[June 02, 2014] Domino’s Pizza has a commercial out that begins with their product innovator saying, “we know that failure is an option.” The commercial makes the point that in order to get ahead and to get better mistakes will be made. It is the attitude we take to keep our head up and our hearts in the right place that will ultimately determine if we are successful or not.
There have been self-help books written and careers made on the topic of attitude and how it underscores the leadership characteristics that make people successful. When any analysis is done on those leaders who have accomplished something of significant in their lives, the right attitude has always been a theme in their lives.
“Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms —to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” – Victor Frankl
It comes down to the freedom of choice. Do we chose to have the right view of the world and the inspiration? Do we see the glass as half full or half empty? Attitude is something we chose every single day of our lives. We can be the smartest, the most effective, the best at what we do, but if we have a bad attitude then we are on the path to failure for ourselves and those around us.
“Change your thoughts and you change the world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
Recently I had a young man who was working for me assisting in the coordination of my calendar and some basic paperwork. A day never passed that he did not make some simple but important error that could easily have made my day terrible. As a result, I had to carefully review everything he did. Nevertheless, I kept him working for me because he had such a great attitude about what he did that he made me smile and made others happy.
The right attitude makes all the difference.
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