I have thought numerous times about blogging but never took the time to actually do it until now. So here goes my first of hopefully many blogs. Being an avid fan of John Maxwell (if you don't have a clue who that is you will if you follow my blogs), I read his material and listen to his audio tapes on leadership. Leadership is a broad subject with each individual having their own view. In my opinion, it starts with attitude. I have a sign hanging in my office that says, "Attitude is everything so pick a good one". We choose our attitude. A positive attitude is as contagious as a bad attitude. There's nothing worse than a bad attitude in my opinion. Bad attitudes drag a person down and not only that it can be detrimental to the entire team. Sure we are going to have trying times, bad days and disappointment there's no way around it but if we try to make the best of it with a good attitude then we become better individuals. Attitudes can cost friendships or build friendships. Attitudes can make you successful or add to failure. Attitudes can build a team or destroy a team. I think you get the idea.
"Whether you are a success or failure in life has little to do with you circumstances; it has much more to do with your choices." A quote from Nido Qubein. That being said, attitude is certainly a choice. Recently, I allowed my attitude to go from good to bad (for a short time). I was bummed out over a situation I had no control over. Hey it happens to the best of us but I made a choice to realign my attitude for the betterment of the situation. Sometimes we must keep our attitude in check as hard as it may be because if we don't, not only do we hurt ourselves but we can hurt others. As we begin a new week, I encourage you to be more attentive in regards to your attitude. Also, pay closer attention to the attitudes around you. One can learn a great deal from observing.
Pick at good one!
