This is an excerpt from Tim Cork’s book, Tapping the Iceberg”
“Success is a Choice
You can teach people skills. To some degree you can even teach them to think. But you cannot teach them attitude. While some people are naturally more positive or negative, ultimately they choose their attitude. Three workers at a construction site were asked how they spent their days.
The first said, “I’m making a living.”
The second said, “I’m cutting stone.”
The third said, “I’m building a cathedral.”
We all perceive things differently, and perception can create a strong attitude.
“Happiness is not a state to arrive at but, rather, a manner of travelling.”– Samuel Johnson
The key to your belief and behaviour is your attitude toward life. How you react through your ideals and concepts is all attitude. It doesn’t matter what you choose to do in life. If you carry a positive mental attitude with you, you cannot help but be successful. What you do and what you say is important, but how you do it and how you say it is even more so.
It’s your choice
You may look at people doing certain jobs or certain careers and wonder how they stay focused and passionate and maintain a positive attitude. What drives their enthusiasm and their determination day in and day out? It’s their attitude. That’s what keeps them from getting caught in a routine, drawing in the borders of their comfort zone. You choose your attitude every single day. If it needs to be adjusted, look inside and take responsibility. Don’t blame anyone else for how you react or handle certain circumstances. You choose. It’s your option.”
This excerpt is from Tim Cork’s book Tapping the Iceberg
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