Ways to Live in Moment: Lessons Learned 2011!

 

We are close to the final days of this 2011, and many of us are preparing for our holiday celebrations, family time, Christmas time and New Year resolutions. With that in mind, I would like to share with all of you a final blog entry for 2011.  Here we go…
This year has been a learning journey in many ways, therefore this entry is a reflection of the top 3 lessons learned that helped me navigate the journey adjusting my sails when facing winds of change and ambiguity.  Let me share it with you… in three entries.
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Entry Number 1

Lesson 1: Attitude - I made every effort to keep a positive attitude and use it to influence others…
Reflection: The way we receive and accept everything that comes from the environment, our surroundings and specially the people we have around us; depends on the attitude we place into things, situations and moments. Many people in this world mistakenly believe that their attitude is set, and it cannot change. Our attitude is a choice! If our desire is to make every day a positive one and a place for learning something new and different… then we have a great attitude! However it could be difficult to implement that thought if we are trapped into negative contemplations. Although it is hard to implement, start setting internal desires to monitor that bad attitude and push ourselves to change it.

Here is how I have been doing it:

1.       Reminded myself: “The things I know I can control are what I feel, what I see, and what I think! That pushed me to have a positive attitude, and to help others see it too.

2.       Recognized that my attitude needs daily adjustments – like any other disciple our attitude will not take care of itself. That’s why it needs to be attended to daily. The stronger our natural inclination to be pessimistic or critical, the more attention our attitude will need.

3.       Incorporated an attitude check, and watched for red flags signaling that my attitude might be in trouble.

4.       Looked for something positive in every situation, and said something positive in very conversation.

Taking action for our new year 2012: The miracle questions…

Where do we stand when it comes to our attitude for every day? Let’s reflect:

1.       What are you going to do to choose and display the right attitude daily?

2.       Based on the decision you made concerning attitude, what is the one discipline you must practice today and every day in order to be successful?

Enjoy!

Adpated from Make Today Count – John C. Maxwell.