As managers our attitudes make all the difference in the day and to the people we work with and serve. Here are just seven rules that can help all of us ensure our attitudes reflect positively on those around us, even at home.
#1 Wait to Worry
Did you know that only 8% of what we worry about ever comes true?
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but only empties today of its strength.”
Charles Spurgeon
#2 Keep an Attitude of Gratitude
Count your blessings and jot them down
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
William Arthur Ward
#3 Your Health is Your Wealth
If you lose your health, you lose everything… Take time to exercise, catch up on your sleep and eat right.
“One of the main qualities it takes to be successful in energy… it may be the only thing.” Katharine Hepburn
#4 Joy Boomerangs
Do something for someone else… the good you do boomerangs back to you!
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
Booker T. Washington
#5 Learn to Say “No”
We all have limits to our time, energy, and interests. Don’t overload your ability to deliver on the agreement.
“If we always say “yes” we run a greater danger of severing relationships than if we refuse right away now and then.”
Vicki Hitzges
#6 Understand the Power of Self Discipline
If you discipline yourself today; you’ll enjoy your life more tomorrow
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.”
Henry Ward Beecher
#7 Surround Yourself with Positive People
Find people who will challenge you, believe in you, and inspire you to improve.