FOUR BASIC ATTITUDE TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL

By: Chum

          Our ATTITUDE defines our character. It defines our own future. It is our attitude towards something that will determine our decision in life. According to Mirriam-Webster dictionary, attitude is the way you think and feel about someone or something. In basketball training, it is the attitude that will make basketball players to persevere the hardships in training though the training is far beyond the limits of their body. The positive attitude towards something will help us endure in whatever hardships and circumstances in our life. It is then important to check our attitude before we reach our goal just as Sunny James says SUCCESS STARTS WITH ATTITUDE.

1. AWARENESS 

          Being aware of our environment make us realize what we should and should not do. Check on yourself. What is happening in your life right now, is it good or bad? It's just like looking at the mirror and see if there are something unlikely in your appearance. Are you living in your dreams right now? If not, think of what happened in the past, in the present? Are you doing the things that leads to your dreams or not? What have you done in your life that made you for who you are right now? Why are you still poor? 

          Being aware is not enough, we need to accept it. Example, you know already that smoking is not good to your health but you  continue smoking because you think we'll all die anyway whether or not to smoke. Awareness must be accompanied with acceptance in order for you to realize that what you are doing is wrong and there is a need of change in your attitude.

2. DESIRE

         Now that you know about yourself, you know what is happening in your life and you realize that what you are doing is wrong, then you need to have a desire in order to change it. Napoleon Hill says THE STARTING POINT OF ALL ACHIEVEMENT IS DESIRE. Now that you know what you want in your life you must have a desire to reach it. Desire is a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. What do you wanted to be? or wanted to have? Do you want to have a luxurious car? a million-dollar house? or do you want to become a successful businessman?

        Desire is different from hope because hoping is just like waiting for something or someone to come positively. Desire is far beyond hope because it requires an action in order to get your wish or longing while hope requires faith. If you desire to eat an ice cream you need to do somthing to have money in order to buy the ice cream but if you hope to eat an ice cream you need to wait that someone will give you money or buy for you so that you can eat an ice cream. Nevertheless you must hope that all your desires in your life will be achieved.  The Bible says in Prov 13:12, "HOPE deferred makes the heart sick, but a DESIRE fulfilled is a tree of life".

3. BELIEVE

         

        There is power in believing. It has the power to transform your life. It has the power to change the circumstances. It has the power to overcome our limitations and bring us far beyond our capabilities. Thomas Edison believe that there is a way in order to have light at night and though it takes him 10, 000 steps he never gave up until he discovered the light bulb. What made him not to give up is his belief that he can do it.

        Being aware and having a desire to change is not enough. We need to believe that we can do it. Yes, you are aware that drug addiction will ruin your life and you have a desire to stop it  but you don't have the belief of overcoming it. It's useless! Yes you know that you are poor, you desire to become rich but you don't believe you can. It's useless. We need to believe that we can do what ever we want. We need to believe that we are capable of doing things that others can. Jesus Christ said, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM WHO BELIEVE.

4. ACTION

        You must have to take action of whatever you want in your life. Do not just sit and wait for a lucky charm to take you into your dreams. There is no luck in success. Before you can win a lotto you need to buy a ticket first. You cannot go to the Mall to watch movie if you would just stay in your bed. You cannot have the sweet yes of a lady if you don't even court her. You can cannot win a chess match if don't even make a move. Take a step!

         No one had ever reach their destination without taking action. No need to be ready because the time is now. Once you have visualize your dreams don't hesitate to take an action. Turn your ideas into action. An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intentions - Dr. Steve Maraboli. 

              AWARENESS+DESIRE+BELIEVE+ACTION =            UNLIMITED CAPABILITES