Did you know that how far you go, how high you climb into achievement, has a lot to do with the attitude you express?
Achievement is not based on education.
Not based on talent.
Not based on IQ.
Not even based purely on God "blessing" one person more than another.
Not based on luck or stars or fortune cookies.
My experience has taught me that the difference between achieving success and mediocrity is the attitude I choose.
Attitude is a choice
For several years I worked the worst hours. Sometimes I started work at 10:00 PM, then 12:00 AM, then 4:00 AM. But the majority of that time I had to wake up to go to work at about 3:30 AM. Each time my hours
changed my life as well.
And I wasn’t alone. The department I worked for had to flex our time like this. And some succeeded in this environment while others didn’t. Some would complain, "I’m not a morning person." A statement like that is merely one of personal choice. No one is a 3:30 AM person. But in that environment, those who wanted to achieve made themselves 3:30 AM people. It was a choice. I didn’t like it but I chose to make the best out of it.
It’s the same in all areas of my life. Life isn’t a television show and no one has the perfect family, house, job, friends, or anything else. We are all sinners…. we live in a fallen world. If we hold idealistic expectations about the world around us… we will always be disappointed. If we chose an attitude based on ideals… we will always be disappointed. Nothing will ever measure up to what we think we deserve. Think about the vacations you’ve taken in life. You build up expectations of all that you want to experience. Then you get to the resort or the location and it’s not what you expected. In that moment you have a choice to make… how will you respond. Will you choose an attitude that embraces the vacation or will you whine about _____?
Attitude effects altitude. I’ve already heard whining from students about their schedule, their teachers, their clothes, their _____. The same reality effects students. You can chose a bad attitude about something that doesn’t live up to your expectations… or you can chose an attitude that gets you somewhere.
Attitude is everything… or so t he t-shirt says.
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