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Attitude Adjustment Keep It 100

Article Published July/August 2015 issue of KUOMagazine.com

Written by Alison De Souza, KUOMagazine contributing writer & Life Coach

Recently I read something very interesting that really got me thinking.

If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is equal to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

That means H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K: 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

L+O+V+E; 12+15+22+5 = 54%

L+U+C+K: 12+21+3+11 = 47%

But none of the above add up to make 100%. So, what does make 100%?

Is it Money? M+O+N+E+Y; 13+15+14+5+25 = 72%

Leadership? L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P; 12+5+1+4+5+18+19+8+9+16 = 97%

Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps change our "ATTITUDE"; A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E;
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

It is therefore OUR ATTITUDE towards Life and Work that makes OUR Life 100% Successful.

There are many different types of attitudes, a few examples:

Optimism, Pessimism Confident, Interested Independent, Jealous Courteous, Cooperative Considerate, Inferior Happy, Respectful Authoritative, Sincere Persistent, Honest Sympathetic, Realistic Faithful, Decisive Trusting, Thoughtful Determined, Loving Hostile, Modest Reliable, Tolerant Humble, Cautious Sarcastic, Helping Hard Working

Some are positive attitudes while others, well, not so much. But all is not lost if you have a healthy mixture of positive and negative, that makes you a real person. What causes the dysfunction and difficulties is when the negative traits outweigh or are more persistent than the positive. Attitude is it a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in behavior. What we think, what we do, and what we feel is what forms our attitude. While sometimes knowledge and experience form our attitude, on other occasions it is based on our assumptions and beliefs. Ask yourself, what is my attitude? Is it positive and you can see good in more than you see the bad, or is it an unbalanced amount of negativity? If you are a positive, the glass is half full kind of person, then great, keep doing what you’re doing and don't forget to help someone else along this journey of life.

However, if your attitude is more pessimistic and negative, a few adjustments maybe in order. Take a look at your attitude, write down your beliefs and the things that you believe are causing you to behave the way you do. Be honest with yourself when writing them down, especially if you really want to change your attitude and make the necessary adjustments. Now writing the cold hard truth will be uncomfortable, and an eye opener as it may reveal things about yourself you would rather not admit to. But remember "the worst lies we tell are the lies we tell ourselves". We all at times live in denial of our true selves, of who we are, what we think and even what we do. But if you are serious about making the adjustment, this is what you must go through, this is what it takes.

It takes for you to pull the Band-Aid off, expose the wound, get the right treatment to it and allow the healing to take place. While the wound is healing, it feels sore, it gets a little itchy, but these are all good signs that the skin is growing back in place to cover the wound. Once the wound has healed it may leave a scar, but you will not forget that wound, you will remember what caused it, what the treatment was and the healing process, basically what you had to do to get better. The same with adjusting your attitude, write down the real 'ugly' truth about who you really are. What can you do to make the change, what help do you need. Yes, if you need help make sure you get the right help, you may have to go outside of your circle in order to get the right help. But whatever you have to do, Just Do It"! Get yourself a coach or an accountability partner that will help you through the process and in doing do success will naturally happen. Do you need and attitude adjustment. Keep it 100!

~ By Alison De Souza, KUOMagazine Contributing Writer​ & Life Coach

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