Attitude

It is your attitude more than your aptitude that determines your altitude." -- Brian Tracy

Live Life Without Regrets

"LIVE LIFE WITHOUT REGRETS"

"Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!"

Do you have any regrets, and if so why? Do you have more than one? If so this means you might be doing something not in joyful with your life.

Too many people put off something that brings them joy, or fail to see the opportunity to experience joy. They use reasoning like they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

Because we cram so much into our lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises we make to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things are settled down a bit." When you worry and hurry through your day, you are wasting your life, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away....
Life is not a race from birth to the grave, so why hurry to get there? See the sky, feel the wind blow, hear the music before the song is over.

Why are you waiting? Now, right now, go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to do, not something on your SHOULD DO list.

Happiness is Here And Now

Happiness is Here and Now

The great Western disease is, ‘I'll be happy when… When I get the money. When I get a BMW. When I get this job.’ Well, the reality is, you never get to when. The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not next week. It's now.

-- Marshall Goldsmith

The People Around You

THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU

The following event took place during a transantlantic flight on October 14, 1998.

A lady was seated next to a black gentleman.

The woman, visibly upset, asked the flight attendant to find another seat for her as she didn’t want to sit next to someone so unpleasant.

The flight attendant told her that the flight was quite full, but that she would check and see if there was room in first class.

The rest of the passengers watched the scene with shock and disgust, not only because this woman was so obnoxious and rude, but for the fact that she would actually be moved to first class.

The poor man felt terribly uncomfortable about this whole scene but was cordial enough not to react.

As tension in the cabin mounted, the lady seemed pleased with the fact that she may be moved to first class away from this person.

A few minutes later the flight attendant returned and informed the woman:
“Excuse me ma’am, the flight is indeed pretty full……Fortunately I found a seat available in first class.

“It took me a while because in order to make that change I had to get permission from the captain.

He told me that we shouldn’t force anyone to have to sit next to someone so unpleasant, and authorized the change right away.”

The other passengers couldn’t believe what they were hearing… and the woman, with a triumphant expression on her face, proceeded to get up from her seat.

Then the flight attendant turned towards the black man and said:

”Sir… would you be so kind as to follow me to your new seat in first class? On behalf of our airline, the captain offers you his apology for the fact that you had to put up with someone so unpleasant sitting next to you.”

All the passengers applauded and gave a standing ovation to the crew for handling the situation so well.

That year, the captain and the flight attendant were awarded for their actions on that flight. Due to this, the company realized they had not placed sufficient priority on costumer service training for their employees.

The Airline made immediate changes!

Since this event, in all of their offices and in clear sight of their personnel, the following message is posted:

“People may forget what you said to them. People may even forget what you did to them. But they will never forget the way you made them feel.”

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” Matthew 7:12