Communication

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   The Magic Ingredient

It happens every day. My dentist relayed to me recently that he was about
to hire a new member for his office staff. I’ve narrowed the applicants
down to the final four, he offered, and have pretty much decided who it
will be. How’d you decide? I asked. His reasoning was simple. It echoed
the results of a nation-wide survey of business hiring executives reported
in the Wall Street Journal not too long ago. You see, everyone’s looking
for it. It has incredible value. We like, love, and respect people who
have it. It’s results seem almost magical. If you’ve already got it, you
know it (and are undoubtedly reaping the benefits). If not, you also know
it. The good new is, it doesn’t depend on how well you did in school,
doesn’t take years to develop, nor cost a bunch of money. What is it?

Attitude.

Attitude is a reflection of the person inside. And while the external
circumstances in your life might go crazy from time to time, you can
always chart your own path by grabbing onto a great attitude. Viktor
Frankl, psychologist and survivor of the holocaust in World War II,
observed the following: We who lived in concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their
last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer
sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing:
the last of the human freedoms- to choose one’s attitude in any given set
of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

Are you getting the results you want?

Think about it. Having a great attitude is not the result of having a
great life; having a great life is the result of having a great attitude.

Until next time,
Tim Autrey

Copyright ©1999, The Tim Autrey Group, Ltd. Tim Autrey speaks and writes
as an uncompromising champion of human possibility. Please visit his web
site at http://www.timautrey.com

Attitude Determines Attitude
I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock
strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important.

My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be
thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.

Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad
that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and
guide me away from waste.

Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am
alive.

Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I
was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be
born.

Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that
thorns have roses.

Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark
upon a quest to discover new relationships.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for
joy because I have a job to do.

Today I can complain because I have to go to school or eagerly
open my mind and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge.

Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework
or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my
mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I
am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.

What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of
day I will have!

- Author Unknown

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