Attitude: Have It

Attitude: Have It - Hire It

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8. Hire people who are excited about managing their own career, contributing to the greater good of the organization and involved in the community. Great people are normally greatly involved!

The most common - and fatal - hiring mistake is to find someone with the right skills but the wrong mind-set and hire them on the theory, “We can change them.”

Hiring smart is productive, not doing so is unproductive.

My attitude... determines my attitude

• My job is to choose what kind of a day I want to have.

• I can tear myself down with negative self-talk or build myself up with “positive self-talk.”

• I can complain because of the rain or be thankful the grass is getting watered for free.

• I can feel sad that I don’t have more money or glad my present finances encourage me to plan my purchase wisely.

• I can complain about my health or be glad I am alive.

• I can complain about my lack of friends or a broken relationship, or go out and discover new friends and develop new relationships.

• I can complain because I have to go to school or open my mind and fill it with rich new knowledge.

• I can complain about having to go to work or appreciate the fact I have a job to do.

• I can wait and see how my day will shape up and be, or like a sculptor I can do the shaping for me.

• What today will be… is up to me.

Are you getting the results you want out of life?

Having a great attitude is not the result of having a great life; having a great life is the result of having a great attitude!

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