Anyone who has read even one of the self-help books that flood the shelves of bookstores knows that your attitude has much to do with the overall quality of your life, and, irrespective of whether you know it or not, the destiny of your life. As you can see above, there are any number of definitions for the word attitude and how your attitude affects the quality of your life. William James wrote, “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” Your attitude originates in your mind and is formed by your predominate thoughts and beliefs about life and yourself. Then, by means of your emotional body, it filters through your feeling nature and sublimates in your physical body as an energy that permeates every cell, tissue, bone, organ and limb. Your attitude colors your perspective and literally determines how you see the world; your attitude actually goes before you to announce your coming—it informs people as to who you are and what your true values are even before one word departs your lips. They can see your attitude on your face and in your body language, not to mention your actions.

Pages : 18
Author: Dennis Merritt Jones