1. Attitude is a Choice—The Most Important One You’ll Ever Make
Chapter 5
Life’s Greatest lessons
20 things that matter most
By Hal Urban

2. How can you have a good attitude when your world is caving in?
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How one THINKS about events is far more important than the EVENTS THEMSELVES
Dr. Viktor Frankl
Placed in a concentration camp
Everything was taken away from him
How would you respond?

3. Even in the prison camp, there were always choices to make
Saw many horrible things; he said the worst was seeing fellow prisoners decide that there was nothing left to live for, and they would give up on life
One things Nazis couldn’t take away = his ability to choose his own attitude
Even in the prison camp, there were always choices to make
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We can become the victim of circumstances, or we can be victorious over them
Life is Beautiful

4. Why attitude is so important
It is proven in studies that attitude is more important than intelligence, education, special talent, or luck.
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Up to 85% of our success in life is due to attitude, while only the other 15% is due to ability
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes
We can direct our thoughts to work for us or against us MJ
What's inside you?
Amazing triathlete

5. Your attitude is what you say when you talk to yourself
We all engage in self-talk
Our self-talk is our attitude
Do you need an attitude adjustment?

6. Three great ways to approach life…
The right approach to anything sets the stage for creating the results we hope for
I've got a feeling...
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7. 1. Think with an open mind
You’ll never learn anything until you learn to open your mind
Don’t think you already know everything
The purpose of an education isn’t to fill your mind, but to open it
The more knowledge you have, the more you realize how much you don’t know
Mr. Know-it-all

8. 2. Think for yourself Don’t give up the right to choose your thoughts
You can do the things that are right, instead of the things that everyone else is doing
Peer pressure

9. 3. Think constructively
People who succeed in life don’t think they can, they believe they can
No one can have positive thoughts 100% of the time…but don’t let yourself be dragged down by negatives
Comparing the human mind to a computer-GIGO
Feed the mind with useful information in order to function at maximum efficiency
Keep out the garbage

10. “If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, you are right.”
Henry Ford