William James said,” Whenever you are in conflict with
someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your
relationship and deepening it. That factor is ATTITUDE.
Good afternoon to fellow toastmasters and guests.
Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock
and it will be opened to you.
Aforesaid words from the holy Bible talk about how human
attitudes make a difference.
What is attitude? As the dictionary defines it, attitude
is a way of talking and behaving. However, its significance is in our lives is
much more.
Attitude is a way of life. We have a choice everyday
regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. As they say, the only
difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude. We can’t change
our past, or we can’t change the way certain people think. We also can’t change
what is inevitable. However, the only thing we can possibly change to deal with
situations better is our attitude. We can only play on one string we have, and that
is our attitude.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation
determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. So, Attitude determines
outcome. This truth is accepted by most of the successful people of the world,
whether it’s a doctor going for a surgery, or a businessman launching a new
venture, or an IT engineer going onsite. It is attitude that provides them the
winning edge. Thus, a correct and willful attitude is the key to success.
Attitude reflects behavior. One’s attitude towards the
other, determines the other’s attitude towards him or her. If one smiles at
other, the other may smile back. While if one acts hard-nosed with other, the
other is likely to snap at him.
Man is master of his own destiny. He can very well manipulate his grief or happiness
by choosing the correct attitude. With a positive outlook, he can overcome his
grief with ease and follow the pursuit of happiness. This can be justified by a
famous quote:
He, who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to
seek happiness ,by changing anything but his own disposition , will waste his
life in fruitless efforts and multiply
the grieves he proposes to remove.
Hence, in a nutshell, attitude to me is more important
than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than the money,
than circumstances, than the failures, than successes or than reality.
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