Attitude makes all the difference

January 26, 2009 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment

Attitude makes all the difference by Zig Ziglar.

I love Zig Ziglar and everything he stands for. This video about attitude and how it makes all the difference to your life is really funny.

He makes a great point about most people not wanting to solve their problems. I remember doing my best to provide solutions for a friend who was constantly complaining about the fact that she couldn’t get out of the house because she was a single mom. She insisted on telling me that if it wasn’t for the fact that she was a single mother she would be out networking and really building her business.

Nothing I said helped her and I realized it was better not to say anything because she actually didn’t want my help, she just wanted to be able to moan about how unfair her life was raising children on her own. All she really wanted was the attention that telling her story was able to give her.

Are you looking for the attention that goes with your problems or are you truly ready to slove it?

It is easy to know the answer to that question because if all you want is continued attention you will do nothing but complain and never make any effort to change the way that thins are.

In the video I love when Zig Ziglar said “people who are the problem never recognise that they are”

My friend never recognized that it was her talking about the problem that made it a problem! She had family to look after her children, she could even afford to pay for a baby sitter if she wanted to do that but she choose not to and just continued to make her children the problem.

In the video Zig Ziglar provides a great exercise that will help you change the way you feel about your particular problem. He talks specifically about a woman who does not like her job and the people she works with but you can change the phrase “I love my job because….” and instead say “I love myself because….” and read out your list while standing in front of the mirror or you can say “I love my life because……”

Stinking thinking will kill your life but gratitude will always enlighten it