What is your attitude like today?

If you noticed we are on number 6 of my ten keys of how you can be the “BEST of the BEST”. Each key builds off the previous one. To make them work for your life you have to make changes in your habits. The sixth action to live by: “I CHOOSE TO HAVE A GREAT ATTITUDE. I AM A HAPPY PERSON AND I WILL HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD OTHERS.”

Have you ever heard the saying? “Attitude will determine your altitude in life”.

Take a daily reading of your attitude level and it will determine your value of the day. We hear every day what a difference attitude can make in our lives but only one person can determine our attitude and that’s YOU! So get up every day and look yourself in the mirror and make the choice to set your attitude on POSITIVE! Remember you have to choose to have a positive attitude.

I could talk all day on this subject but I picked up this story about attitude and I think it says it best:

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures and successes, than what other people think or say or do.

It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break an organization…a company…a church…a school…a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.

We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have. And that is our attitude.

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you…we are in charge of our attitudes!”

- This was written by Charles Swindoll

Remember we have a choice each day, each hour, each minute, each second what my ATTITUDE will be. The question I ask you today is what do you choose?

I tell you what I choose: “I choose to have a great attitude. I am a happy person and I will have a positive attitude towards others.

Have a GREAT day!

Gary Wilbers

What do you do with your time?

Get this….I heard this morning on the radio that scientist have discovered they actually believe that the world has 25 hours in each day not 24? What would you do if you had an extra hour every day?

Answer this question before you continue…..

Take sleep off your list…how about exercise, work, study, read, spend time with family, learn a new skill, and spend time with friends?

NO we don’t have 25 hours in a day, but do we spend the time we do have on truly the most important things in life? So the question we have to ask ourselves is how will we define our life?

The best method is for us to create a personal mission statement on how I want to live my life. A personal mission statement is a written proclamation of who you are and what you’re about. It should express the contributions you want to make during your lifetime, the things you want to do and the kind of person you want to be.

I find it interesting that most people buy life insurance to protect their life but very few create their own personal mission statement on how they want to live their lives! Your personal mission statement is an affirmation of your highest priorities, which you have determined by your roles and values in life. It is your “Dash”, if you will. That little mark between the dates you were born and the date that indicates when you leave this earth, an extremely important icon.

I would like to share with you my personal mission statement to give you a better understanding and give you encouragement for you to write your own mission statement if you do not currently have one.

“My God is the path I will follow. My family is my number one priority to care for and love. The person I am is made by my integrity as a person. I am a creative individual always looking for ways to be innovative in my life and career. My health and fitness gives me the strength to prepare for the daily challenges of life. I will always share my talents and knowledge with others who are important to me.”

I wrote this on July 17, 2006 and I can tell you since I have determined my highest priorities I have been spending more time in the areas that I mention in my personal mission statement. Now, I don’t profess to be perfect but when you have a roadmap to where you are going it is amazing because you normally follow the right path. You see it wasn’t always like this for me. I was always growing the business and I almost missed out on some of the most important things in life like my children growing up.

I think I have succeeded today in sharing with you some knowledge that I have gained over the years. I will admit I feel great today because I have followed my mission statement.

Action #5: I make people and things flourish by the amount of time and care I give to them.

Spend time with people important in your life. Show those people you love and care for them. Time is a gift from God, use it wisely.

Great quote to think about:

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself”
- Leo Tolstoy

Have a GREAT day!

Gary Wilbers