Hard work brings good luck. Its so true. Attitude is the number one cause for joy. As I always say "Thought becomes emotion becomes action becomes results" This is specifically true for great attitude. So work hard on attitude first!
Well what is attitude?
Google says:
at·ti·tude Noun/ˈatiˌt(y)o͞od/
A settled way of thinking or feeling, typically reflected in a person's behaviour
Well behaviour is an action. So there must be two steps above that. To have the great attitude, one must first start gaining the happy, motivated thoughts. You can look for them anywhere!
1.) Have you ever asked a good friend or a loved one why they like you? You will get back (after an uncomfortable "umm-ahh...") a minute or more of great thoughts you can keep thinking. Try asking your mom what is awesome about you... she is the font of nice things to say (for some of us).
2.) Try reading your old (or current) high school annual. It is usually filled with writing from friends. through all the silliness, there are some gems of real heartfelt affirmation for you. They are a treasure.
3.) Write affirmations when you are feeling your best. When you get that feeling like you are on top of the world, quickly write a little card full of everything that makes you awesome. It's like a time-machine-you telling yourself it will be alright!
4.) Do something you are good at! This, of course could be anything, as long as you are good at it. Build a house, play video games, do your taxes, blow your nose... I don't care! As long as you are thinking "Yea! I'm awesome!"
5.) Exercise! This Is the best way to feel great! The great part about it is its free! Now, a word of warning: You must say to yourself "I am going to exercise and its going to be AWESOME!!" If you don't you won't gain a lot of the good-thought-building that comes with exercise. You don't have to exercise till your dead, only till you feel you have satisfied your "initial" craving for any of these exercise benefits:
- Relieving Stress
- Better sleep
- Squash your anxiety
- Build a better mood
- Decreases depression
- Build your confidence
- Improves circulation (feel refreshed)
- Improved social life (meet others who workout at your gym, etc.)
- Look better
6.) Fake it! You can fake a great attitude. This is one of my personal favourites! When at the grocery store, and you have had a hard day and don't feel great. Try this: when the grocery clerk says "how are you doing today?" say (with excitement) "Fantastic!!!" they are sure to be taken back and smile and treat you a lot happier. faking it will bounce a great attitude back at you, and help you actually FEEL the attitude change!
You can see that there are just a few of many ways to improve your attitude. Attitude is catching too! Your attitude will affect your friend's attitude and your friends new attitude will affect yours! So if you come into any situation with a great attitude, you will be given the chance to feed off of that same attitude!
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