Attitude

Ability teaches us how we do, motivation determines why we do, and attitude decides how well we do.

There was a man who made his living selling balloons at a fair. He had balloons of many different colors, including red, yellow, blue and green. Whenever business was slow he would release a helium-filled balloon into the air. When the children saw the balloon go up, they all wanted one. They would come up to him, buy a balloon and his sales would go up. All day, he continued to release a balloon whenever sales were slow. One day, the balloon man felt someone tugging at his jacket. He turned around and a little boy asked. "If you release a black balloon, will that also fly?" Moved by the boy's concern, the man replied gently, "Son, it is not the color of the balloon, it is what's inside that makes it go up."

The same principle applies to our lives: It's what's inside that counts and what's inside of us that makes us go up is our attitude. William James of Harvard University said, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind".

Most of us have heard of the power of positive thinking but very few have heard of the power of negative thinking. They both are very powerful but take us in totally opposite directions. Just the way positive thinking empowers people to achieve new heights, negative thinking propels people towards self-destruction.

YOUR ATTITUDE CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS

A study attributed to Harvard University found that when a person gets a job or a promotion, eighty-five per cent of the time it is because of his attitude, and only fifteen percent of the time because of intelligence and knowledge of specific facts and figures. Isn't it surprising then, that almost hundred per cent of education dollars go to teach facts and figures, which account for only fifteen per cent of success in life!

Attitude is the most important word in the English language. It applies to every sphere of life, including one's personal and professional life. Can an executive be a good executive without a good attitude? Can a student be a good student without a good attitude? Can parents, teachers, salespersons, employers or employees be good in their roles without a good attitude? The foundation of success, regardless of your chosen field, is attitude.

If attitude is such a critical factor in success, shouldn't we examine our attitude towards life and ask how our attitude will affect our lives?

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