Attitude is a key part of each of us. A central part ofour make-up, who we are as individuals. It is also a majorfactor whether you succeed at what you do or fail. Yourattitude about life can give you many different outcomes toa situation, the choice is up to you.

For an example, let's say you just woke up on your day offwith plans of doing something outside, to find an unexpecteddownpour of rain. You can look at the situation in differentways, each will have a different outcome. The choice is upto you.

Scenario one - You are instantly disappointed, fly offcursing thinking "my plans are ruined!" You slump into a stateof depression and anger that your entire day is shot. And noweverything you do and everywhere you go is affected by thiscourse of action. Your cat rubs on your leg and you kick itoff breaking the new lamp you just bought. Your dog comes uplicking your hand, you slap at it and he runs under the table, knocking over the table and dumping your breakfast in the floor.

Scenario two - You wake up glad to be alive and above ground.You notice that the wind is blowing and it is raining likecats and dogs. You realize that the days plans are completelywiped out. You shrug your shoulders as you prepare to fixbreakfast. Thinking, "It will be a good day to spend insideand catch up on things in here, spend time with my lovingpets." You get things done inside you had put off for monthsand enjoyed it.

My examples my be a little extreme, but you get the point. It is human nature to "react", the emotional side of us.We can change our outcomes a lot of times if we only startthinking, instead of reacting. Think, "Is this the bestreaction to this situation?" If not, try and figure out howyou are going to approach it another way.

Be willing to do what it takes. If you fail at something,try another approach. Don't give up when you are faced with adownturn. Work on ways to turn it up. Be willing to help yourreferrals. Make yourself available as a mentor and friend.

When we take the proper attitude, success itself may even have a different definition. It may be more about being satisfiedwith our efforts and the way we treat others than the amounton the checks we get.

Just what is success for you?

Lynn Harris began online marketing in 1998 after wading through the hype for a year. He is now editor/webmaster of HotBizTips.com. A site and newsletter aimed at helping the new to intermediate online marketer.

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