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Today's
quotation:
Success
or failure depends more upon attitude
than upon
capacity. Successful people act as though
they have
accomplished or are
enjoying something. Soon it becomes
a reality. Act, look, feel
successful,
conduct yourself
accordingly, and you will be
amazed
at the positive results.
Dupree
Jordan
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Today's
Meditation:
Sometimes
it's hard to keep in mind just how much our attitudes
affect our lives. It's easy to fall into the trap of
thinking that our attitudes are the result of what happens
to us in life, but the truth is that just as often as not,
what happens to us in life is the result of our
attitudes. If we have an attitude of failure, if we
think there's no way that we can succeed, then guess
what? Most of the time, that attitude will cause us
to fail.
It
really is amazing to see how a shift in our attitudes
about almost anything at all can lead to real changes in
the ways that our lives turn out. In my life, shifts
in the ways I saw relationships have led to much better
relationships; shifts in the ways that I view money have
led to much more financial stability than I ever had
before. I no longer hope against hope that things
will work out-- now I approach everything sure that I'm
going to succeed, and while there are hiccups and
obstacles from time to time, it's completely true that
things do work out.
What
does this mean, though, in practical terms? To me,
what it really means is that if we want to succeed in
something, the first thing we need to do is make sure that
we have a positive attitude about the outcome that our
efforts will produce. We can't just cross our
fingers and hope when we start something new-- we have to
have confidence that things will work out, for that
confidence will be part of the reason for which they
actually do work out. It's nothing magical or new-agey or anything like
that-- it's simply one of the ways
that life works. Our attitude and confidence go a
very long way toward determining outcomes.
Of
course, changing our attitudes isn't the easiest thing in
life. We can't just decide one day to outgrow or
change beliefs and attitudes that have been a part of who
we are for decades-- it takes some work and dedication to
make the changes happen. But it is possible to
change our attitudes, and one of the best things we can do
for ourselves is to work on doing just that, so that we
can start to experience success in areas that so far have
just led to undesired results and frustration. Let's
work to make that change so that we can see so many other
changes happen as a result.
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