There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.
Attitude Quotes
It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are in themselves.
The power of your own thoughts is awesome. They can make you sad, angry, jealous, and yes, even happy. Luckily, they are your thoughts and you are the thinker! Use this power wisely.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.
The trouble with being number one in the world – at anything – is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position in the first place, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.
Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.
Do you know that if you are courteous and pleasant all day during your work that you will go home at night less fatigued than if you gave way to irritation? Pleasantry, light laughs, relieve tension. It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude. Try it.
More players lick themselves by their negative mental attitude than are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself, by thinking and acting like a winner.
