Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
October 16, 2006 Issue 220
From the Desk of Bob
How excited we were to see the flood of “paid” subscribers who have sent in their quotes, attitudes and stories. No, we are not going to delete anyone out of our database if you have not sent anything in as of yet. You have an entire year to send in your nugget. (See new policy at bottom of this page).
In the meantime here are some of the nuggets that were sent in by our readers.
"Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed." –Corita Korf
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense." –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you for the participation in this process.
With much enthusiasm! Bob
In this week's issue
Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Positive Mental Attitude vs. Proper Mental Attitude
The Prairie Beacon
Mr. Attitude's Life Tested Tools
Our New "Subscription" Policy
Life Attitudes
"It isn't our position but our disposition which makes us happy.”
~Author Unknown~
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out."
~Art Linkletter~
"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses."
~Alphonse Karr~
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Seeds of Success: Positive Mental Attitude vs. Proper Mental Attitude
By Robert A. Prentice
Note: I realize I addressed this topic last week, but because of a couple of conversations I had with a couple of people since then, I am writing more to expand upon the issue.
For many years I was all caught up in the “hype” of Positive Mental Attitude, then reality hit me like a brick. However, as we all know, everything is not all positive. Life is full of breakdowns, negatives, fall-a-parts, and glitches in the system. The key is how we respond to these negative challenges. We can continue to look through the rose colored glasses of Positive Mental Attitude or take those glasses off and charge into the challenges with an attitude of taking negatives and turning them into positives.
The minute I discovered the concept of Proper Mental Attitude is was a revolutionary shift for me, and my thinking, about the circumstances in life. A Proper Mental Attitude is right kind of thinking. For example a person who has no talent for singing–no matter how positive their attitude–will probably not become a famous singer. If you are only five feet tall, chances are that having a positive attitude alone, will never turn you into a star forward in the NBA. Here, obviously skill and knowledge level, aptitude, and being honest with ones self comes into play.
The “right kind of attitude” will take stock of your strengths and weaknesses. A Proper Mental Attitude begins with an honest look at who you are, where you are at, where you are going, and how you are going to get there. Having a Proper Mental Attitude means daily shifting paradigms and mind-sets due to the fact that we are living and operating in a changing world. Nothing ever stays the same. We must be willing to shift.
Today, consider approaching life with a Proper Mental Attitude. You will find that you are able to overcome obstacles more effectively. You will discover that you can face fear with more courage, you will sincerely enhance your relationships, and you will get much more out of life so that you will have much more to give. I affirm that this is all proper, positive and healthy.
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Our New "Subscription" Policy
Due to the fact that this is a free newsletter we are implementing a “subscription plan” that requires NO money.
For payment of your One Year subscription each year you will need to send in “ONE” Quote, or Success Story, or Business Tool, or Attitude, Personal Success Story, or anything positive that can be published for the public domain. That’s it, just one submission for your subscription payment. (Please note that e- mail “forwards” do not qualify.)
The purpose of this strategy is to get more of a participatory dialogue going with our readers – plus, the fact that the more you give in this world, the more you are likely to receive.
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