MORNING COFFEE

“Before you believe in yourself, you have to believe yourself.” No matter how often you mentally tell yourself that you’re talented and worthy of respect, it won’t get you anywhere if you don’t believe what you’re telling yourself. The key to creating this belief is to provide yourself with rational support. To build your rationale, list your achievements in life, right back to when you were a child. Write down the successes you have had no matter how insignificant they may seem. Take note of the generosity and love you’ve given to others. Think about how you’ve helped to enhance life, whether through your garden, motherhood or special talents and friendships. Now you can tell yourself you’re special and believe it, because your list is proof! Jane Powell The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company... A church... A home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude....I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... We are in charge of our attitudes. - Charles Swindoll- Exceptional life If you want to get lost in the crowd, do what has already been done. If you want to have plenty of competition, do only what is easy. If, on the other hand, you wish to stand out from the crowd, listen to your own unique voice. If you wish to be an exceptional leader, be willing to take on the most difficult challenges. Do you want people to pay attention to what you’re saying? Then speak from your heart, and speak the truth in a way that has never been heard before. The way to be truly exceptional is to be yourself. The way to be memorably impressive is to act upon and fulfill your own best intentions. There is real, exceptional greatness already within you. Through your own efforts, with your own commitment and integrity, you can let that greatness flow out from you and into magnificent achievements. You always have the option of living an exceptional life. With your attitude, with your thoughts, with your actions, choose that option now and always. Ralph Marston