Attitude Is Everything
Michael was a natural optimist. He was always in a good mood, always up and always had something positive to say.
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing his optimism really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it. You can’t be positive all the time. How do you do it?”
Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself: Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept the complaining or I can point out the positive side of life, I always choose the positive side of life.”
“Yeah, right. But it isn’t that easy.”I said.
“Yes, it is easy,” Michael said. “Life is all about choices. Every situation in life is a choice. You choose how you react to situations; you choose how people will affect your mood; you choose how you feel. The bottom line is: It’s your choice how you live your life.”
From Michael I have learned that everyday we have a choice to live fully. So I will choose to be an optimist. If I am an optimist I may feel better, enjoy life more, and maybe have more chances of success.
