Do you believe in change? I do and I know Obama does. For without change we will not improve. For without change we will not succeed. You know that deep down inside, so I’m just reinforcing the idea. So, what exactly is change? Simply put, it’s transformation. Transforming from something that’s unsatisfactory or simply something that is not good enough. It may be adequate for your basic needs, but you can always do better. Everybody can.

Why change though? Aren’t you already comfortable as you are now? Say, you’ve got a good job and a wonderful boyfriend/girlfriend. Everything is like a bed of roses. You don’t really have to change what you’re doing now, even though you know you could do much more. Right, you are comfortable. TOO comfortable. And that’s perfectly fine for some people. But if you have, even a tiny bit of desire within you that wants to break the habit and challenge yourself to live the life you’ve always wanted, you NEED to change.

What can you change? One thing you can change right now is your attitude towards life. Attitude is a choice, Bob Proctor said. It comes back to the idea of a glass being half full or half empty. The same situation happening to two different people, you and the person next to you, and it could yield totally opposite results. Sure, you might not have control over the situation, but you can ALWAYS control your attitude.

Attitude separates the successful people from the crowd. Do you think that the successful people never failed? They did indeed, and many times over! Take Walt Disney for example, his first studio went under in just a year after he started it. Most people would most probably give up and get back to their old job that they hated. But his attitude was different from the rest. When he wanted to build the Disney Land, everybody was laughing at him “absurd” idea. It turned out that the idea brought revolution to the entire entertainment industry until today! If Walt Disney didn’t have the right attitude and the big thinking, there wouldn’t be Disney Land or Disney World right now.

Bill gates dropped out from Harvard, that’s something everybody knew. Did he give up on himself and thought that he was worthless because he dropped out? No. He went on to create one of the world’s biggest companies – Microsoft. Attitude is the key.

According to Bob Proctor, we should respond to the situation instead of react. When you react to a situation, you simply let your negative emotions rule your thoughts. You let your guard down and self-defeat behaviors will quickly take over:

1) “I don’t deserve it. I never should’ve tried.” (Giving up)

2) “I knew it wouldn’t work. Who am I to think big?” (Losing faith)

3) “Gosh I hated it. Glad it was over!” (Excuse)

Instead, take a step back and choose your thoughts. Know that attitude will get to where you want to be no matter what the obstacles are. Know that failures are only temporary setbacks to success. You have to be persistent to succeed (read my another post on this). Ask questions like:

1) What could I learn from these?

2) What should I do differently from now on?

If your life is good and rosy, but you want to make it at least 10 times better, ask questions like:

1) How can I improve myself?

2) How can I do what I’m doing better?

3) What can I do today to help achieve my goals tomorrow and 10, 20, 50 years down the road?

And undoubtedly, THINK BIG! If you think big, your positive attitude will follow. When you think in positive terms, positive results will naturally follow. I love this quote in The Optimist’s Creed by Christian D. Larson, “To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.” Beginning from today, decide that you will choose positive outlook no matter what happens. Let the wonderful being within you come out. You will sleep better. And you will wake up with a smile every day because you know you’re making a positive difference to your life.

I will write about another change you could implement in the next weekly series. Write a comment about how you’re changing your life or send me an email. Hope it helps!

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