is our attitude . I am convinced that life is

10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it, and so it is

with you. We are in charge of our attitudes . - Chuck Swindoll

Thank You Very MuchSompong Yusoontorn

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