IMPORTANCE
OF
ATTITUDE
Building a
positive attitude
There was a
man who made a living selling balloons at a fair. He had all colors of
balloons, including red, yellow,
blue, and
green. Whenever business was slow, he would release a helium-filled balloon
into the air and when the
children saw
it go up, they all wanted to buy one. They would come up to him, buy a balloon,
and his sales would
go up again.
He continued this process all day. One day, he felt someone tugging at his
jacket. He turned around
and saw a
little boy who asked, "If you release a black balloon, would that also
fly?" Moved by the boy's concern,
the man
replied with empathy, "Son, it is not the color of the balloon, it is what
is inside that makes it go up."
The same
thing applies to our lives. It is what is inside that counts. The thing inside
of us that makes us go up is
our
attitude.
Have you
ever wondered why some individuals, organizations, or countries are more
successful than others?
It is not a
secret. These people simply think and act more effectively. They have learned
how to do so by
investing in
the most valuable asset--people. I believe that the success of an individual,
organization or country,
depends on
the quality of their people.
I have
spoken to executives in major corporations all over the world and asked one
question: "If you had a magic
wand and
there was one thing you would want changed, that would give you a cutting edge
in the marketplace
resulting in
increased productivity and profits, what would that be?" The answer was
unanimous. They all said
that if
people had better attitudes, they'd be better team players, and it'd cut down
waste, improve loyalty and, in
general,
make their company a great place to work.
William
James of Harvard University said, "The greatest discovery of my generation
is that human beings can
alter their
lives by altering their attitudes of mind."
Experience
has shown that human resources is the most valuable asset of any business. It
is more valuable than
capital or
equipment. Unfortunately, it is also the most wasted. People can be your
biggest asset or your biggest
liability.
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