Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

This personally and honestly was one of the hardest life lessons that I had to learn

. I used to be the consummate complainer. I complained about everything that I didnt like or didnt think was fair or right. On every job that I had I complained about the boss, the company, the way employees were treated, or the work. My friends would not say much about my complaining, they would just choose to not be around me. My ungrateful attitude was keeping me at a low altitude. The only thing that my complaining accomplished was to make me miserable and it drove people away from me. My attitude was keeping me at a low altitude.

Once I realized my problem I began to consciously try to work on it. Now years later my attitude is much better and my altitude is much higher. I am trying to maintain a constant altitude. I definitely dont want to lose any height but I am striving to go higher each day. I have gotten to the point where I only catch myself complaining every once in awhile. Thats not any more than anyone else but I am still striving.

Be determined that you will not let life bring your attitude down to a low altitude. Yes life can really throw some hard stuff at you sometimes but remember you are facing the same problems that many others have met and overcome. You are just as good as they are. You can overcome as well. In a sense of the word life is but a game. You must use your God given wit and talent to win. God has already given you the answer to the problem that you are now facing. You are not defeated so don't begin to feel that way.

Years ago brush salesmen used to make house calls. I remember a story that a man told about a salesman who came to his door. He said that no matter how rough his tone the salesman kept whistling and smiling. Eventually the salesman went away without making the sale, but he walked away still whistling and smiling. I feel that the salesman was the winner of that battle. No he didn't sell to that customer, but with his attitude how could he lose? Ill bet you that he sold to someone else that day because he didnt allow the actions of the one customer to destroy his attitude.

You won't win every single battle but know that you will win more than you lose. Learn from your losses. As you get more battles under your belt your ratio of wins will improve drastically. The great Babe Ruth struck out many more times than he hit home runs. I am willing to bet you good money that most of his strikeouts were at the beginning of his career. I remember hearing a story about football great Jerry Rice. When he reported to training camp in his rookie year he dropped many more passes than he caught. He didnt allow it to discourage him enough to cause him to give up. He is now in the NFL Hall of Fame as one of the greatest receivers of all time. His hang in there attitude took him to a higher altitude. So can yours. I am determined that mine will take me there also.

I found that a negative attitude served to keep me in a negative self fulfilling cycle. When I complained it only made me and those around me miserable. The more miserable that I felt, the more I complained, and so on and so on. I cant remember the exact incident that opened my eyes to my plight, but I believed it was when I happened to have a conversation with another big complainer. I remember not wanting to have any more conversation with that person. Then I realized that all we did when we talked to each other was to complain to each other. It took me having to listen to it to realize how horrible that it sounded. Now Im working hard to do better.

If you have found that this is your problem also then you know now what you have to do. Be determined to overcome this crippling mental handicap and you will soar to a higher altitude. Ill meet you at the top. http://cedricrice-A.webcopycat.com

by: tishbite

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