| A wise man once said that attitude is the paintbrush | | | | business encounter you have. If you positively |
| of the mind with which we color our lives. We can | | | | visualize the outcome, it will be a determining factor |
| choose whatever color we wish. To take it a step | | | | on your actions and your actions will determine your |
| further, it is everything a person thinks or feels about | | | | results. Feedback from your results, if analyzed |
| objects, persons, or issues. How we think or feel | | | | properly, will improve your attitude and future results. |
| provides the color. | | | | Your attitude can therefore make or break you. If |
| As an independent consultant, you are dependent | | | | you lose a client or if a client becomes so obnoxious |
| upon your knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes for | | | | that you have to end the relationship, reframe or |
| your success in life's journey. Life is a series of ups | | | | think of it as a new opportunity -- an opportunity to |
| and downs. The business cycle is a series of ups and | | | | replace a client who has been a drag with one that is |
| downs. And, indeed the economy is a series of ups | | | | better. Redouble your effort to do so and visualize a |
| and downs. You have to be able to ride the ups and | | | | desirable outcome. |
| manage the downs, and still stay above the | | | | It is important to reframe such an experience in your |
| competition. | | | | work life, and indeed, often in other areas of your |
| Controlling your attitude is an essential way of doing | | | | life, to have a positive meaning. Although it is not |
| so. As human beings we are subject to emotions | | | | always easy to see the positive side of a situation, it |
| which have a direct bearing on our attitude. Keep in | | | | does not mean it does not exist. It means that you |
| mind that emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are all | | | | are not seriously searching for it. Instead of asking |
| related. In that they are all related, if you focus on | | | | why this had to happen to me, ask what can I learn |
| changing your thoughts and behaviors, the emotions | | | | or how can I benefit from this experience. |
| will follow naturally. Change your thoughts and | | | | Asking positive empowering questions produce similar |
| behaviors and you will change your emotions. | | | | types of emotions, and consequently a good attitude. |
| Attitude control can take the ups higher and shorten | | | | An independent consultant with a good attitude is |
| the downs. Thinking as it refers to beliefs requires | | | | master of his environment. In his mind things are |
| that you believe that you would succeed in every | | | | either great or getting better. |