One of the most powerful abilities we possess as individuals is the power to choose our attitude. We can’t always control our circumstances, but we are the only one who can control what we think or how we think. It’s completely up to us to figure out how we want to look at the world around us and decide how we will react to it. We can either have a positive attitude of self-encouragement and motivation or a negative attitude of defeat and self-pity. The bottom line is the choice is ours and ours alone, no one can choose it for us, and it starts with our inner voice. It starts with what we tell ourselves about everything that is going on around us with what we see, feel, hear and touch. And what we tell ourselves about it is how we will respond to it. It’s our self-talk that drives our attitude throughout life. People may think that if you talk to yourself, you’re crazy! The fact of the matter is that if you don’t talk to yourself, you will go crazy.
This is the Greatest Power You Have
You face having to make choices in so many different areas of your life and your attitude is one of them. You can actually choose to have a good attitude or a bad attitude. Sounds simple, right? Well, as simple as that sounds, you know that it’s not always that easy to choose the right attitude in every situation. It’s easier to have a good attitude when you’re not facing challenges or devastating circumstances.
It’s when you have those not so good times that your choice of attitude is put to the test. You always have your ups and downs, your highs and your lows, but the fact will always remain that no matter what, it’s your choice. Only you can choose your attitude, no one else can choose it for you. There are always going to be negative circumstances, but how you allow it to affect you is up to you.
“The thoughts in your mind will always be more important than the things in your life.” ― John C. Maxwell
The amazing thing about choosing the right attitude is that it sets you up to make different decisions which can significantly affect your current and/or future circumstances. That is why the choices that you make about your attitude are so important, because it will have that ripple effect. Good or bad attitudes will ripple out to give you continued good or bad circumstances.
The inner dialog you have with yourself when dealing with a negative circumstance is where it all starts. It won’t always be an easy choice to give yourself positive self-talk when times are tough and it may take a more conscious, deliberate effort to speak positive words during those times, but it’s when you’re able to do that, that you’ll see things in your life change.
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