Today Matters - Attitude and Possibilities

"Everyone wants to have a good day, but not many people know what a good day looks like - much less how to create one." That's what John C. Maxwell says on page 2 of his book, Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to guarantee Tomorrow's Success (ISBN 0-446-52958-3, 2004) and I think he's spot-on. So I thought it'd be worthwhile to share some other meaningful portions of the text with you all.

Today's excerpt is from Chapter 3 - Today's ATTITUDE Gives Me Possibilities - under the sub-section, "Managing the Disciplines of Attitude":

• Recognize that your attitude needs daily adjustment - Like any discipline, your attitude will not take care of itself. You need to attend to it daily.
• Find something positive in everything - Dear Lord, So far today, I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulgent. I have not whined, cursed, or eaten any chocolate. However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need a lot more help after that. Amen.
• Find someone positive in every situation - Nothing helps a person to remain positive like having an ally.
• Say something positive in every conversation
• Remove negative workouts from your vocabulary
• Express gratitude to others daily - Thinking about the good things helps us to be grateful. Remaining grateful helps us to have a more positive attitude.

I find that I'm having a very positive attitude about this book!