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This book by Keith Harrell This book by Keith Harrell will show you the way will show you the way towards a life ruled by towards a life ruled by positive attitude .positive attitude .

This book will not only This book will not only serve as a motivational serve as a motivational device but a learning tool device but a learning tool as well, that will expose as well, that will expose you to fundamental you to fundamental principles leading to self-principles leading to self-development and personal development and personal growth. growth.

Attitude is Everything

10 Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action

By Keith Harrell

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Attitude is Everything

Step 1: Understand The Power of AttitudeStep 1: Understand The Power of Attitude To understand the power of attitude, you To understand the power of attitude, you

have to realize these though: your attitude have to realize these though: your attitude affects everything you do, your attitude affects everything you do, your attitude affects the people around you and your affects the people around you and your attitude reflects YOU. Remember that your attitude reflects YOU. Remember that your attitudes always translate into actions. As a attitudes always translate into actions. As a human being, you are not deemed perfect human being, you are not deemed perfect and is not therefore expected to adapt a and is not therefore expected to adapt a positive attitude all of the time. However, it positive attitude all of the time. However, it is important that you always work your way is important that you always work your way towards a positive attitude.towards a positive attitude.

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Step 2: Choose to Take Charge of Step 2: Choose to Take Charge of Your LifeYour Life

Choices are essential in your life. They can be Choices are essential in your life. They can be made consciously or unconsciously. made consciously or unconsciously. Whichever way, they always define behavior. Whichever way, they always define behavior. Behaviors are your responses to every Behaviors are your responses to every situation that you encounter. They often situation that you encounter. They often translate into habits.translate into habits.

It is imperative then that you make a It is imperative then that you make a conscious effort of not letting your choices conscious effort of not letting your choices rule over you. Always take sometime to reflect rule over you. Always take sometime to reflect on how your choices made differences in your on how your choices made differences in your life. life.

When you see some bad choices along the When you see some bad choices along the way, never think that your realization came way, never think that your realization came too late. Choosing to rectify mistakes made in too late. Choosing to rectify mistakes made in the past is never too late a deed.the past is never too late a deed.

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Step 3: Identifying Through Self-Awareness Step 3: Identifying Through Self-Awareness the Attitudes That Hold You Back or Propel the Attitudes That Hold You Back or Propel You ForwardYou Forward

The key to maintaining a good The key to maintaining a good attitude is by doing some constant attitude is by doing some constant personal attitude assessment. By personal attitude assessment. By personally identifying your bad and personally identifying your bad and harmful attitudes, the initiative to harmful attitudes, the initiative to toss out specific personal negative toss out specific personal negative traits and do some attitude tune up traits and do some attitude tune up now comes from you. It makes the now comes from you. It makes the choice to change more appreciated.choice to change more appreciated.

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Step 4: Reframe Your Bad Step 4: Reframe Your Bad AttitudeAttitude

Be responsible for your own behavior. Realize Be responsible for your own behavior. Realize that the people around you will not adjust your that the people around you will not adjust your attitude for you. Don't get swept away by attitude for you. Don't get swept away by negative emotions like despair, grief, hatred, negative emotions like despair, grief, hatred, resentment, fear, anxiety and the like. Learn to resentment, fear, anxiety and the like. Learn to block them from your thoughts.block them from your thoughts.

Forgiveness enables you to accept other Forgiveness enables you to accept other people's flaws and to realize that you people's flaws and to realize that you sometimes do demand too much from other sometimes do demand too much from other people. Learning to forgive also replaces pain people. Learning to forgive also replaces pain and anger with respect towards others and and anger with respect towards others and yourself, most especially. It promotes some yourself, most especially. It promotes some sense of calmness in the spirit to be able to let sense of calmness in the spirit to be able to let all that baggage go.all that baggage go.

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Step 5: Find Your Purpose and Step 5: Find Your Purpose and PassionPassion

The process of getting in touch with your The process of getting in touch with your true purpose in life and finding your true purpose in life and finding your passion always brings you these three passion always brings you these three queries:queries:

(1) why were you born; (1) why were you born; (2) who are you really; and (2) who are you really; and (3) what do you want to do with your life. (3) what do you want to do with your life.

Answering these questions will provide you Answering these questions will provide you with blueprints of your goals and the path with blueprints of your goals and the path towards the achievement of these goals.towards the achievement of these goals.

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Step 6: Be ProactiveStep 6: Be Proactive..

You should assume a never give up, never quit You should assume a never give up, never quit attitude. Always try to give yourself enough time attitude. Always try to give yourself enough time to prepare for each activity you enlist into. to prepare for each activity you enlist into. Preparation is one thing that fuels attitude into Preparation is one thing that fuels attitude into action.action.

Step 7: Discover How to Motivate YourselfStep 7: Discover How to Motivate Yourself If you delve deeper into your inner positive If you delve deeper into your inner positive

defenses you might just be surprised to discover defenses you might just be surprised to discover that you have built in tools to help you neutralize that you have built in tools to help you neutralize negative attitudes. They just need some negative attitudes. They just need some conditioning and they are good to go. These conditioning and they are good to go. These attitude tools are affirmations, self-motivation, attitude tools are affirmations, self-motivation, visualization, attitude talk, powerful greetings, visualization, attitude talk, powerful greetings, enthusiasm, spiritual empowerment, humor and enthusiasm, spiritual empowerment, humor and exercise. These can help you stay focused, build exercise. These can help you stay focused, build confidence and eliminate counter productive confidence and eliminate counter productive thoughtsthoughts..

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Step 8: Build Supportive Step 8: Build Supportive RelationshipsRelationships

We are formed by many hands and heartsWe are formed by many hands and heartsNo one exists for long as an island. Everybody No one exists for long as an island. Everybody needs people to stay alive. Feedbacks from needs people to stay alive. Feedbacks from others help you maintain a straight others help you maintain a straight perspective, tune up your wisdom channel, perspective, tune up your wisdom channel, and help you cultivate honesty and build and help you cultivate honesty and build support.support.

Building relationships with the right attitudeBuilding relationships with the right attitude

You only reap what you sow. If you have always You only reap what you sow. If you have always been giving as a friend, expect to always have been giving as a friend, expect to always have people around to support and help you people around to support and help you especially during moments of dire need.especially during moments of dire need.

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Step 8: Build Supportive Step 8: Build Supportive RelationshipsRelationships

Building your own A-TeamBuilding your own A-TeamBuild a team with whom you have shared Build a team with whom you have shared values and visions because it is the best values and visions because it is the best foundation for lasting relationships. This will foundation for lasting relationships. This will serve as a constant reminder that you are serve as a constant reminder that you are never alone in this world. It will help you never alone in this world. It will help you appreciate these people and at the same time, appreciate these people and at the same time, bring you humility.bring you humility.

Evaluating your attitudes about relationshipsEvaluating your attitudes about relationshipsPeople who have maintained long and lasting People who have maintained long and lasting relationships have been observed to share relationships have been observed to share similar attitudes. These include: unconditional similar attitudes. These include: unconditional acceptance and respect for others, acceptance and respect for others, trustworthiness, genuine kindness, loyalty trustworthiness, genuine kindness, loyalty even if it means losing popularity, a listening even if it means losing popularity, a listening ear, and an understanding heart and mind.ear, and an understanding heart and mind.

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Step 9: See Changes as OpportunityStep 9: See Changes as Opportunity

Changes are inevitable. The only question here is: Changes are inevitable. The only question here is: how do you respond to the various changes that how do you respond to the various changes that come your way?come your way?

Ten Strategies for Creating Positive Attitude Ten Strategies for Creating Positive Attitude about Changeabout Change

Tap Into the power of your subconscious Tap Into the power of your subconscious Pause to reflect Pause to reflect Keep your long term goals in mind Keep your long term goals in mind Avoid learned helplessness Avoid learned helplessness Maintain a balance Maintain a balance Acknowledge change Acknowledge change Convert threats into opportunities Convert threats into opportunities Turn the change into a challenge Turn the change into a challenge Turn on the positive energy Turn on the positive energy Seek support from members of your a-teamSeek support from members of your a-team

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Step 10: Make A Mark That Cannot Step 10: Make A Mark That Cannot Be ErasedBe Erased

After learning to appreciate the real you and After learning to appreciate the real you and achieving your goal of keeping a positive achieving your goal of keeping a positive attitude, you should now realize that all that attitude, you should now realize that all that goodness should not stay bottled up. Start goodness should not stay bottled up. Start sowing your seeds of love and positivity. sowing your seeds of love and positivity.

Learn to give and share your blessings Learn to give and share your blessings because at the end of the day, your definition because at the end of the day, your definition of fulfillment will be the same as everybody of fulfillment will be the same as everybody else's. That is, making a difference - good, else's. That is, making a difference - good, positive difference - on somebody else's life. positive difference - on somebody else's life.

Eventually, you will see that the reward you Eventually, you will see that the reward you get from this effort will never be equaled by get from this effort will never be equaled by any material reward there is in this world any material reward there is in this world

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Key thoughts:Key thoughts:

""Be more concerned with your character than your Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because character is what you really are, reputation, because character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you while your reputation is merely what others think you are."are." -John Wooden, College Basketball Coach -John Wooden, College Basketball Coach

"Although they only give gold medals in the field of "Although they only give gold medals in the field of athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves and find their own personal dream, whatever that may be and find their own personal dream, whatever that may be - sports, medicine, law, business, music, writing, - sports, medicine, law, business, music, writing, whatever. The same principles apply. Turn your dream whatever. The same principles apply. Turn your dream into a goal and learn how to attack that goal into a goal and learn how to attack that goal systematically. Break it into bite-size chunks that seem systematically. Break it into bite-size chunks that seem possible, and then don't give up. Just keep plugging possible, and then don't give up. Just keep plugging away." away." - - John Naber, Swimmer, four-time Olympic Gold MedalistJohn Naber, Swimmer, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist

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