1. “Why Is Attitude So Important?”

2. For some, attitude presents a difficulty in every opportunity; for others it presents an opportunity in every difficulty.

3. 1. Our Attitude Determines our Approach to Life

4. Choose The Song Which Reveals Your Attitude 1.“Make the World Go Away” 2.“Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head.” 3.“I Did It My Way” 4.“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning”

5. 2. Our Attitude Determines our Relationships With People The Golden Rule: “Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them.” (Matthew 7:12)

6. A Model of Relationship Leadership John 10:3-5 1.Relationship to the point of instant recognition (He call His own sheep by name) 2.Established relationship built on trust (His sheep hear His voice and come to Him) 3.Modeled Leadership (He walks ahead of them and they follow Him)

7. Why Customers Quit 1% die 3% move away 5% other friendships 9% competitive reasons (price) 14% product dissatisfaction 68% quit because of an attitude of indifference toward them by some employee!

8. 3. Often Our Attitude Is The Only Difference Between Success and Failure Resources – Right Attitude = Defeat Right Attitudes – Resources = Victory

9. 4. Our Attitude At the Beginning of a Task Will Affect Its Outcome More Than Anything Else

10. 5. Our Attitude Can Turn Our Problems Into Blessings When God wants to educate a person, He does not send them to the school of graces but to the school of necessities!

11. 6. Our Attitude Can Give Us An Uncommonly Positive Perspective

12. 7. Our Attitude Is Not Automatically Good Just Because We Are Christians

13. Paul Tells Us 5 Things About Proper Christian Attitude (Phil 2:3-8) 1.Do Things for the right reasons (v. 3) 2.Regard others as more important than yourself (v.3) 3.Look out for the interests of others (v.4)

14. Paul Tells Us 5 Things About Proper Christian Attitude (Phil 2:3-8) 4.Christ recognized His sonship and therefore was willing to serve God and others (v.6) 5.Possess the attitude of Christ, who was not power hungry (v. 6) but rather emptied Himself (v. 7), demonstrated obedience (v. 8) and fulfilled God’s purpose (v. 8)