Improve your attitude

Improve your attitude

Top 7 Things To Do To Improve Your Attitude

1. Read something inspiring every day. When you get up in the morning, before you do anything else, spend 15 minutes reading something motivational, something enlightening. Do the same thing at night for 15 minutes before you go to bed.

2. Find a quote that really means something to you (maybe one in this magazine), copy it or cut it out, and hang it on your wall where you can see it every day. A short quote can take you a million miles.

3. Take an honest look at the people around you. What kinds of attitudes do they bring to the table? Do they pump you up or bring you down? Everyone is entitled to a bad attitude now and again-but if the people you know are constantly angry, bitter, or scared-it might be time to find yourself a new crowd.

4. When you're going through a bad time, think about others who have gone through adversity and made it out the other side. Count your blessings, and think about others who have turned bad attitudes around. I love to watch inspiring movies about people who did not give up even though they had to fight against heavy odds. Those people claimed their right to own a positive attitude no matter what the circumstance and, in the end, they were able to reap their rewards.

5. Be selective about the books and magazines you read, the shows and movies you watch, the tapes you listen to. We live in a world of high content; information comes at us from every possible medium. Remember, though, that just as inspiring movies can improve your attitude, too much negative content can have the opposite impact. Nothing determines your attitude-for good or bad-more than the environment with which you choose to surround yourself.

6. Find your attitude mentors, people you can call for an infusion of excitement and enthusiasm. One of my attitude mentors is Don Fink, the Iron Man competitor. He is now eight minutes away from the Iron Man world record in his age group. He trains eight hours a day. He energizes me. He definitely teaches me what having a positive attitude can do for you. Find people you know who also exhibit that kind of attitude, and catch it for them.

7. Change your focus. Stop thinking about yourself and start thinking about those around you. Mark Twain once said, " If you want to cheer yourself up, cheer up everyone around you." Be of service to others. Help somebody else with no expectations of getting anything back. Help move someone else's achievements forward, and your attitude will lift itself.